[Bug 2088414] Re: Dell Alienware sysytem reports error of dell_smbios in demsg

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Noble)
Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
Dell Alienware sysytem reports error of dell_smbios in demsg

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in linux-oem-6.11 package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in linux source package in Noble:
Triaged
Status in linux-oem-6.11 source package in Noble:
Fix Committed

Bug description:
The launchpad bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2084808

is supposed to fix two issues:

errors in dell_wmi_sysman
errors in dell_smbios

But it ended up only fixing the first issue, remaining the second
issue unfixed.

This launchpad bug fixes the second issue.

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[Impact]
A Dell Alienware system reports an error message in dmesg after booting up:

dell_smbios: Unable to run on non-Dell system

[Fix]
Applying a patch from upstream linux help fix the issue:
a36b8b84ac43 platform/x86: dell-smbios-base: Extends support to Alienware products

[Test Plan]
1. Boot to Ubuntu OS
2. Launch $ sudo dmesg
3. Check if the error message is gone

[Where problems could occur]
May cause regression

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