Same problem Mythbuntu (Xubuntu) 11.04 AMD64. A work around to get going without HAL polling: Edit (as su): /etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/hal-polling.conf from: CONTROL_HAL_POLLING="auto" to: CONTROL_HAL_POLLING="0" then: sudo dpkg-reconfigure laptop-mode-tools
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