Re: PNPACPI message at boot ?

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On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 14:51 -0400, William Case wrote:
> Hi;
> 
> I have just started to receive the following message at boot up
> immediately after kernel ( 2.6.24.3-12.fc8 ) expansion:
> 
> "PNPACPI exceeds the maximum number of memory resources: 12"
> 
> I googled to
> http://howto.wikia.com/wiki/Howto_configure_the_Linux_kernel/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi
> 
> and got the following advice:
> 
> "Option: PNPACPI 
>               * Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
>               * (on/off) Plug and Play ACPI support (EXPERIMENTAL)
>               * depends on PNP && ACPI && EXPERIMENTAL
>               * default y 
>                         Linux uses the PNPACPI to autodetect built-in
>                         mainboard resources (e.g. parallel port
>                         resources). **: Some features (e.g. real
>                         hotplug) are not currently implemented. **: If
>                         you would like the kernel to detect and allocate
>                         resources to your mainboard devices (on some
>                         systems they are disabled by the BIOS) say Y
>                         here. Also the PNPACPI can help prevent resource
>                         conflicts between mainboard devices and other
>                         bus devices.
> 
> 
> Linux Kernel Configuration"
> 
> What is this telling me to do?  It (and others like it) don't make sense
> to me.
> 
> -- 
> Regards Bill
> 

I'm receiving the same message after installing the new kernel.

Rick B.


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