Yes, you are right durilka: basically there are some kmodules that enable cpu frequency scaling and the userspace daemons. Therefore is it interesting that removing powernowd the machine still freezes.
!!! Before a few months ago I never experienced such problems: so there must be some commit (possibly to the kernel modules [and some random ACPI code]) that broke my configuration and many others. -- desktop random freezes in feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/131973 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs