[QUOTE] Oooh, you're doing a lot better than me. Currently struggling with Suse 8.2 [1], ACPI power management and my compaq laptop.[/QUOTE] Which laptop? Only, I had a hell of a job initially getting SuSE to behave on my Compaq Evo 410c 'cause of ACPI related "fun". Not 100% fixed to my liking yet, however, I seem to have cured its penchant for powering-off at random intervals.