Same problem Mythbuntu (Xubuntu) 11.04 AMD64.
A work around to get going without HAL polling:
Edit (as su):
/etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/hal-polling.conf
from:
CONTROL_HAL_POLLING="auto"
to:
CONTROL_HAL_POLLING="0"
then:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure laptop-mode-tools
Same problem Mythbuntu (Xubuntu) 11.04 AMD64. mode/conf. d/hal-polling. conf HAL_POLLING= "auto" HAL_POLLING= "0"
A work around to get going without HAL polling:
Edit (as su):
/etc/laptop-
from:
CONTROL_
to:
CONTROL_
then:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure laptop-mode-tools