(In reply to comment #18)
> Can you try this with a more recent kernel? E.g. 2.6.35-rc6? Ubuntu has some
> bleeding edge kernel packages to make that easier...
you are right, the lid close&open issue is fixed in kernel 2.6.35-rc6.
I built kernel from -git head,
$ uname -a
Linux gateway 2.6.35-rc6-next-20100728+ #2 SMP Wed Jul 28 06:57:40 EDT 2010 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.27GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
(In reply to comment #18)
> Can you try this with a more recent kernel? E.g. 2.6.35-rc6? Ubuntu has some
> bleeding edge kernel packages to make that easier...
you are right, the lid close&open issue is fixed in kernel 2.6.35-rc6.
I built kernel from -git head,
$ uname -a rc6-next- 20100728+ #2 SMP Wed Jul 28 06:57:40 EDT 2010 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.27GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Linux gateway 2.6.35-
$ git log bf68b78de0be410 805fbdc4f5
commit 1068a69ac1475dc
dmesg is full of,
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded
intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP power or thermal limit exceeded