ACPI error on bootup [SOLVED]

[PayloadMax]

Hello,
I use Mint since version 9 as my everyday desktop. Since updating to Mint 20.x i noticed boot up errors. They flash on the screen but just to short to read them. The errors do not seem to have an influence on the further workings of Mint but... beside these errors i noticed my headphone jack / plug also does not work any more. Is there a relation. I searched everything related to sound, did every test i could fine and all looks well but there is no sound in the headphone (checked, headphone not broken). This might be unrelated to the errors, i don't know. It started however as soon as these ACPI errors showed up.

I learned that using dmesh the errors as related to something called ACPI:

[ 0.199268] ACPI Error: Needed type [Reference], found [Integer] (____ptrval____) (20190816/exresop-66)
[ 0.199285] fbcon: Taking over console
[ 0.199288] ACPI Error: AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE, While resolving operands for [Store] (20190816/dswexec-431)
[ 0.199303] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_PDC]
[ 0.199305] Initialized Arguments for Method [_PDC]: (1 arguments defined for method invocation)
[ 0.199306] Arg0: (____ptrval____) <Obj> Buffer(12) 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00
[ 0.199314] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_PR.CPU0._PDC due to previous error (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE) (20190816/psparse-529)[/b]
[ 0.199918] ACPI: Dynamic OEM Table Load:

So above shows 3 errors with ACPI. I then start searching for these errors on-line and they seem to have a relation to Ubuntu but there the errors
show up as "solved". Beside that, for me it is impossible to understand the explanations that are given about these errors. I am just a normal everyday desktop user and the answers are for specialists.

My system is an ASUS X200CA (netbook) that has an I3- 3217U processor and 4 Gb DDR(2) and a 256Gb SSD. I use the latest version of Mint 20.1 and update it first thing as soon as the system starts (using apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade).

So here are my questions:

- What do the errors mean and is there a (simple) way to get rid of them (without recompiling stuff)?
- Is there any relation with the the headphone plug not working? (and if so, is there a solution)

Please keep it simple
Max

[SMG]

Since updating to Mint 20.x i noticed boot up errors. They flash on the screen but just to short to read them. The errors do not seem to have an influence on the further workings of Mint but... beside these errors i noticed my headphone jack / plug also does not work any more. Is there a relation. I searched everything related to sound, did every test i could fine and all looks well but there is no sound in the headphone (checked, headphone not broken). This might be unrelated to the errors, i don't know. It started however as soon as these ACPI errors showed up.

Actually, they started when you updated to Mint 20. I am not aware of any relation between the errors and sound issues. Lots of people have run into sound issues when moving to LM20. You will find many threads in the 'Sound, Multimedia, & Codecs' section of the forum on the topic.

The ACPI errors usually can only be resolved by BIOS/UEFI updates and even those might not work. Not all manufacturers write their BIOS/UEFI to the standards which Linux is expecting to see. Linux lets you know that with the messages, but there is not a way to "fix" the error from the Linux side.

My system is an ASUS X200CA (netbook) that has an I3- 3217U processor and 4 Gb DDR(2) and a 256Gb SSD. I use the latest version of Mint 20.1 and update it first thing as soon as the system starts (using apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade).

Is your computer's BIOS/UEFI updated? Please give us information about your install by entering this command in a terminal: inxi -Fxxxrz
Click </> from the mini toolbar above the textbox where you type your reply and then place your cursor between the code markers and paste the results of the command between the code markers [code]Results[/code]. This will let us know how Mint sees your hardware.

[PayloadMax]

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System:    Kernel: 5.4.0-71-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 
           wm: muffin 4.8.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: X200CAP v: 1.0 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X200CAP v: 1.0 serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: X200CAP.205 
           date: 09/18/2013 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 26.8 Wh condition: 29.5/33.8 Wh (87%) volts: 11.2/11.2 model: ASUSTeK X200-30 
           type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Discharging cycles: 337 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-3217U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ivy Bridge rev: 9 
           L1 cache: 128 KiB L2 cache: 3072 KiB L3 cache: 3072 KiB 
           flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 14367 
           Speed: 798 MHz min/max: 800/1800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 798 2: 798 3: 798 4: 798 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
           chip ID: 8086:0166 
           Display: server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2) v: 4.2 Mesa 20.2.6 compat-v: 3.0 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:1e20 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-71-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lite-On driver: ath9k v: kernel 
           port: f040 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 168c:0032 
           IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8172 Fast Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK driver: alx v: kernel port: e000 
           bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 1969:10a0 
           IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 232.89 GiB used: 32.89 GiB (14.1%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 750 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q scheme: GPT 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 227.74 GiB used: 32.88 GiB (14.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2700 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 
           1: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gpodder-ppa-focal.list 
           1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gpodder/ppa/ubuntu focal main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libreoffice-ppa-focal.list 
           1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu focal main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
           1: deb http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/linuxmint/packages ulyssa main upstream import backport
           2: deb http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
           3: deb http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           4: deb http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
           6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pinta-maintainers-pinta-stable-focal.list 
           1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable/ubuntu focal main
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list 
Info:      Processes: 215 Uptime: 5m Memory: 3.73 GiB used: 1.10 GiB (29.4%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 
           Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash (sudo) v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

[PayloadMax]

In addition, this is an older laptop and there is no newer firmware than the 205 version i am using (from 2017 i think). The problem is, its a realy nice small and light netbook style computer that easily travels. Should this be the origin of the error then i can live with it. Did a lot of searching on the sound problem but never got it fixed. Will do a new sweep for solutions. THANK you for your time.

[SMG]

Those ACPI errors are not ones I would expect would cause issues.

The audio driver is a very common one used, so I would expect a solution is floating around somewhere. If you do not find a thread about it in the Sound section or in the Newbie section (I saw some sound questions asked there), then create a new thread for that issue in the Sound section of the forum.

Audio:
Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:1e20
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-71-generic

I did find this thread No sound. please help. Maybe something mentioned in it would help.

I would suggest that if you decide to make changes to code based on something you have read, you make a Timeshift snapshot before making the changes. That way, if they do not work out, you can easily undo the change.

Just an FYI, your install is focal-based and not bionic. I know others have successfully installed Wine on LM20, so you might run into issues with the bionic version.

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 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 
           1: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main

[PayloadMax]

Hello SMG,

Thank you for your explanation. I followed the thread about "no sound" but its not that i have no sound, just no sound on the headphone jack. I am not sure if this is a LM problem so will download a live distro in a minute an test if it is LM related. If so i will make new thread as you suggested.

ACPI error: i assume you are right about the BIOS being not in line with the EFI standard LM is using. LM works fine so i will let is be as is.

THANK YOU!!!

Max

[SMG]

You're welcome.

I followed the thread about "no sound" but its not that i have no sound, just no sound on the headphone jack.

I have seen variations where people are getting sound through one means, but not the other, so there may be threads about that as well. Seems like with each kernel update there are ALSA changes and some people lose some part of their sound and new thread pops up asking for help.

Here's one with no headphone output, but I do not know if that issue is Dell specific. Set default audio device in preferences >> sound >> input.

If that does not help, just create a new thread and list what you've tried as well as your inxi output in the first post.

[PayloadMax]

TNX !

[PayloadMax]

Hi SMG,

I read the thread you gave me and its the solution to my headphone problem:

So I went to preferences >> sound, lanched that and then went to the input tab and for my auxiliary (headphone) output to work the "Internal Microphone Built in audio" device must be selected.
[unquote]

For privacy reasons i had the internal microphone volume set to 0 (zero). As soon as i cranked up the internal microphone volume i got sound out of
the headphones! Must be a bug(?) or just the cheap sound card that this PC has. It survives a reboot so no startupscript (as described in the thread) needed
in my case.

Problem solved and BIG THANX (again)

Max

[SMG]

Good to hear you can hear (through your headphones).

If you go to your first post in this thread and edit the title to add [SOLVED] then others will know you no longer need help on the issues in this thread.

[PayloadMax]

Hi SMG,

Done assuming the ACPI error is due to the older BIOS. Just so you know, i found the X200CA does not have an internal microphone so the headphone-out plug is also the microphone-in plug. Feeling stupid now..

Might help others so again thanx.

Max