https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=209131 ------- Comment #24 from trenn@novell.com 2006-10-31 04:55 MST ------- Old machines don't boot via ACPI. Therefore there is a check how old your machine is. If the BIOS release date is before year xy your machine will be booted as if you pass the parameter acpi=off. Your machine may be newer, but the BIOS misses dmi information. Dmi information exists since a long time and if it's missing we should better assume that the machine is too old for ACPI. The blacklisting code has been modified to be better reused in other parts. There also has been changed, that if dmi information is missing, the machine should be booted acpi=off instead of (SLE 10) try to boot it with ACPI enabled. This probably fixed a lot old machines which a) are that old that they do not have dmi info and b) need acpi=off for booting. Unfortunately your BIOS is broken in respect of missing dmi information. Sorry the change is correct, either use acpi=force in future or try to update to a BIOS that includes dmi information. -- 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, or are watching someone who is.