Laptop Install Problem (ACPI)

[Paul Sladen]

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, R S Gill wrote:

Hello Gill,

> Am trying to install Ubuntu Warty on my HP ze4502us.
> With "noacpi", the installation can begin but the laptop becomes unstable and
> shuts itself off randomly. The laptop also gets very hot very quickly.

This machine has software-controlled power-management.  You need ACPI to be
running and with the correct modules running otherwise there's nothing to
tell the fans to start.

Keybuk knows -all- about this... ;-)

	-Paul
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