ACPI Error messages at boot time

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Support Pack 2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Support Pack 2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time

Situation

ACPICA is not correctly recognizing and managing hardware.

After booting the OS and reading DMESG, the following errors are displayed:

PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Using MMCONFIG at e0000000
ACPI: Subsystem revision 20060127
ACPI: Interpreter enabled
ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
Error attaching device data
ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
Boot video device is 0000:35:05.0
PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:1e.0

Resolution

The fix for SLES9 is available as of 2.6.5-7.316
For SLES10, please apply the very latest available service pack.

Additional Information

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