Your message dated Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:09:37 +0200
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and subject line Re: Debian's BTS is not for regular user questions
has caused the Debian Bug report #1041140,
regarding wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:00: WQBC data block query control method not
found; ACPI Warning: SystemIO range 0x0000000000000428-0x000000000000042F
conflicts with OpRegion 0x0000000000000400-0x000000000000047F
(20220331/utaddress-203)
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Package: linux-image-6.1.0-10-amd64
Version: 6.1.37-1
In the journal I see two yellow lines (which, probably, constitute
warnings) directly following one another:
… 02:38:24 hostname kernel: wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:00: WQBC data block
query control method not found
… 02:38:24 hostname kernel: ACPI Warning: SystemIO range
0x0000000000000428-0x000000000000042F conflicts with OpRegion
0x0000000000000400-0x000000000000047F (20220331/utaddress-203)
Later in the journal we see a white line
… 02:38:27 hostname kernel: input: Dell WMI hotkeys as
/devices/platform/PNP0C14:00/wmi_bus-PNP0C14:00/9DBB5994-A997-11DA-B012-B622A1EF5492/input/input10
As the machine (Dell Mobile Precision M6700) experiences various
high-level issues later in the boot process, I'm unsure about the
contribution of the two issues in the log. Which software or hardware
problems do these warnings inform us about? Any fix or remedy?
Gratefully,
AlMa
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On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 03:13:51 +0200 AlMa <[email protected]> wrote:
> In the journal I see two yellow lines (which, probably, constitute
> warnings) directly following one another:
> …
> Later in the journal we see a white line
> …
>
> As the machine (Dell Mobile Precision M6700) experiences various
> high-level issues later in the boot process, I'm unsure about the
> contribution of the two issues in the log. Which software or hardware
> problems do these warnings inform us about? Any fix or remedy?
You filed various bugs talking about yellow and white lines of which you
suspect that yellow may be a warning (which you should be able to find out by
yourself if that's the case).
The Debian BTS is not meant to ask questions like "what could this message
tell us?". Put it in a search engine or use one of the MANY user support
options for that. Computers/Linux put various debug/informational/warning msgs
in various logs, which _could_ be helpful in case there's an actual ERROR.
But the only *potential* error I see here is "various high-level issues",
which is so vague so that's completely useless and inactionable.
So I'm going to close this and similar vague bug reports, which aren't
actually bug reports, but just questions.
And all those ACPI errors? Contact the machine vendor as they're the only ones
who could resolve such issue. Linux is only reporting that there are issues.
"If we believe Jean Delvare" ... and Jean Delvare response in that bug report:
"This is not a support forum, sorry. If you need help, use support forums and
mailing lists." ...
From 'bug' #1041191: "Will the fingerprint sensor not work?"
I _assume_ you have the device/machine, so why don't you try it out?
*IF* it turns out it doesn't work then you first use a search engine to see if
you can make it work yourself by trying out various hints you'll undoubtedly
find and if that doesn't make it work, *THEN* you have something to file a bug
about.
You filed *8* different 'bugs' which (almost?) all are about a Dell Mobile
Precision M6700 ... and not once did you say what actual problem you
experienced?!?
If you file a bug, you're (basically) asking (several) people to read about a
problem you're having and then subsequently (potentially) spend time to fix
that/those problem(s).
Please be more considerate with other people's time and only file bugs for
*actual* problems and then provide enough information/context so that they
can actually (potentially) act upon it and help you fix that problem.
I initially intended to respond to some actual problems you (also) reported,
but I've already spend way too much time on these non-issues, so I'm done.
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