On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 12:53:37PM +0200, Joachim Schiele wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > when i plug the powercable into the laptop and start it it's running quite > nice but when i use the batteries only it freezes up very short after boot-up. > for example while it's starting samba. i'm only able then to turn off power > and reboot and i never got it completely running with batteries :P > i only can use it under linux with the powercalbe plugged. > > does someone have the same problem?
I have a laptop that's prone to freezing, but I'm pretty sure mine's a hardware problem -- It's better if I refrigerate it before booting it, which would imply a loose connection somewhere. But it's more likely that your kernel & bios disagree about power settings. You might try compiling the kernel with APM support (or turn it off if it's on), and also try turning off power-saving features in the BIOS. Jon Leonard
