Help! new install, Systemd-sysctl.service status= failed and when booting, it says: failed to start Apply Kernel Variables

[Sunless]

Fresh install. lenovo thinkbook
this is what I get when I do:

sudo dmesg -l emerg,alert,crit,err

[    0.161353] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PC00.HGSL], AE_NOT_FOUND (20200925/psargs-330)
[    0.161358] ACPI Error: Skipping While/If block (20200925/psloop-427)
[    0.167662] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS01._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167665] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167668] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS01._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167670] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167673] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS02._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167675] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167677] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS02._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167679] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167682] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS03._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167684] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167686] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS03._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167688] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167691] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS04._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167693] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167695] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.TXHC.RHUB.SS04._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167697] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167700] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS01._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167702] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167704] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS01._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167706] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167840] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS02._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167842] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167844] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS02._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167846] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167849] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS03._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167851] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167853] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS03._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167855] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167925] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS04._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167927] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167929] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS04._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167930] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167934] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS05._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167935] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167937] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS05._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167939] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167942] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS06._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167944] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167946] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS06._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167948] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167951] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS07._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167952] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167955] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS07._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167956] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167959] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS08._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167961] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.167963] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS08._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.167965] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168100] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS09._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168102] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168104] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS09._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168106] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168238] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS10._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168240] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168242] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.HS10._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168244] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168377] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS01._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168379] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168381] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS01._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168383] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168386] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS02._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168388] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168390] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS02._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168392] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168395] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS03._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168396] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168399] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS03._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168400] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168403] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS04._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168405] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168407] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS04._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168409] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168412] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS05._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168414] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168416] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS05._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168417] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168421] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS06._UPC], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168422] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.168424] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_SB.PC00.XHCI.RHUB.SS06._PLD], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dswload2-326)
[    0.168426] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.169292] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PC00.I2C0.TPD0], AE_NOT_FOUND (20200925/dswload2-162)
[    0.169294] ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.169316] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PC00.I2C0.TPL1], AE_NOT_FOUND (20200925/dswload2-162)
[    0.169318] ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.170043] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0], AE_NOT_FOUND (20200925/dswload2-162)
[    0.170045] ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
[    0.373017] pci 0000:00:07.0: DPC: RP PIO log size 0 is invalid
[    1.512554] systemd[1]: Failed to start Apply Kernel Variables.

[bogdancovaciu]

@Sunless

Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PC00.HGSL], AE_NOT_FOUND

Check if there is a newer BIOS for your device, make sure you disabled Secure Boot/Fast Boot, check with different kernels, try some custom ACPI kernel boot parameters

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