[gutsy beta] laptop immediately shuts down when reaching gdm

[Matthias Niess]

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.22

Problem: The Laptop turns power off when reaching GDM. Sometimes it is possible to log in, but then it shuts down (unclean) during the start of Gnome.

Reproduce: Happens on a laptop with a messed up DSDT (i.e. no correct battery detection). Previously (feisty) Ubuntu assumed that there was no battery present and the laptop was an power cord. Now it assumes it is on battery on the battery is on 0%.

Temporary fix (for me): boot laptop with acpi=off and blacklist battery.ko.

There are alot of laptops with broken DSDTs (and no fixes for them) so if someone with a similar setup as mine (Toshiba M30X-122) does an upgrade, they are stuck with a broken system. I think this is unwanted behavior. For further information please advise me, what you need.

[Dennis Dirdjaja (dcd-ditsch)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 137538, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Beginning with the Hardy Heron 8.04 development cycle, all open Ubuntu kernel bugs need to be reported against the "linux" kernel package. We are automatically migrating this bug to the new "linux" package. However, development has already began for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. It would be helpful if you could test the upcoming release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . If the issue still exists, please update this report by changing the Status of the "linux" task from "Incomplete" to "New". We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Thanks!