thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: Outdated ThinkPad BIOS/EC firmware

[jerrylamos]

Regression - no such problem with 10.10, shows up repeatedly with 11.04. How do I turn the error messages off since the pc is obviously still running?

Thanks, Jerry

ProblemType: KernelOops
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.38-7-generic 2.6.38-7.39
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: I82801CAICH3 [Intel 82801CA-ICH3], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel 82801CA-ICH3]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: jerry 1328 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801CAICH3'/'Intel 82801CA-ICH3 with AD1881A at irq 11'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1881A'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445348'
   Controls : 31
   Simple ctrls : 21
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 2 13:38:50 2011
Failure: oops
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2df01524-1235-4ba2-bf3f-a606db6782a2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 irda0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: IBM 2656SVT
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=ae0d1087-c9b4-4e33-b7fb-d315253f7510 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-7-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-7-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.49
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: Outdated ThinkPad BIOS/EC firmware
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/18/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: 1FETF0WW (3.100)
dmi.board.name: 2656SVT
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:bvr1FETF0WW(3.100):bd12/18/2003:svnIBM:pn2656SVT:pvrNotAvailable:rvnIBM:rn2656SVT:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2656SVT
dmi.product.version: Not Available
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM

[Charles Profitt (cprofitt)]

Updating the EC bios should resolve the issue.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-41535

You will likely have to use cab extractor to pull the .img file out and then convert that .img to an .iso to burn to CD.