Comment 13 for bug 89269

>Bart Samwel:
>FWIW, in Debian I solved this by removing the acpi-support logic for laptop mode tools completely

That is the quick way to fix it, exactly what I have on my laptop.
Though I think that in the long run would be better to do it the other way around: remove enabling/disabling based on battery/ac power/lid from laptop_mode and let it just handle disks.

Since you are the mantainer of laptop_mode what do you think? Would not it simplify the laptop_mode code and config file a lot (no more need of enabled/disabled/allowed to run and stuff like that)? Would not it all be more flexible and coherent (on some laptops one could activate disk powersaving with a button, for examble)? Would it take much work or is it just a matter of deleting code here and there?

I am glad you are following this, just like I am the the first issue got fixed.