Re: need help for DSDT for an Epox Amd64 MB

[Bruno Ducrot <ducrot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 10:49:02AM -0200, JoaoBR wrote:
> On Monday 23 January 2006 08:59, Bruno Ducrot wrote:
> > > >
> > > >epox.asl  2575:                 Name (_HID, "_NVRAIDBUS")
> > > >Error    1068 -   String must be entirely alphanumeric ^  (_NVRAIDBUS)
> > > >
> > > >Is here somebody how like to try to help me out here? You can get the
> > > >files here:
> > > >
> > > >http://suporte.matik.com.br/epox.dsl
> > > >http://suporte.matik.com.br/epox.dmesg
> > >
> > > You could get rid of the "_" anywhere NVRAIDBUS occurs.  But this should
> > > have nothing to do with causing resets.
> >
> 
> good to know, after it iasl compiles fine with only an WAK warning as 
> Reserved method must return a value (_WAK)
> 
> > IIRC it is an error to put non-alphanumeric onto an _HID node, but
> > ACPI-CA interpreter is able to handle this situation.  IOW iasl will
> > give up if such error is done and is to compiling such ASL, but the
> > in-kernel AML interpreter should interprete such things correctly.
> >
> > If the ASL contains only this error, it won't help the OP to override
> > the DSDT.
> 
> 
> good to know as well, what means supposed my cards are ok the motherboard has 
> issues right

Can't tell for sure if you don't test without ACPI loaded.
It may be possible after all the apci_thermal subsystem trigger a
(false) overheat situation which may explain a sudden shutdown.

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Bruno Ducrot

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