I am on Ubuntu Gutsy amd64(2.6.22-14-generic). Tested with "acpi_osi=!Linux", I am sending dmidecod attached. regards, SJY
# dmidecode 2.9 SMBIOS 2.4 present. 37 structures occupying 1293 bytes. Table at 0x000F0420. Handle 0xDA00, DMI type 218, 131 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DA 83 00 DA B0 00 92 1B 07 02 00 7D 00 00 00 00 00 80 01 16 00 01 00 7F 01 16 00 00 00 75 01 75 01 01 00 76 01 76 01 01 00 2E 00 25 00 00 00 6E 00 25 00 01 00 2D 00 25 00 02 00 8A 01 48 00 01 00 89 01 48 00 00 00 9B 00 23 00 01 00 9C 00 23 00 00 00 14 01 46 00 00 00 15 01 46 00 01 00 16 01 46 00 02 00 94 01 47 00 01 00 93 01 47 00 00 00 EA 00 67 00 01 00 EB 00 67 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00 00 00 Handle 0x0001, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: Dell Inc. Version: 2.6.1 Release Date: 08/23/2006 Address: 0xE5860 Runtime Size: 108448 bytes ROM Size: 1024 kB Characteristics: PCI is supported PNP is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed ESCD support is available Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported BIOS ROM is socketed 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) 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 LS-120 boot is supported ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Targeted content distribution is supported Handle 0x0002, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: Inspiron 1501 Version: Not Specified Serial Number: 8G2QT2J UUID: 44454C4C-4700-1032-8051-B8C04F54324A Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: Not Specified Family: Not Specified Handle 0x0003, DMI type 2, 8 bytes Base Board Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: 0UW744 Version: Serial Number: .8G2QT2J.CN4864371CD939. Handle 0x0004, DMI type 3, 17 bytes Chassis Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Type: Portable Lock: Not Present Version: Not Specified Serial Number: 8G2QT2J Asset Tag: Boot-up State: Safe Power Supply State: Safe Thermal State: Safe Security Status: None OEM Information: 0x00001234 Handle 0x0005, DMI type 4, 35 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: Socket M2/S1G1 Type: Central Processor Family: Opteron Manufacturer: AMD ID: 82 0F 04 00 FF FB 8B 17 Signature: Family 15, Model 72, Stepping 2 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) APIC (On-chip APIC hardware 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) HTT (Hyper-threading technology) Version: Engineering Sample Voltage: 1.4 V External Clock: 200 MHz Max Speed: 4000 MHz Current Speed: 1600 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: Other L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006 L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L2 Cache Configuration: Enabled, Socketed, Level 2 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 512 KB Maximum Size: 1024 KB Supported SRAM Types: Burst Pipeline Burst Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Unknown System Type: Unknown Associativity: Unknown Handle 0x0007, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J28 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Video External Connector Type: DB-15 female Port Type: Video Port Handle 0x0008, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J33 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Keyboard External Connector Type: Circular DIN-8 male Port Type: Keyboard Port Handle 0x0009, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J33 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: PS/2 Mouse External Connector Type: Circular DIN-8 male Port Type: Keyboard Port Handle 0x000A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J31 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB 1 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J32 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB 2 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J32 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB 3 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J31 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB 4 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J30 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Microphone In External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x000F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J30 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Line In External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0010, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: J30 Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Speaker Out External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0011, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI1 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Unknown Length: Long ID: 0 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided 3.3 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x0012, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI2 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Unknown Length: Long ID: 0 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided 3.3 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x0013, DMI type 10, 6 bytes On Board Device Information Type: Video Status: Disabled Description: ATI RS485M Handle 0x0014, DMI type 10, 6 bytes On Board Device Information Type: Sound Status: Disabled Description: Sigmatel Handle 0x0015, DMI type 11, 5 bytes OEM Strings String 1: Dell System String 2: 5 String 3: 13 Handle 0x0016, DMI type 12, 5 bytes System Configuration Options Option 1: J13 1-2 Normal Operation, 2-3 Clear CMOS Handle 0x0017, DMI type 13, 22 bytes BIOS Language Information Installable Languages: 1 enUS Currently Installed Language: enUS Handle 0x0018, DMI type 15, 29 bytes System Event Log Area Length: 16 bytes Header Start Offset: 0x0000 Header Length: 16 bytes Data Start Offset: 0x0010 Access Method: General-purpose non-volatile data functions Access Address: 0x0000 Status: Valid, Not Full Change Token: 0x00000000 Header Format: Type 1 Supported Log Type Descriptors: 3 Descriptor 1: POST error Data Format 1: POST results bitmap Descriptor 2: Single-bit ECC memory error Data Format 2: Multiple-event Descriptor 3: Multi-bit ECC memory error Data Format 3: Multiple-event Handle 0x0019, 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 0x001A, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0019 Error Information Handle: No Error Total Width: 128 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 512 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: 1 Locator: DIMM_A Bank Locator: <BAD INDEX> Type: DRAM Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Manufacturer: Not Specified Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Handle 0x001B, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0019 Error Information Handle: No Error Total Width: 128 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 512 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: 2 Locator: DIMM_B Bank Locator: <BAD INDEX> Type: DRAM Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Manufacturer: Not Specified Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Handle 0x001C, DMI type 18, 23 bytes 32-bit Memory Error Information Type: OK Granularity: Unknown Operation: Unknown Vendor Syndrome: Unknown Memory Array Address: Unknown Device Address: Unknown Resolution: Unknown Handle 0x001D, DMI type 19, 15 bytes Memory Array Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x0003FFFFFFF Range Size: 1 GB Physical Array Handle: 0x0019 Partition Width: 0 Handle 0x001E, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF Range Size: 512 MB Physical Device Handle: 0x001A Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x001D Partition Row Position: 2 Interleave Position: 1 Interleaved Data Depth: 6 Handle 0x001F, DMI type 22, 26 bytes Portable Battery Location: System Battery Bay Manufacturer: Panasonic DELLXU8826 Name: Panasonic DELLXU8826 Chemistry: Lithium Ion Design Capacity: 30960 mWh Design Voltage: 14400 mV SBDS Version: Bat123 Maximum Error: Unknown SBDS Serial Number: 007F SBDS Manufacture Date: 1980-00-00 OEM-specific Information: 0x00000000 Handle 0x0020, DMI type 32, 20 bytes System Boot Information Status: <OUT OF SPEC> Handle 0xB100, DMI type 177, 12 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: B1 0C 00 B1 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Handle 0xD000, DMI type 208, 10 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: D0 0A 00 D0 01 05 FE 00 F5 01 Handle 0xD400, DMI type 212, 17 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: D4 11 00 D4 70 00 71 00 00 10 2D 2E FF FF 00 00 00 Handle 0x0024, DMI type 127, 4 bytes End Of Table