as a workaround for this problem on my sony netbook, I used the gconf-
editor to change the behaviour of the gnome-power-manager. I set the key
/apps/gnome-power-manager/actions/critical_battery from "suspend" to
"nothing". I will have to pay attention to the battery myself now, but
at least I can
On my sony vaio vpcw11s1e, I can confirm this bug. unplugging the power cord in
gnome makes the system go to standby. I just bought the computer and put Ubuntu
9.10 on it (fresh standard install of the final version):
kirs...@vaio:~$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.31-14-generic (bui...@rothe
