Unable to run Ubuntu on a MSI laptop without disabling ACPI
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I own a MSI GP62 6QE-260XFR, which is a laptop featuring an i5-6300HQ CPU and a GTX 950M graphics card, sold without OS.
I've installed Windows 10 on a partition. It works just fine. My problem is that I'm unable to run a Linux OS without the acpi=off boot option.
The boot error is the following:
ACPI : EC: Fail in evaluating the _REG object of EC device. Broken bios is suspected.
I've managed to install and run Ubuntu on a partition thanks to this guide (in French) for recent MSI computers. It basically consisted in:
- Disabling CPU C-States in BIOS
- Running an Ubuntu Live USB with the following boot options:
nouveau.blacklist=1 acpi=offbeforequiet splash
- Installing Ubuntu
- Running the installed OS with the same boot options
- Updating the system and installing NVIDIA drivers
By then I should have been able to run Ubuntu without acpi=off, but I get the same error message as before. I've installed the latest version of the kernel (4.4.1), hoping it would be more compatible with my PC but the problem is the same.
Thanks to the ACPI being disabled, I can't see battery levels, which makes Ubuntu a bit unusable. Does someone know what I should do?
boot bios acpi msi
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I own a MSI GP62 6QE-260XFR, which is a laptop featuring an i5-6300HQ CPU and a GTX 950M graphics card, sold without OS.
I've installed Windows 10 on a partition. It works just fine. My problem is that I'm unable to run a Linux OS without the acpi=off boot option.
The boot error is the following:
ACPI : EC: Fail in evaluating the _REG object of EC device. Broken bios is suspected.
I've managed to install and run Ubuntu on a partition thanks to this guide (in French) for recent MSI computers. It basically consisted in:
- Disabling CPU C-States in BIOS
- Running an Ubuntu Live USB with the following boot options:
nouveau.blacklist=1 acpi=offbeforequiet splash
- Installing Ubuntu
- Running the installed OS with the same boot options
- Updating the system and installing NVIDIA drivers
By then I should have been able to run Ubuntu without acpi=off, but I get the same error message as before. I've installed the latest version of the kernel (4.4.1), hoping it would be more compatible with my PC but the problem is the same.
Thanks to the ACPI being disabled, I can't see battery levels, which makes Ubuntu a bit unusable. Does someone know what I should do?
boot bios acpi msi
asked Feb 15 '16 at 12:14
Kyrio
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What special options, please elaborate?
– Ashu
Feb 15 '16 at 12:22
For more details, here is my /var/log/kern.log: paste.ubuntu.com/15078065
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 17:19
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I own a MSI GP62 6QE-260XFR, which is a laptop featuring an i5-6300HQ CPU and a GTX 950M graphics card, sold without OS.
I've installed Windows 10 on a partition. It works just fine. My problem is that I'm unable to run a Linux OS without the acpi=off boot option.
The boot error is the following:
ACPI : EC: Fail in evaluating the _REG object of EC device. Broken bios is suspected.
I've managed to install and run Ubuntu on a partition thanks to this guide (in French) for recent MSI computers. It basically consisted in:
- Disabling CPU C-States in BIOS
- Running an Ubuntu Live USB with the following boot options:
nouveau.blacklist=1 acpi=offbeforequiet splash
- Installing Ubuntu
- Running the installed OS with the same boot options
- Updating the system and installing NVIDIA drivers
By then I should have been able to run Ubuntu without acpi=off, but I get the same error message as before. I've installed the latest version of the kernel (4.4.1), hoping it would be more compatible with my PC but the problem is the same.
Thanks to the ACPI being disabled, I can't see battery levels, which makes Ubuntu a bit unusable. Does someone know what I should do?
boot bios acpi msi
asked Feb 15 '16 at 12:14
Kyrio
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I own a MSI GP62 6QE-260XFR, which is a laptop featuring an i5-6300HQ CPU and a GTX 950M graphics card, sold without OS.
I've installed Windows 10 on a partition. It works just fine. My problem is that I'm unable to run a Linux OS without the acpi=off boot option.
The boot error is the following:
ACPI : EC: Fail in evaluating the _REG object of EC device. Broken bios is suspected.
I've managed to install and run Ubuntu on a partition thanks to this guide (in French) for recent MSI computers. It basically consisted in:
- Disabling CPU C-States in BIOS
- Running an Ubuntu Live USB with the following boot options:
nouveau.blacklist=1 acpi=offbeforequiet splash
- Installing Ubuntu
- Running the installed OS with the same boot options
- Updating the system and installing NVIDIA drivers
By then I should have been able to run Ubuntu without acpi=off, but I get the same error message as before. I've installed the latest version of the kernel (4.4.1), hoping it would be more compatible with my PC but the problem is the same.
Thanks to the ACPI being disabled, I can't see battery levels, which makes Ubuntu a bit unusable. Does someone know what I should do?
boot bios acpi msi
boot bios acpi msi
asked Feb 15 '16 at 12:14
Kyrio
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asked Feb 15 '16 at 12:14
Kyrio
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asked Feb 15 '16 at 12:14
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asked Feb 15 '16 at 12:14
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What special options, please elaborate?
– Ashu
Feb 15 '16 at 12:22
For more details, here is my /var/log/kern.log: paste.ubuntu.com/15078065
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 17:19
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What special options, please elaborate?
– Ashu
Feb 15 '16 at 12:22
For more details, here is my /var/log/kern.log: paste.ubuntu.com/15078065
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 17:19
What special options, please elaborate?
– Ashu
Feb 15 '16 at 12:22
What special options, please elaborate?
– Ashu
Feb 15 '16 at 12:22
For more details, here is my /var/log/kern.log: paste.ubuntu.com/15078065
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 17:19
For more details, here is my /var/log/kern.log: paste.ubuntu.com/15078065
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 17:19
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I have the same Nvidia GTX 950 M graphics card and I made it work following:
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo reboot
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-361
sudo reboot
I didn't specified any such params and I had just blacklisted nouveau and nothing else. My laptop is working all fine. I upgraded to kernel 4.2.5 for wifi issues.
Please refer to this thread for more info.
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I don't think the boot error really comes from the graphics card, but my drivers come from the same ppa as yours, though their version is 361. Did you add the nouveau blacklist in your permanent grub settings? I've tried to removeacpi=offbut since the error comes from ACPI, I get the same error message.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 12:48
@Kyrio : You are right ... the newest drivers version available is 361 ... I think your problem has more something to do with your intel skylake CPU, which is known for having some compatibility issues. :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:24
@netbox Yes, I've read about that. But the kernel error doesn't seem CPU-related, and the guy who wrote the guide I used has a working Ubuntu with the exact same CPU :/ Plus Linux kernel 4.4 is designed for Skylake compatibility.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:33
@Kyrio : Yes ... but you installed kernel 4.4.1 manually and not from the repositories, that's a difference ! :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:36
@cl-netbox It didn't work with the former kernel anyway :) I suppose you mean I should wait for 16.04 which comes bundled with kernel 4.4 ?
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:49
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I have the same Nvidia GTX 950 M graphics card and I made it work following:
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo reboot
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-361
sudo reboot
I didn't specified any such params and I had just blacklisted nouveau and nothing else. My laptop is working all fine. I upgraded to kernel 4.2.5 for wifi issues.
Please refer to this thread for more info.
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I don't think the boot error really comes from the graphics card, but my drivers come from the same ppa as yours, though their version is 361. Did you add the nouveau blacklist in your permanent grub settings? I've tried to removeacpi=offbut since the error comes from ACPI, I get the same error message.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 12:48
@Kyrio : You are right ... the newest drivers version available is 361 ... I think your problem has more something to do with your intel skylake CPU, which is known for having some compatibility issues. :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:24
@netbox Yes, I've read about that. But the kernel error doesn't seem CPU-related, and the guy who wrote the guide I used has a working Ubuntu with the exact same CPU :/ Plus Linux kernel 4.4 is designed for Skylake compatibility.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:33
@Kyrio : Yes ... but you installed kernel 4.4.1 manually and not from the repositories, that's a difference ! :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:36
@cl-netbox It didn't work with the former kernel anyway :) I suppose you mean I should wait for 16.04 which comes bundled with kernel 4.4 ?
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:49
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I have the same Nvidia GTX 950 M graphics card and I made it work following:
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo reboot
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-361
sudo reboot
I didn't specified any such params and I had just blacklisted nouveau and nothing else. My laptop is working all fine. I upgraded to kernel 4.2.5 for wifi issues.
Please refer to this thread for more info.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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answered Feb 15 '16 at 12:25
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I don't think the boot error really comes from the graphics card, but my drivers come from the same ppa as yours, though their version is 361. Did you add the nouveau blacklist in your permanent grub settings? I've tried to removeacpi=offbut since the error comes from ACPI, I get the same error message.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 12:48
@Kyrio : You are right ... the newest drivers version available is 361 ... I think your problem has more something to do with your intel skylake CPU, which is known for having some compatibility issues. :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:24
@netbox Yes, I've read about that. But the kernel error doesn't seem CPU-related, and the guy who wrote the guide I used has a working Ubuntu with the exact same CPU :/ Plus Linux kernel 4.4 is designed for Skylake compatibility.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:33
@Kyrio : Yes ... but you installed kernel 4.4.1 manually and not from the repositories, that's a difference ! :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:36
@cl-netbox It didn't work with the former kernel anyway :) I suppose you mean I should wait for 16.04 which comes bundled with kernel 4.4 ?
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:49
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I have the same Nvidia GTX 950 M graphics card and I made it work following:
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo reboot
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-361
sudo reboot
I didn't specified any such params and I had just blacklisted nouveau and nothing else. My laptop is working all fine. I upgraded to kernel 4.2.5 for wifi issues.
Please refer to this thread for more info.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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answered Feb 15 '16 at 12:25
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I have the same Nvidia GTX 950 M graphics card and I made it work following:
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo reboot
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-361
sudo reboot
I didn't specified any such params and I had just blacklisted nouveau and nothing else. My laptop is working all fine. I upgraded to kernel 4.2.5 for wifi issues.
Please refer to this thread for more info.
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I don't think the boot error really comes from the graphics card, but my drivers come from the same ppa as yours, though their version is 361. Did you add the nouveau blacklist in your permanent grub settings? I've tried to removeacpi=offbut since the error comes from ACPI, I get the same error message.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 12:48
@Kyrio : You are right ... the newest drivers version available is 361 ... I think your problem has more something to do with your intel skylake CPU, which is known for having some compatibility issues. :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:24
@netbox Yes, I've read about that. But the kernel error doesn't seem CPU-related, and the guy who wrote the guide I used has a working Ubuntu with the exact same CPU :/ Plus Linux kernel 4.4 is designed for Skylake compatibility.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:33
@Kyrio : Yes ... but you installed kernel 4.4.1 manually and not from the repositories, that's a difference ! :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:36
@cl-netbox It didn't work with the former kernel anyway :) I suppose you mean I should wait for 16.04 which comes bundled with kernel 4.4 ?
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:49
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show 13 more comments
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I don't think the boot error really comes from the graphics card, but my drivers come from the same ppa as yours, though their version is 361. Did you add the nouveau blacklist in your permanent grub settings? I've tried to removeacpi=offbut since the error comes from ACPI, I get the same error message.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 12:48
@Kyrio : You are right ... the newest drivers version available is 361 ... I think your problem has more something to do with your intel skylake CPU, which is known for having some compatibility issues. :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:24
@netbox Yes, I've read about that. But the kernel error doesn't seem CPU-related, and the guy who wrote the guide I used has a working Ubuntu with the exact same CPU :/ Plus Linux kernel 4.4 is designed for Skylake compatibility.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:33
@Kyrio : Yes ... but you installed kernel 4.4.1 manually and not from the repositories, that's a difference ! :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:36
@cl-netbox It didn't work with the former kernel anyway :) I suppose you mean I should wait for 16.04 which comes bundled with kernel 4.4 ?
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:49
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I don't think the boot error really comes from the graphics card, but my drivers come from the same ppa as yours, though their version is 361. Did you add the nouveau blacklist in your permanent grub settings? I've tried to remove
acpi=off but since the error comes from ACPI, I get the same error message.– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 12:48
I don't think the boot error really comes from the graphics card, but my drivers come from the same ppa as yours, though their version is 361. Did you add the nouveau blacklist in your permanent grub settings? I've tried to remove
acpi=off but since the error comes from ACPI, I get the same error message.– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 12:48
@Kyrio : You are right ... the newest drivers version available is 361 ... I think your problem has more something to do with your intel skylake CPU, which is known for having some compatibility issues. :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:24
@Kyrio : You are right ... the newest drivers version available is 361 ... I think your problem has more something to do with your intel skylake CPU, which is known for having some compatibility issues. :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:24
@netbox Yes, I've read about that. But the kernel error doesn't seem CPU-related, and the guy who wrote the guide I used has a working Ubuntu with the exact same CPU :/ Plus Linux kernel 4.4 is designed for Skylake compatibility.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:33
@netbox Yes, I've read about that. But the kernel error doesn't seem CPU-related, and the guy who wrote the guide I used has a working Ubuntu with the exact same CPU :/ Plus Linux kernel 4.4 is designed for Skylake compatibility.
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:33
@Kyrio : Yes ... but you installed kernel 4.4.1 manually and not from the repositories, that's a difference ! :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:36
@Kyrio : Yes ... but you installed kernel 4.4.1 manually and not from the repositories, that's a difference ! :)
– cl-netbox
Feb 15 '16 at 13:36
@cl-netbox It didn't work with the former kernel anyway :) I suppose you mean I should wait for 16.04 which comes bundled with kernel 4.4 ?
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:49
@cl-netbox It didn't work with the former kernel anyway :) I suppose you mean I should wait for 16.04 which comes bundled with kernel 4.4 ?
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 13:49
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What special options, please elaborate?
– Ashu
Feb 15 '16 at 12:22
For more details, here is my /var/log/kern.log: paste.ubuntu.com/15078065
– Kyrio
Feb 15 '16 at 17:19