[03:06] <jldugger-tablet> how's feisty looking atm? usable?
[03:06] <Burgundavia> jldugger-tablet: yes
[03:06] <jldugger-tablet> seems either the latest edgy kernel update or the alsa module upgrade screwed up audio recently
[03:06] <jldugger-tablet> err
[03:07] <jldugger-tablet> my alsa upgrade, not the upgrade
[03:07] <jldugger-tablet> trying to decide whether to upgrade or keep edgy and fix alsa
[03:07] <jldugger-tablet> more like "un fix"
[03:08] <jldugger-tablet> since the whole point was to get jack sense working and that appeared to have failed
[03:08] <jldugger-tablet> [17179585.560000]  snd_timer: disagrees about version of symbol snd_info_register
[03:09] <jldugger-tablet> i tried apt-get --reinstall install linux-image-2.6.17-10-generic but it persists =/
[03:09] <jldugger-tablet> where does alsa hide?
[03:10] <jldugger-tablet> maybe i'll just upgrade and see if that samba + gstreamer thing is fixed
[03:18] <jldugger-tablet> Burgundavia, hmm. the #ubuntu+1 topic kinda indicates the opposite =/
[10:27] <Whoopie> Hi, anybody here who own a ThinkPad T43 or R52? We, some users from ##ibmthinkpad, are interested if we could enable AHCI mode with a modded BIOS. And perhaps, you have some experience.
[10:27] <mdke> I have a T43
[10:28] <mdke> a T43-1871, to be precise
[10:28] <mdke> no idea what you're talking about though, sadly
[10:29] <Whoopie> ah, nice. The T43/R52 has an ICH6M SATA controller. It supports AHCI mode or "compatibility mode". AHCI uses the ahci kernel module, the other one ata_piix.
[10:29] <mdke> right
[10:29] <Whoopie> for newer TPs like T60, it's possible to switch theses modes in BIOS. But not at the T43/R52.
[10:29] <mdke> not sure which is mine
[10:29] <mjg59> In theory, you can
[10:30] <mjg59> But there's no real reason to
[10:30] <Whoopie> no? I thought, AHCI has better power management.
[10:31] <mdke> my battery life is terrible these days. dunno if it has just got worse with Edgy, or if the battery is running out
[10:31] <mjg59> No, the available chip capabilities are pretty much identical
[10:31] <mjg59> mdke: Your machine is decently old by now?
[10:32] <mdke> mjg59: relatively yeah. is it a year and a half since I got it?
[10:32] <mdke> something like that
[10:32] <mdke> it's had good use as well
[10:32] <jldugger> mdke, at least on edgy, gnome's power time estimation doesn't seem very linear
[10:33] <jldugger> despite there being a VERY linear graph of charge vs time
[10:33] <mdke> ah. Well, tbh, with these gpm icons, I have never got a clue where my battery is at, until it's about to fail
[10:33] <Burgundavia> jldugger: that is likely due to ACPI reporting its charge left in a bogus manner
[10:33] <Burgundavia> mdke: you are not the only who finds the icon confusing
[10:33] <mdke> the question I'd ask is if there is someone who doesn't find em confusing
[10:34] <jldugger> i thought the bat stat monitor came with an optional time?
[10:34] <Burgundavia> bat stat !- gpm
[10:34] <jldugger> it would probably better though to have green till halfway, orange for under half till some critical battery
[10:35] <mdke> is a year and a half considered about time for the battery to start wearing out?
[10:35] <jldugger> mdke, how long is the battery lasting
[10:35] <jldugger> ?
[10:35] <mdke> about an hour, i guess. not really sure
[10:36] <Burgundavia> gpm can you tell total charge and reference charge
[10:36] <Burgundavia> or, at least, it could
[10:36] <mdke> oh wow, cool
[10:36] <mdke> I'll have to do some testing
[10:36] <Burgundavia> appears to have vanished in .17
[10:37] <jldugger> i vaguely recall there being a report of battery status uner "information"
[10:37] <jldugger> with things like total mAh or whatever the unit is
[10:37] <mdke> btw, mjg59, have you got a couple of minutes?
[10:38] <Burgundavia> yes, but that appears to have vanished
[10:39] <jldugger> maybe they decided ACPI was lying
[10:39] <jldugger> ;)
[10:39] <jldugger> in too many cases
[10:39] <Whoopie> mjg59: what's the benefit of AHCI then?
[10:40] <mjg59> Nothing terribly specific
[10:43] <Burgundavia> mdke: ah, right, left click on the battery icon and choose your battery
[10:43] <mdke> Burgundavia: nothing happens
[10:43] <Burgundavia> should get a notifcation icon with the information
[10:44] <mdke> no
[10:45] <mdke> right click, power history, looks interesting though
[10:46] <jldugger> Burgundavia, edgy or feisty?
[10:46] <Burgundavia> feisty
[10:46] <Burgundavia> left click
[10:46] <jldugger> im thinking he doesnt have feisty
[10:46] <jldugger> given that he complained about edgy in particular
[10:46] <Burgundavia> jldugger: his blog said he just upgraded
[10:47] <mdke> I get the battery if I left click, but selecting it does nothing
[10:47] <jldugger> ok then. /me notes to check planet more often in the future
[10:47] <mdke> another one not reading my blog
[10:47] <mdke> they are everywhere
[10:48] <Burgundavia> file a bug then
[10:48] <Burgundavia> it should be giving you a notification window
[10:48] <mdke> noted
[10:48] <mdke> brb