I think this code is the problem:

Scope(\_TZ_) {
    ThermalZone(THRM) {
        Name(_AL0, Package(0x1) {
            FAN_,
        })


The name "FAN_" is not defined elsewhere in the namespace.

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Seck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 4:34 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [acpi-jp 2009] Re: ACPI errors w/ latest ACPI code on GA BX2000
based system

* Mitsuru IWASAKI ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

Iwasaki-san,
list members,

> > >     ACPI-0438: *** Error: Looking up [FAN_] in namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND
> > >     ACPI-1287: *** Error: Method execution failed, AE_NOT_FOUND
> 
> I think that this was caused by the following spec changes.
> From CHANGES.txt:
> ----
> 22 October 2002.  Summary of changes for version 20021022.
> 
> 1) ACPI CA Core Subsystem:
> 
> Implemented a restriction on the Scope operator that the
> target must already exist in the namespace at the time the
> operator is encountered (during table load or method
> execution).  In other words, forward references are not
> allowed and Scope() cannot create a new object. This changes
> the previous behavior where the interpreter would create the
> name if not found.  This new behavior correctly enables the
> search-to-root algorithm during namespace lookup of the target
> name.  Because of this upsearch, this fixes the known Compaq
> _SB_.OKEC problem and makes both the AML interpreter and iASL
> compiler compatible with other ACPI implementations.
> ----
> 
> Could you send your acpidump output to this acpi-jp ML?

Of course. And thank you very much for working on this. Please see the
attached file.

     --Thomas

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