Ubuntu 8.04 ACPI issue with VIA C3 Samuel-based box
Ubuntu 8.04 doesn't handle ACPI as well as 6.06 did on this VIA C3 Samuel-based converted thin client.
With 6.06, the screensaver eventually doesn't just blank the screen but puts it into "power-saver" mode.
And when I shutdown, ACPI turns the box off all the way.
These features used to work in Ubuntu but not in Xubuntu.
Now they don't work in Ubuntu either.
I get a message while booting about "forcing ACPI," which I suspect is a symptom of/clue about the problem.
It's annoying because for this box I've lost functionality going from one Ubuntu LTS to another.
It's also annoying because most other distros — everything from Debian Etch and Lenny to Slackware, Wolvix, CentOS, Mepis, Puppy and even Damn Small Linux handle shutdown with ACPI much better.
So why is Ubuntu doing me this way?
Again, I can't get too mad about it because 8.04 runs so great on my Gateway Solo 1450 laptop ... but a problem is a problem, and I should try to get to the bottom of it.
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