Comment 10 for bug 1174169

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Alan Pater (alan-pater) wrote :

I fixed this on my laptop by:

1) Plugging into a higher quality AC wall socket. (I was connected via a long extension cord.)
2) Adding "processor.ignore_ppc=1" to kernel boot command line.

See here: http://www.woolie.co.uk/article/dell-laptop-stuck-800mhz-linux-fix/