As the bug existed in the mainline kernel, I went back to standard Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to get all security updates etc. I recently installed all upgrades and the situation got worse. Now if I plug in the power cord the system slows down so much that using it comes unbearable.
Running: Linux Latitude-E5420 3.2.0-25-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 23 20:30:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I'll reinstall the 3.4 mainline kernel as it is was a little bit more usable. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998204 Title: Intel chipset driver bug on Ubuntu certified Dell Latitude E5420: connecting power cord makes kworker run amok To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/998204/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
