Comment 152 for bug 1521173

(In reply to cspadijer from comment #18)
> Are you good with me using kernel: 5.11.0-37-generic  or would you
> prefer I use a different kernel?
> The X555U is currently running Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon.
>
> FYI:
> I tried removing pci=noaer and it does boot now (without your patch).
> It has been a while since I tried removing pci=noaer and new kernels get
> installed all the time so not sure what kernel first started allowing it
> to boot without needing that line.
> However, there are still many errors on boot.

The original bug seems to be solved now. As there are over ten comments already, could you mark it as fixed, and create new issues?

> dmesg --level=err,warn
> [    0.105337] x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS
> [    0.110761] MDS CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.html for
> more details.

Is GNU/Linux applying the latest microcode updates?

> [    0.110761]  #3

Cosmetic error.

> [    0.114598] ENERGY_PERF_BIAS: Set to 'normal', was 'performance'
> [    0.135583] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol
> [\_SB.PCI0.RP01.PXSX], AE_NOT_FOUND (20201113/psargs-330)
> [    0.135597] ACPI Error: Skipping While/If block (20201113/psloop-427)
> [    0.527786] tpm_crb MSFT0101:00: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI region does not
> cover the entire command/response buffer. [mem 0xfed40000-0xfed4087f flags
> 0x200] vs fed40080 f80
> [    0.527874] tpm_crb MSFT0101:00: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI region does not
> cover the entire command/response buffer. [mem 0xfed40000-0xfed4087f flags
> 0x200] vs fed40080 f80

Firmware issues.

> [    0.736009] i8042: PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is
> incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp

Can be ignored.

> [    0.738042] platform eisa.0: EISA: Cannot allocate resource for mainboard
> [    0.738044] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 1
> [    0.738045] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 2
> [    0.738046] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 3
> [    0.738048] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 4
> [    0.738049] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 5
> [    0.738050] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 6
> [    0.738051] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 7
> [    0.738052] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 8

Is there an EISA slot?

> [    1.268806] r8169 0000:02:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM
> control

Can be ignored.

> [    1.329939] i2c_hid i2c-ELAN1000:00: supply vdd not found, using dummy
> regulator
> [    1.329973] i2c_hid i2c-ELAN1000:00: supply vddl not found, using dummy
> regulator

Please contact the Linux folks about this. But first try the latest Linux mainline version.

> [    1.611704] ata1.00: supports DRM functions and may not be fully
> accessible
> [    1.613394] ata1.00: supports DRM functions and may not be fully
> accessible
> [    5.726419] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: supply vcc not found, using dummy
> regulator
> [    6.376762] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
> [    6.376775] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
> [    6.376776] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
>
> [    6.884240] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 470.63.01  Tue
> Aug  3 20:44:16 UTC 2021
> [    6.958699] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols from proprietary module
> nvidia, inheriting taint.
> [    8.533945] ACPI Warning: \_SB.PCI0.RP01.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type
> mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20201113/nsarguments-61)

Firmware issue.

> Chris

I do not see any AER messages, so please create new issues.

> On 2021-10-03 2:03 a.m., <email address hidden> wrote:

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