.248797] thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: Outdated ThinkPad BIOS/EC firmware

[Andrew Pam]

Thinkpad G41, can't update firmware because I've forgotten the supervisory password and it can't be cracked without specialised hardware

ProblemType: KernelOops
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-19-generic 2.6.32-19.28
Regression: No
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: xanni 5568 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/seq: timidity 2896 F.... timidity
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
   Controls : 28
   Simple ctrls : 20
Card29.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw unknown'
   Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC (unknown)'
   Components : ''
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card29.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Console',0
   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Limits: Playback 0 - 14
   Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [on]
Date: Sat Apr 10 23:52:41 2010
Failure: oops
Frequency: This has only happened once.
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c019 Logitech, Inc. Optical Tilt Wheel Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: IBM 288175M
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
 Socket 1:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
 Socket 1:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=e97866c4-7397-4fc5-9047-13137af8d817 ro
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: .248797] thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: Outdated ThinkPad BIOS/EC firmware
dmi.bios.date: 01/14/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: 1XET47WW (1.06 )
dmi.board.name: 288175M
dmi.board.vendor: IBM
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1XET47WW(1.06):bd01/14/2005:svnIBM:pn288175M:pvrThinkPadG41:rvnIBM:rn288175M:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 288175M
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad G41
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM