Re: Warning: Your BIOS is broken

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On 02/21/2013 06:55 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 2/21/2013 3:20 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> :Hardware name: HP Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor
>>> ...
>>>>> Should I worry?
>>> yes.
>>>
>>> You should update bios .
> hmmm, thats a 2007 vintage economy business desktop ?
>
> looks to be a December 2011 rev 1.32A BIOS, here
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=ca&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=3459241&prodNameId=3459245&swEnvOID=1093&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=vc-97114-1
>
> reading the release notes, the rev /after/ the one you have may have
> fixed a bunch of ACPI stuff, which is what your error sounds like its
> complaining about.

Well that did not do it. I had bought 2 of these systems, so I started 
up the second one and upgarded the bios and still....

Wonder why it is upset about the firmware returning all ones?


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Subject: [abrt] full crash report
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abrt_version:   2.0.8
cmdline:        ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_rigel-root_01 rd_NO_LUKS 
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 crashkernel=129M@0M 
rd_LVM_LV=vg_rigel/root_01  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet
kernel:         2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686
not-reportable: Your BIOS is broken
reason:         WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 
warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() (Tainted: G I---------------   )
time:           Fri 22 Feb 2013 04:26:20 AM EST

sosreport.tar.xz: Binary file, 372716 bytes

backtrace:
:WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() 
(Tainted: G          I---------------   )
:Hardware name: HP Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor
:[Firmware Warn]: Your BIOS is broken; DMAR reported at address fed90000 
returns all ones!
:BIOS vendor: Hewlett-Packard; Ver: 786F1 v01.32; Product Version:
:Modules linked in:
:Pid: 1, comm: swapper Tainted: G          I--------------- 
2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686 #1
:Call Trace:
:[<c0455141>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x81/0xc0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c04551d3>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt_taint+0x33/0x40
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c0621a3b>] ? alloc_iommu+0x21b/0x280
:[<c051c0c7>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x107/0x110
:[<c06601b5>] ? acpi_get_table_with_size+0x48/0x98
:[<c0abe0f9>] ? dmar_table_init+0x1b3/0x333
:[<c0a9fee1>] ? pci_iommu_init+0x0/0xd
:[<c0abee49>] ? intel_iommu_init+0x12/0x351
:[<c0abd6c0>] ? pci_apply_final_quirks+0x0/0x28
:[<c060faa8>] ? pci_get_device+0x18/0x20
:[<c0a9fee6>] ? pci_iommu_init+0x5/0xd
:[<c040303f>] ? do_one_initcall+0x2f/0x1c0
:[<c0a97434>] ? kernel_init+0x1e4/0x23a
:[<c0a97250>] ? kernel_init+0x0/0x23a
:[<c0409f1f>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10

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Subject: [abrt] full crash report
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abrt_version:   2.0.8
cmdline:        ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_rigel-root_01 rd_NO_LUKS 
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 crashkernel=129M@0M 
rd_LVM_LV=vg_rigel/root_01  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet
kernel:         2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686
not-reportable: Your BIOS is broken
reason:         WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 
warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() (Not tainted)
time:           Fri 22 Feb 2013 04:26:20 AM EST

sosreport.tar.xz: Binary file, 374540 bytes

backtrace:
:WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() (Not 
tainted)
:Hardware name: HP Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor
:[Firmware Warn]: Your BIOS is broken; DMAR reported at address fed90000 
returns all ones!
:BIOS vendor: Hewlett-Packard; Ver: 786F1 v01.32; Product Version:
:Modules linked in:
:Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686 #1
:Call Trace:
:[<c0455141>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x81/0xc0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c04551d3>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt_taint+0x33/0x40
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c0abdeb8>] ? check_zero_address+0xfb/0x132
:[<c06608b7>] ? acpi_tb_verify_table+0x1d/0x46
:[<c0abdefd>] ? detect_intel_iommu+0xe/0x57
:[<c0aae15b>] ? mem_init+0x10/0x2ab
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c082ee00>] ? die_nmi+0x80/0xf0
:[<c082ee00>] ? die_nmi+0x80/0xf0
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0a9781d>] ? start_kernel+0x1d1/0x3b5
:[<c0a9748a>] ? unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x190

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Subject: [abrt] full crash report
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abrt_version:   2.0.8
cmdline:        ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_rigel-root_01 rd_NO_LUKS 
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 crashkernel=128M 
rd_LVM_LV=vg_rigel/root_01  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet
kernel:         2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686
not-reportable: Your BIOS is broken
reason:         WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 
warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() (Tainted: G I---------------   )
time:           Fri 22 Feb 2013 04:57:02 AM EST

sosreport.tar.xz: Binary file, 397448 bytes

backtrace:
:WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() 
(Tainted: G          I---------------   )
:Hardware name: HP Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor
:[Firmware Warn]: Your BIOS is broken; DMAR reported at address fed90000 
returns all ones!
:BIOS vendor: Hewlett-Packard; Ver: 786F1 v01.32; Product Version:
:Modules linked in:
:Pid: 1, comm: swapper Tainted: G          I--------------- 
2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686 #1
:Call Trace:
:[<c0455141>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x81/0xc0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c04551d3>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt_taint+0x33/0x40
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c0621a3b>] ? alloc_iommu+0x21b/0x280
:[<c051c0c7>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x107/0x110
:[<c06601b5>] ? acpi_get_table_with_size+0x48/0x98
:[<c0abe0f9>] ? dmar_table_init+0x1b3/0x333
:[<c0a9fee1>] ? pci_iommu_init+0x0/0xd
:[<c0abee49>] ? intel_iommu_init+0x12/0x351
:[<c0abd6c0>] ? pci_apply_final_quirks+0x0/0x28
:[<c060faa8>] ? pci_get_device+0x18/0x20
:[<c0a9fee6>] ? pci_iommu_init+0x5/0xd
:[<c040303f>] ? do_one_initcall+0x2f/0x1c0
:[<c0a97434>] ? kernel_init+0x1e4/0x23a
:[<c0a97250>] ? kernel_init+0x0/0x23a
:[<c0409f1f>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10

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Subject: [abrt] full crash report
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abrt_version:   2.0.8
cmdline:        ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_rigel-root_01 rd_NO_LUKS 
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 crashkernel=128M 
rd_LVM_LV=vg_rigel/root_01  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet
kernel:         2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686
not-reportable: Your BIOS is broken
reason:         WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 
warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() (Not tainted)
time:           Fri 22 Feb 2013 04:57:02 AM EST

sosreport.tar.xz: Binary file, 399364 bytes

backtrace:
:WARNING: at drivers/pci/dmar.c:594 warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0() (Not 
tainted)
:Hardware name: HP Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor
:[Firmware Warn]: Your BIOS is broken; DMAR reported at address fed90000 
returns all ones!
:BIOS vendor: Hewlett-Packard; Ver: 786F1 v01.32; Product Version:
:Modules linked in:
:Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686 #1
:Call Trace:
:[<c0455141>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x81/0xc0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c04551d3>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt_taint+0x33/0x40
:[<c06217ff>] ? warn_invalid_dmar+0x7f/0xa0
:[<c0abdeb8>] ? check_zero_address+0xfb/0x132
:[<c06608b7>] ? acpi_tb_verify_table+0x1d/0x46
:[<c0abdefd>] ? detect_intel_iommu+0xe/0x57
:[<c0aae15b>] ? mem_init+0x10/0x2ab
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c082ee00>] ? die_nmi+0x80/0xf0
:[<c082ee00>] ? die_nmi+0x80/0xf0
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0828e00>] ? rcu_init_percpu_data.clone.0+0x87/0xa1
:[<c0a9781d>] ? start_kernel+0x1d1/0x3b5
:[<c0a9748a>] ? unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x190

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