[ltp] Linux laptops get Centrino inside

[Michelle Klein-Hass]

On Thursday 20 January 2005 02:32 am, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
> Quouting:
>   Karen Regis, manager of mobile programs and promotions at the
> chipmaker said the reason for the change was that with the release of
> the 2.6.8 Linux kernel, the open source operating system's power
> management abilities now meet Intel's requirements for Centrino
> notebook battery life.

That's funny, because Kernel 2.6.8 broke the power manglement for ThinkPad 600 
series and 570 series laptops, and 2.6.9 fixed it.

Was 2.6.8 a good kernel for ACPI but a crummy one for APM, or something?

Puzzled,
Michelle
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