diff --recursive -u ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
--- ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c	2018-02-03 11:05:43.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c	2018-02-07 15:51:28.786502597 -0500
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
 	}
 
 	ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Hardware did not enter ACPI mode"));
+printk("%s:%d faking ACPI mode\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE);
 }
 
diff --recursive -u ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
--- ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c	2018-02-03 11:05:43.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c	2018-02-07 15:51:35.126557868 -0500
@@ -168,12 +168,16 @@
 
 	status = acpi_read_bit_register(ACPI_BITREG_SCI_ENABLE, &value);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+printk("%s:%d faking ACPI mode\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
 		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_LEGACY);
 	}
 
 	if (value) {
 		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
 	} else {
+//printk("%s:%d faking ACPI mode\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+//		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
 		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_LEGACY);
 	}
 }