Acpi help

[TREESofRIGHTEOUSNESS]

Hi, over the past year or so, I have tried often to resolve this issue, I have searched for a long time, and so forth, but I really just need some FIX
here's the problem...
I can only boot using acpi=off
which I think is a bad deal to turn it off completely.
I have tried NUMEROUS other options...
acpi=force
noacpi
noapic
nolapic
acpi=oldboot
acpi=ht
pci=routeirq
and many others....

SO, HOW do I find out what the problem is?
I ran "sudo dmidecode" (SEE attachment)
and found my BIOS supports acpi, so I would like to know what else I can do, how I can fix this, or how I can debug it myself. ANY real help is VERY welcome...

[Redblade20XX]

How old is the computer? Motherboard specs? Is it an OEM or a custom made? Any additional hardware you installed? Since it seems to be a kernel problem, due to changes included in the grub for kernel parameters, it might be hardware related.

- Red

[TREESofRIGHTEOUSNESS]

How old is the computer? Motherboard specs? Is it an OEM or a custom made? Any additional hardware you installed? Since it seems to be a kernel problem, due to changes included in the grub for kernel parameters, it might be hardware related.

- Red

lscpi puts out this

00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Host Bridge (rev a4)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 LPC Bridge (rev a6)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce3 SMBus (rev a4)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 USB 1.1 (rev a5)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 USB 1.1 (rev a5)
00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 USB 2.0 (rev a2)
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio (rev a2)
00:06.1 Modem: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce3 IDE (rev a5)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 AGP Bridge (rev a4)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 440 Go 64M] (rev a3)
02:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1620 PC Card Controller (rev 01)
02:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1620 PC Card Controller (rev 01)
02:04.2 System peripheral: Texas Instruments PCI1620 Firmware Loading Function (rev 01)

cat /proc/cpuinfo puts out this

processor    : 0
vendor_id    : AuthenticAMD
cpu family    : 15
model        : 4
model name    : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
stepping    : 8
cpu MHz        : 797.906
cache size    : 1024 KB
fdiv_bug    : no
hlt_bug        : no
f00f_bug    : no
coma_bug    : no
fpu        : yes
fpu_exception    : yes
cpuid level    : 1
wp        : yes
flags        : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext 3dnow up
bogomips    : 1595.81
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment    : 64
address sizes    : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp

and here is the DMI decode

# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.31 present.
20 structures occupying 631 bytes.
Table at 0x000F0C10.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes
BIOS Information
    Vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
    Version: F.11
    Release Date: 04/30/2004
    Address: 0xE3690
    Runtime Size: 117104 bytes
    ROM Size: 512 kB
    Characteristics:
        PCI is supported
        PNP is supported
        APM is supported
        BIOS is upgradeable
        BIOS shadowing is allowed
        ESCD support is available
        Boot from CD is supported
        Selectable boot is supported
        EDD is supported
        5.25"/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
        5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
        3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
        3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
        Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
        8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
        Serial services are supported (int 14h)
        Printer services are supported (int 17h)
        CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
        ACPI is supported
        USB legacy is supported
        AGP is supported
        LS-120 boot is supported

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 25 bytes
System Information
    Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard 
    Product Name: Presario R3200 (PF153UA#ABA)  
    Version: F.11
    Serial Number: CND4240WPW
    UUID: 4CF29E6B-B68E-11D8-A3CB-000FB0010731
    Wake-up Type: Power Switch

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
Base Board Information
    Manufacturer: Compal 
    Product Name: 08A0
    Version: 32.22
    Serial Number: CND4240WPW

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes
Chassis Information
    Manufacturer: Compal 
    Type: Notebook
    Lock: Not Present
    Version: Not Specified
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Boot-up State: Unknown
    Power Supply State: Unknown
    Thermal State: Unknown
    Security Status: Unknown
    OEM Information: 0x00000000

Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
    Socket Designation: Socket A
    Type: Central Processor
    Family: Athlon 64
    Manufacturer: AMD
    ID: 48 0F 00 00 FF F9 8B 07
    Signature: Family 15, Model 4, Stepping 8
    Flags:
        FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
        VME (Virtual mode extension)
        DE (Debugging extension)
        PSE (Page size extension)
        TSC (Time stamp counter)
        MSR (Model specific registers)
        PAE (Physical address extension)
        MCE (Machine check exception)
        CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
        SEP (Fast system call)
        MTRR (Memory type range registers)
        PGE (Page global enable)
        MCA (Machine check architecture)
        CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
        PAT (Page attribute table)
        PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
        CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
        MMX (MMX technology supported)
        FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore)
        SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
        SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
    Version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64
    Voltage: 1.6 V
    External Clock: 133 MHz
    Max Speed: 2000 MHz
    Current Speed: 800 MHz
    Status: Populated, Enabled
    Upgrade: None
    L1 Cache Handle: 0x0008
    L2 Cache Handle: 0x0009
    L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Part Number: Not Specified

Handle 0x0005, DMI type 5, 20 bytes
Memory Controller Information
    Error Detecting Method: 128-bit ECC
    Error Correcting Capabilities:
        Other
    Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
    Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
    Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB
    Maximum Total Memory Size: 8192 MB
    Supported Speeds:
        Other
    Supported Memory Types:
        SDRAM
    Memory Module Voltage: 3.3 V
    Associated Memory Slots: 2
        0x0006
        0x0007
    Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
        Unknown

Handle 0x0006, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
    Socket Designation: DIM0
    Bank Connections: 1 0
    Current Speed: 10 ns
    Type: DIMM SDRAM
    Installed Size: 256 MB (Double-bank Connection)
    Enabled Size: 256 MB (Double-bank Connection)
    Error Status: OK

Handle 0x0007, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
    Socket Designation: DIM1
    Bank Connections: 3 2
    Current Speed: 10 ns
    Type: DIMM SDRAM
    Installed Size: 256 MB (Double-bank Connection)
    Enabled Size: 256 MB (Double-bank Connection)
    Error Status: OK

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
    Socket Designation: L1 Cache
    Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
    Operational Mode: Write Back
    Location: Internal
    Installed Size: 64 KB
    Maximum Size: 64 KB
    Supported SRAM Types:
        Burst
        Pipeline Burst
        Asynchronous
    Installed SRAM Type: Asynchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Error Correction Type: Unknown
    System Type: Unknown
    Associativity: Unknown

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
    Socket Designation: L2 Cache
    Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
    Operational Mode: Write Through
    Location: Internal
    Installed Size: 1024 KB
    Maximum Size: 512 KB
    Supported SRAM Types:
        Burst
        Pipeline Burst
        Synchronous
    Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Error Correction Type: Unknown
    System Type: Unified
    Associativity: Unknown

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
    Designation: AGP Slot
    Type: 32-bit AGP 2x
    Current Usage: Unknown
    Length: Long
    ID: 0
    Characteristics:
        3.3 V is provided
        PME signal is supported

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
    String 1: 0
    String 2: 0
    String 3: .........................

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
    Location: System Board Or Motherboard
    Use: System Memory
    Error Correction Type: None
    Maximum Capacity: 4 GB
    Error Information Handle: Not Provided
    Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000C
    Error Information Handle: No Error
    Total Width: 32 bits
    Data Width: 32 bits
    Size: 256 MB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: 1
    Locator: S1
    Bank Locator: Bank 1
    Type: DRAM
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Manufacturer: Not Specified
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Part Number: Not Specified

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000C
    Error Information Handle: No Error
    Total Width: 32 bits
    Data Width: 32 bits
    Size: 256 MB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: 2
    Locator: S2
    Bank Locator: Bank 2
    Type: DRAM
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Manufacturer: Not Specified
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Part Number: Not Specified

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
    Starting Address: 0x00000000000
    Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF
    Range Size: 512 MB
    Physical Array Handle: 0x000C
    Partition Width: 0

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
    Starting Address: 0x00000000000
    Ending Address: 0x0000FFFFFFF
    Range Size: 256 MB
    Physical Device Handle: 0x000D
    Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000F
    Partition Row Position: 1
    Interleaved Data Depth: 1

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
    Starting Address: 0x00010000000
    Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF
    Range Size: 256 MB
    Physical Device Handle: 0x000E
    Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000F
    Partition Row Position: 1
    Interleaved Data Depth: 1

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
    Status: <OUT OF SPEC>

Handle 0x0013, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table

Thanks!!!

[Toz]

What exactly happens when you try to boot without the acpi=off parameter?

[TREESofRIGHTEOUSNESS]

The computer locks, and sits there until I manually turn it off (which I do not like to do... for obvious reasons)
The screen says something like

Running /scripts/init-bottom...done.
3.548122 firewire_core: created device fw0: GUID 463f0200463f0300s400
5.140033 floppy0:no floppy controllers found

it hangs on firewire, or floppy.
If I change the parameters and try to boot with acpi=off it will hang on the first boot usually.

I am not sure what the problem is, but I don't think it really is the absence of a floppy or the firewire port's existence causing the problem.

Thanks for attending to my issue I really appreciate this. it has been frustrating trying to research this issue... though I have learned a lot, and I think you will probably educate me more.

[TREESofRIGHTEOUSNESS]

Ok!
the screen shows something like

running /scripts/init-bottom ...done.
3.548122 firewire_core: created device fw0: GUID 463f0200463f0300s400
5.140033 floppy0:no floppy controllers found

It hangs either when the firewire line shows up, or the floppy.... though I think it isn't related to those...

One other detail, that might be important, I do not have a battery in my computer, I just run it off the cord.
Thanks

[Toz]

Is it a hang or a case of no graphics video (uninitialized video)? Can you Ctrl+Alt+F1 and get a text login screen? Have you tried booting with the nomodeset kernel parameter?

[rj45]

Same problem has been happening to me since 11.04 (grub 1.99) with a HP DM4 laptop. It's a problem with grub setting video modes and DKMS. The only way I can reliably boot is with the kernel arg "acpi=off".

[Toz]

@rj45, looks like the DM4 has the hybrid (dual video card) setup. There are numerous threads on this board about getting that kind of setup to work. Just googled and also found this: http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspo...-pavilion.html.

Other links:
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...&highlight=dm4
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...&highlight=dm4 (see last post)

[TREESofRIGHTEOUSNESS]

I'm pretty sure I've done the Ctrl+Alt+F1... I tried all the key combos I could think of, but the computer just hangs there, the light for the HD just stays off (so it is inactive). I have tried nomodeset, as well, and xforcevesa... but I get the same result.
So far the only parameter that has worked is acpi=off... but if you know one I haven't done, I would love to get this working. The strange thing is, when I have used puppylinux on this computer, I don't need acpi=off, and it boots fine. (I have used lupu and slacko )

I have tried a lot of other distros and have the same issue... so I am pretty convinced it is something in the kernel.
But... I am no programmer....