[ltp] hangs with laptop-mode and madwifi

[Brad Langhorst]

On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 15:02 -0800, Justin Mason wrote:
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> Hey all --
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> Just wondering -- I've received a couple of mails from people running
> into what they think is this bug:
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>     https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6108
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> (quick summary: "/usr/sbin/laptop-mode" + madwifi + ath0 up + running from
> battery + short period of inactivity followed by activity = sudden hang
> with the "drive active" light lit.)
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> Is anyone else seeing this problem?  Ubuntu and (as far as I know) Debian
> use laptop-mode to spin down the disks when on battery; Ubuntu is planning
> to use it by default for laptops in their next release.

i don't see this on my system t40 madwifi, ubuntu hoary ath0up on
battery. changing usage pattern

but i use xfs so laptop mode may not be as effective for me...

brad