Still it would be better to correct this rather simple bug. A few things in /proc/sys/vm are set wrongly, apparently by laptop-tools. The corrections suggested in the wiki are rather complicated.
My 8.04 is kept updated, with settings close to the defaults. On AC I have: > cat /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs /proc/sys/vm/dirty_ratio > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_ratio 0 500 3000 40 10 On battery it is: > cat /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs /proc/sys/vm/dirty_ratio > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_ratio 2 30 30 60 1 -- dirty writeback set longer when on ac than battery https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241590 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs