This bug still affect natty narval, so was for me. After n-th kernel recompile, i've noted down what step could be followed for do it: -- sudo apt-get install linux-source
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install build-essential sudo apt-get install kernel-package sudo apt-get install gcc sudo apt-get install libncurses5 sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev sudo apt-get install libqt3-mt-dev cd /usr/src sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.32.tar.bz2 sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.32 /usr/src/linux cd /usr/src/linux sudo patch -p1 < /pathto/patch sudo patch -p1 < /pathto/patch_ec sudo make menuconfig sudo make-kpkg clean //i've dual core export CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=2 sudo fakeroot make.kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-by-luca kernel-image kernel-headers //go to drink some beers cd .. //enabling vesa splash ?? echo vesafb | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/modules echo fbcon | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/modules sudo dpkg -i *.deb sudo update-initramfs -c -k 2.6.32-by-luca sudo update-grub sudo reboot -- NOTE: change kernel version and path with your own. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578506 Title: [Kernel] ACPI: EC: input buffer is not empty, aborting transaction To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/578506/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs