Alex I searched the Ubuntu forums and couldnt find any info. I am going to post my problem and see if anyone has experienced the same problem.
This must be an ACPI or power management issue. Power Management for the R31 under any Ubuntu is a bit flakey, but it seems newer versions have changed something. Just installed 9.10 over 10.10 (wiping first of course) and it is all running very well even on battery - albiet a dodgy battery. For now I am happy with 9.10. It is very nice and until I get a resolution will have to do. Simon On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Alex Austin <[email protected]>wrote: > This would be something to search and post to the Ubuntu forum about. I > don't know what kernel versions 9.10 and 10.10 use off the top of my head, > or if there have been any changes to the ACPI driver that may affect this. > Someone there probably would, though. > On Jan 8, 2011 7:01 AM, "Simon Royal" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > This is a follow up to my email earlier today regarding my battery issues > in > > Ubuntu 10.10. (see it below). > > > > I am writing this from within Ubuntu 9.10 Live CD off the battery. OK, so > > the battery is still not charging properly but this is a battery issue > and > > has the same probs under XP. > > > > Under 10.10 if I booted up off the battery or pulled the plug while it > was > > on it would hang the machine, but it isnt doing it under 9.10. This at > least > > gives me a bit of hope that it isnt hardware related or a problem with my > > ThinkPad more of a Ubuntu issue. > > > > Can anyone shed any light on this. I might just go ahead and install 9.10 > > over 10.10 - at least then I could run it off battery. > > > > Simon > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > Hi > > > > I am trying to get round a problem with ThinkPad R31 running XP and > Ubuntu > > 10.10 > > > > The battery is a bit flakey and it doesnt always show the correct time > left, > > so the light will flash telling me it is running out of battery but it > will > > run for about 60 mins doing this. Not a huge problem but I have bigger > > problems in Ubuntu. > > > > It will not run off battery. If I boot it on battery once it gets into > > Ubuntu it will hang and the scroll lock and caps lock light flash. Also > if I > > boot on AC adapter and then pull it out it does the same. > > > > It doesnt do this in XP. So while the battery is a bit flakey this is > more > > of a problem with Ubuntu specifically. > > > > I have tried editing the boot options in grub - adding acpi=off - but > that > > stopped the machine booting. It just showed a load of text of screen and > > wouldnt go any further. I managed to remove the line and restored grub. > > > > I really would love to resolve this. It is the one thing stopping me from > > using Ubuntu all the time. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Simon > > > > -- > > > > --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: > > http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. > > > > --- IBM ThinkPad R31 running Ubuntu 10.10 & Windows XP Home. Apple > > PowerBook G3 'Pismo' running OSX 10.4. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini > > Pro running 2.1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: > > http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. > > --- IBM ThinkPad R31 running Ubuntu 10.10 & Windows XP Home. Apple > > PowerBook G3 'Pismo' running OSX 10.4. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini > > Pro running 2.1 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > -- --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. --- IBM ThinkPad R31 running Ubuntu 10.10 & Windows XP Home. Apple PowerBook G3 'Pismo' running OSX 10.4. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro running 2.1 _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
