2.6 Kernel

[Kreg Steppe]

Charles E Taylor IV wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:04:42 -0500
> Kreg Steppe <kreg at virtual1.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Has anyone else had the problem, while running the 2.6 Test10, with the 
>>mouse having a slight pause from time to time? I found that it was the 
>>battery applet (for my notebook) I guess polling for batter status. Can 
>>anyone shine some light on why is that?
> 
> 
> You don't specify the make/model of the notebook, but I had a similar
> problem with one of my IBM Thinkpads (a 240) that was resolved by
> upgrading the BIOS.  The problem showed up under 2.4 kernels - haven't
> tested a 2.6 yet.  The laptop/mouse would freeze for a split second when
> polling the battery. A BIOS update from IBM's web site fixed it.
> 
I guess I should have provided that info... I have a DELL C600. I 
haven't looked for any bios updates yet, but that is an idea.

Everything works perfect under 2.4.
Kreg