diff -up linux-2.6.26.noarch/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c.jx linux-2.6.26.noarch/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
--- linux-2.6.26.noarch/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c.jx	2008-07-13 17:51:29.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.26.noarch/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c	2008-08-12 14:21:39.000000000 -0400
@@ -81,18 +81,18 @@ static int __init blacklist_by_year(void
 
 	/* Doesn't exist? Likely an old system */
 	if (!dmi_get_date(DMI_BIOS_DATE, &year, NULL, NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "no DMI BIOS year, "
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "no DMI BIOS year, "
 			"acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n" );
 		return 1;
 	}
 	/* 0? Likely a buggy new BIOS */
 	if (year == 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "DMI BIOS year==0, "
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "DMI BIOS year==0, "
 			"assuming ACPI-capable machine\n" );
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (year < CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "BIOS age (%d) fails cutoff (%d), "
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "BIOS age (%d) fails cutoff (%d), "
 		       "acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n",
 		       year, CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR);
 		return 1;
