[Bug 7612] Laptop freezes after unplugging power

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------- Additional Comments From mjuliuss at online.no  2005-04-26 12:44 UTC -------
(In reply to comment #6)
> Are you sure this is the same bug? You say they freeze when the power isn't
> plugged in. 
> Mine only does it when you start the machine with the power plugged in, then
> unplug it. 
> If you start without power from the beginning, it's fine.

For me it's both, and disabling laptop_mode fixed the problem. Don't you think
it got enough similarity to be in the same bug report?


> I suspect it's caused by a buggy Dell BIOS, so it shouldn't be the default to turn
> laptop_mode off. If specific models can be found, perhaps a blacklist?
> However it nevered happened with any kernels I had before Ubuntu (including 2.6
> ones).

Never for me either, but I did not use laptop_mode. Did you? I got  this problem
on my
Acer TravelMate 620 to, not just my brothers Dell.

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