This problem has been solved in kernel 2.6.20. I opened a bug in the kernel bugzilla and they solved it (it took almost a year). Previous kernel leave the HP nx74XX laptop series in a "bad state" which locked ACPI functions (even suspend and resume now works).
-- ACPI battery status is not updated after boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/69109 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
