ACPI BIOS Error messages when booting Ubuntu 20.04

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After upgrading my ASUS Zenbook UX305UA (Intel i5-6200) from ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 (20.04.1 LTS to be specific) a couple of weeks ago, I am experiencing odd bugs. While odd green pixels like this were cured by uninstalling xserver-xorg-video-intel, I am still experiencing kernel errors when booting:

[0.223364] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-303)
[0.223479] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PAGD._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
[0.240043] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-330)
[0.240156] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PAGD._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
[0.285219] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-330)
[0.285224] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PAGD._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
[0.514783] tpm_crb MSFT0101:00: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI region does not over the entire command/response buffer. [mem 0xfed40000-0xfed4087f flags 0x200] vs fed40080 f80
[0.514943] tpm_crb MSFT0101:00: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI region does not cover the entire command/response buffer. [mem 0xfed40000-0xfed4087f flags 0x200] vs fed4mm80 f80

Searching stackexchange/askubuntu, I came across this post confirming that it is a glinch in the BIOS and this is pretty much where my expertise comes to an end (very fast^^). @heynnema's answer sounded a good start but didn't work out (they suggested to roll back grub temporarily checking if the error still occurs at other kernels. However, I can't even boot up in kernel 5.4.0-54 -- where -56 is my normal kernel.) My BIOS is older than in the mentioned post:

BIOS Vendor     American Megatrends
Version         201
VBIOS Version   1024.I019UX204UA.003
EC Version      FOSL0900

The next newer (and current) version is 302, which does "Optimize system performance". I am playing with the thought of upgrading the BIOS -- though I have never done this before.

The problem are not the errors/warnings but that the system crashes at irregular times when being suspended. It boots up again automatically (instead from resuming from suspending) and runs straight into the safety/boot-option mode. I click "ubuntu" and it remains in a back screen forever (OK, I didn't try "forever", but its longer than I ever kept my patience). I have to force another boot (again into the safety/boot-option menu) but this time, ubuntu boots up.

EDIT/Update Here is the output of /var/log/syslog. I found a couple of suspicious entries but I can't figure that out.

kernel: [    0.044436] Calgary: detecting Calgary via BIOS EBDA area
kernel: [    0.044438] Calgary: Unable to locate Rio Grande table in EBDA - bailing!
systemd[1]: Finished Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of backlight:intel_backlight.
kernel: [    0.066629] Memory: 7958792K/8282176K available (14339K kernel code, 2426K rwdata, 4932K rodata, 2720K init, 4956K bss, 323384K reserved, 0K cma-reserved)
kernel: [    0.066636] random: get_random_u64 called from kmem_cache_open+0x2d/0x410 with crng_init=0
kernel: [    0.205091] ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
kernel: [    0.205132] PCI: Using host bridge windows from ACPI; if necessary, use "pci=nocrs" and report a bug
kernel: [    0.206128] ACPI: Enabled 7 GPEs in block 00 to 7F
systemd[1]: Finished Create Volatile Files and Directories.
kernel: [    0.209596] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.209781] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.209967] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.210151] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
systemd[1]: Starting Network Name Resolution...
kernel: [    0.210333] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.210553] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.210738] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
systemd[1]: Starting Network Time Synchronization...
kernel: [    0.210923] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.211108] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.211291] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.211759] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
systemd[1]: Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
kernel: [    0.211969] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.212153] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.212335] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.212521] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
apparmor.systemd[823]: Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.bin.firefox
kernel: [    0.212709] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.212890] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.213078] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.213262] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.213446] ACPI: Power Resource [WRST] (off)
kernel: [    0.223256] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-330)
kernel: [    0.223369] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
kernel: [    0.223369] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
kernel: [    0.223371] ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PAGD._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
apparmor.systemd[824]: Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.sbin.rsyslogd
kernel: [    0.226734] ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (domain 0000 [bus 00-fe])
kernel: [    0.226740] acpi PNP0A08:00: _OSC: OS supports [ExtendedConfig ASPM ClockPM Segments MSI HPX-Type3]
systemd[1]: Finished Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
kernel: [    0.228690] acpi PNP0A08:00: _OSC: OS now controls [PCIeHotplug SHPCHotplug PME AER PCIeCapability LTR]
kernel: [    0.228691] acpi PNP0A08:00: FADT indicates ASPM is unsupported, using BIOS configuration
kernel: [    0.229619] PCI host bridge to bus 0000:00
systemd[1]: Listening on UUID daemon activation socket.
kernel: [    0.240047] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-330)
kernel: [    0.240158] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
kernel: [    0.240159] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
kernel: [    0.240160] ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PAGD.STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
systemd[1]: Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
kernel: [    0.240363] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
kernel: [    0.240442] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
systemd[1]: Reached target Sockets.
kernel: [    0.240520] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
kernel: [    0.240597] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
kernel: [    0.240673] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
kernel: [    0.240749] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
systemd[1]: Reached target Basic System.
kernel: [    0.240825] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
kernel: [    0.240902] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15)
kernel: [    0.241685] ACPI: EC: interrupt unblocked
kernel: [    0.241685] ACPI: EC: event unblocked
kernel: [    0.241699] ACPI: _SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0_: GPE=0x50, IRQ=-1, EC_CMD/EC_SC=0x66, EC_DATA=0x62
systemd[1]: Starting Accounts Service...
kernel: [    0.241700] ACPI: _SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC0_: Boot DSDT EC used to handle transactions and events
systemd[1]: Starting Switcheroo Control Proxy service...
kernel: [    0.289553] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-330)
kernel: [    0.289666] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
systemd[1]: Starting Login Service...
kernel: [    0.289667] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
kernel: [    0.289668] ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PAGD._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
kernel: [    0.290298] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 9 devices
kernel: [    0.592224] platform eisa.0: Probing EISA bus 0
kernel: [    0.592225] platform eisa.0: EISA: Cannot allocate resource for mainboard
kernel: [    0.592227] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 1
kernel: [    0.592228] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 2
kernel: [    0.592229] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 3
kernel: [    0.592229] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 4
kernel: [    0.592230] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 5
kernel: [    0.592231] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 6
kernel: [    0.592232] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 7
kernel: [    0.592233] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 8
kernel: [    0.592234] platform eisa.0: EISA: Detected 0 cards
kernel: [    0.994749] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-330)
kernel: [    0.994764] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
kernel: [    0.994766] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
kernel: [    0.994768] ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PAGD._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
kernel: [    1.003201] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 2 (21.10.2013).
kernel: [    1.003202] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
kernel: [    1.007198] i915 0000:00:02.0: vgaarb: changed VGA decodes: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem
kernel: [    1.008143] [drm] Finished loading DMC firmware i915/skl_dmc_ver1_27.bin (v1.27)
kernel: [    1.015015] intel-lpss 0000:00:15.1: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
kernel: [    1.015371] idma64 idma64.1: Found Intel integrated DMA 64-bit
kernel: [    1.019523] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [_SB.PAGD._STA._OSI], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190816/psargs-330)
kernel: [    1.019534] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
kernel: [    1.019536] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
kernel: [    1.019537] ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PAGD._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190816/psparse-529)
kernel: [    1.021306] i2c_hid i2c-ELAN0100:00: i2c-ELAN0100:00 supply vdd not found, using dummy regulator
kernel: [    1.021318] i2c_hid i2c-ELAN0100:00: i2c-ELAN0100:00 supply vddl not found, using dummy regulator
kernel: [    1.058858] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20190822 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
kernel: [    1.064944] ACPI: Video Device [GFX0] (multi-head: yes  rom: no  post: no)
kernel: [    1.068602] acpi device:0f: registered as cooling_device4
kernel: [    1.878751] systemd-fstab-generator[382]: Failed to create unit file /run/systemd/generator/dev-mapper-cryptswap1.swap, as it already exists. Duplicate entry in /etc/fstab?
kernel: [    1.880453] systemd[373]: /lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-fstab-generator failed with exit status 1.
kernel: [    2.969328] systemd[1]: /lib/systemd/system/dbus.socket:5: ListenStream= references a path below legacy directory /var/run/, updating /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket → /run/dbus/system_bus_socket; please update the unit file accordingly.
kernel: [    2.979913] systemd[1]: /lib/systemd/system/vpnagentd.service:10: PIDFile= references a path below legacy directory /var/run/, updating /var/run/vpnagentd.pid → /run/vpnagentd.pid; please update the unit file accordingly.
kernel: [    2.981045] systemd[1]: /etc/systemd/system/teamviewerd.service:9: PIDFile= references a path below legacy directory /var/run/, updating /var/run/teamviewerd.pid → /run/teamviewerd.pid; please update the unit file accordingly.

If there are no other problems with the system, no need to mess with the BIOS. Additionally messing with the BIOS could break your system — SerialGamer, Dec 11 '20 at 20:02
fair point @SerialGamer, and I usually wouldn't care too much about what is raised at startup when everything is normal afterwards but the system repeatedly crashes. I added a paragraph at the end of the question to describe the problem. Thx — Max, Dec 11 '20 at 20:41
Do you see anything noteworthy in /var/log/apport.log or in /var/log/syslog — darth_epoxy, Dec 13 '20 at 06:40
thy @darth_epoxy. I guess not (as far as I can assess this but I am not sure what to look for -- in /var/log/syslog, the other does not exist). A few network and anti-virus warnings/errors but nothing I can link to the BIOS or the startup in general — Max, Dec 13 '20 at 07:10
Well a starting point would be to note the exact date/time of a crash and then search the log for an event at that exact timestamp. Also a big crash would show as a file in ~/var/crash/ but don't be surprised if that directory is empty. — darth_epoxy, Dec 14 '20 at 04:21
@darth_epoxy man are that a bunch of rows. I did my best in narrowing down but I could need some help^^ — Max, Dec 14 '20 at 21:46
Does this answer your question? How to find acpi drivers for specific acpi device / Solving kernel suspend bug — Raffa, Dec 14 '20 at 22:02
No, since I actually did a BIOS update. Interestingly, the error vanished when upgrading to 22.04 — Max, Jul 08 '23 at 08:48
"The problem are not the errors/warnings" Not according to the title, Pleas e fix that or lots of people will ONLY comment on the title. — Rinzwind, Oct 07 '23 at 05:48
Not Sure but can you check your /etc/fstab. There systemd hast maybe a Problem. — nobody, Oct 09 '23 at 20:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 28 '22 at 18:27

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I had the same problem and I went in rescue mode, made some free space and ran apt-get clean. Then I selected the option to boot normally and Ubuntu 22.04 started. Mibi88

answered Sep 28 '22 at 18:27

mibi88

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 24 '23 at 16:40

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I had the same issue, but after investigating, I've concluded that in absence of a real problem, this message is a poorly label "warning".

Based on "dmesg" logging labels, it is an "err" but not an "alert" nor it is "crit(ical)". Ignore it.

answered May 24 '23 at 16:40

3Zr183N

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ACPI BIOS Error messages when booting Ubuntu 20.04

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