[ltp] Perfect timing!! ( ..hibernate/restore problems with recent distros )

[bhaskins]

On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 06:05 -0700, bhaskins@chartermi.net wrote:
>> FWIW Ubuntu 10.4 has been a total wipeout for me on my older Thinkpads
>> ( I have several ).
>> Hibernation just goes out crashingf into the woods, requiring a power
>> down to get back.
>> Wireless won't handle anything over a few seconds long without a
>> disconnect.
>> This has been this way since the beta and seems to be set in stone.
>>
>> The last six versions were fine, I/m doing this on 9.10.
>> 10.4 is OK on several desktops.
>>     
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So, after no improvement after several updates and a reinstall to 10.10,
I started to try other distros.
A new Fedora 14 install seemed to be going well and then when rebooting 
after some updates
the screen started flashing and then went blank.
My first thought was that F14 had somehow "bricked" my TP, but later, on 
a external monitor it was quite clear that the ccfl picked that exact 
moment to die.

Is anyone having good hibernate/restore cycles on any of the recent distros?
I don't know if this only applies to older TPs, but it seems to be a 
problem in the kernel.