...yes, really...although it wasn't directly caused by the Linux kernel itself. It has more due to the fact the Linux distribution is responsible for configuring ACPI power management settings and many Linux distributions don't change the defaults. [...and the software packages that can adjust the default settings were not installed by default on ( Read more... )

It looks like my computer's hard drive is on its last leg. Over the weekend it started making that horrid "clunk, clunk, clunk, screeee, clunk" sound. I've been able to copy all the files I had been working on over to the old P166 I've been using for file storage. It still hasn't completely failed and seems to have quit making those noises as of ( Read more... )