fresh install fixed this. Having to wipe out a whole system and completely re-download Ubuntu seems silly, especialy since I used the exact same package list, but it's solved my problem for now. Really would like to know the root cause though. My full current config posted at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1515186
-- [Acer Aspire 1410 (2009 netbook)] Battery Life Significantly less than in Windows (and worse in Lucid than in 9.10) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562043 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
