Yes ! Me and now several others have started threads on more than one mailing list stating that the old Linux power management was bad, but the new systems (APIC and APMD beta 3) REALLY suck !!!
What really intriques me is how Linux is being positioned as the OS for all platforms, and yet locks completely solid on platforms that require any kind of power management that doesn't involve "init 6" !!! I am wanting to deliver a Mandrake 8.2 Linux based laptop system to an important client. This machine will show off Mandrake and Linux to people who have probably not even heard of Linux, or at least certainly not considered using it. I can't deliver it because it locks solid when ever a power management feature is invoked !!! I am seriously faced with having to put a Window$ on to it. This is a real shame, but it is a reality. Owen On Friday 01 Feb 2002 3:05 am, you wrote: > I installed 8.2 beta on a Dell Inspiron 8000. When the screen > attempted to dim the machine powered down. > > With a fresh 8.2 install power management still doesn't work. > apmd is running but any change in power status (unplug for instance) > causes the machine to hand. > > This worked fine in 8.1 > > darrell
