Thanks. The Linux battery driver can in fact handle the buffer where there should be a string, so this warning can be ignored. The acpidump is very helpful for characterizing the problem, and we are investigating the proper course of action. Bob >-----Original Message----- >From: Fabio Comolli [mailto:fabio.comolli@xxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:57 AM >To: Moore, Robert >Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List; ACPI mailing list; Len Brown >Subject: Re: ACPI warning in 2.6.28-rc1 > >Here you are. >Regards, >Fabio > > > >On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Moore, Robert <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> >wrote: >> Please send the acpidump for the machine so we can look at the method. >> Thanks, >> Bob >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: linux-acpi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-acpi- >>>owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fabio Comolli >>>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:09 PM >>>To: Linux Kernel Mailing List >>>Cc: ACPI mailing list; Len Brown >>>Subject: ACPI warning in 2.6.28-rc1 >>> >>>Hi all. >>>As the subject says: >>> >>>ACPI Warning (nspredef-0858): \_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC0_.BAT0._BIF: Return >>>Package type mismatch at index 11 - found Buffer, expected String >>>[20080926] >>> >>>No functional problems so far. >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in >>>the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html