https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844 User suse@randycushman.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844#c1 --- Comment #1 from Randy Cushman 2008-08-19 17:36:29 MDT --- I added an attachment for /var/log/SaX.log in related bug 417846. This information may be relevant, since the log contains a line that reads: (II) RADEON(0): BIOS HotKeys Disabled -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844 User suse@randycushman.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844#c3 --- Comment #3 from Randy Cushman 2008-08-27 18:39:22 MDT --- For the record, I am able to reproduce this issue using the following kernels: kernel-pae-2.6.25.5-1.1 kernel-pae-2.6.25.9-0.2 kernel-pae-2.6.25.11-0.1 kernel-pae-2.6.27-rc4.HEAD_20080826171239 I am unable to reproduce this issue using the following kernels: kernel-default-2.6.25.11-0.1 kernel-default-2.6.27-rc3.HEAD_20080819185209 Workaround: Use the "default" kernel. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844 User suse@randycushman.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844#c5 Randy Cushman changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|suse@randycushman.com | --- Comment #5 from Randy Cushman 2008-10-08 18:13:00 MDT --- (In reply to comment #4 from Timo Hoenig)

Randy, have you been able to test a new kernel and/or a beta of opensSUSE 11.1?

I have not yet tried 11.1 beta. The most recent kernel I have tried is 2.6.27-rc5-git7-HEAD_20080905132905. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844 User suse@randycushman.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844#c7 Randy Cushman changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|suse@randycushman.com | --- Comment #7 from Randy Cushman 2008-10-15 17:53:18 MDT --- Installed latest kernel: kernel-pae-2.6.27-HEAD_20081015143101.i586.rpm kernel-pae-base-2.6.27-HEAD_20081015143101.i586.rpm cat /proc/cpuinfo still shows the pae flag dmesg still shows: evxfevnt-0079 [00] enable : System is already in ACPI mode system still overheats (it is running subatantially hotter at idle than last time I checked--87 C) re: cat /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/ACAD/state - ACPI still is not aware that the system has a battery - unplugging mains power still is not reflected in state unplugging mains power still does not change display brightness machine still does not power off on halt Assuming openSUSE 11.1 will install the pae kernel based on the presence of the pae flag, openSUSE is still broken. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844 User suse@randycushman.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844#c10 --- Comment #10 from Randy Cushman 2008-10-31 19:14:06 MDT --- According to Thomas Renninger, any system with a CPU that supports PAE should support PAE, therefore because the system works correctly with a non-PAE kernel I am experiencing a "HW/BIOS issue -> won't fix." I am not qualified to dispute Renninger on this. I can only observe that, for comparison, Windows XP does not attempt to use PAE mode on this system. Renninger has marked 417845 as Resolved / Won't Fix, and has been marking related tickets (similar to this one) as duplicates of 417845. The issue is basically moot at this point: It looks like future versions of openSUSE will continue to install PAE kernels on this system. Even if the PAE kernels didn't break ACPI on this system I would switch back to the default kernel for its smaller memory footprint. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844 User trenn@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417844#c11 Thomas Renninger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #11 from Thomas Renninger 2009-01-29 07:18:56 MST --- The PAE issue for this specific machine... I oversaw this one. You may want to try a kernel in some weeks from here: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/kernel/kotd/HEAD/i586/ Install -pae and -pae-base rpms. Still wait some weeks until we split off 11.1 and moved forward to 2.6.29 kernels, you can check with rpm -qpi kernel-pae.rpm. IIRC there changed a bit in the acpi_enable area. Otherwise just use the x86_64 kernel. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.