Hello, I'm not on the laptop distribution list, but I have an Inspiron 3200 and was having similar problems, sort of. I could not suspend the machine while running with a 2.4.19 kernel, though I could suspend with no problem using 2.2.xx kernels. I decided to check out the Debian laptop archive to see if anyone had the same problem, when I came upon this thread.
Anyway, I fixed my problem by turning off the Dell support in my kernel configuration. I set CONFIG_I8K=m, but then did not load the module. I suppose I could just turn it completely off as well, but I haven't tried that, and since it now works, well... I have enabled power management, but no apci # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI is not set . . CONFIG_PM=y CONFIG_APM=y # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y # CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y # CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set # CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set Perhaps something similar will work for you. cheers. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]