Bug#491355: Laptop intermittent freeze after upgrade to linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 01:36:48PM -0700, ben grindy wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64
> Version: 2.6.25-6
> Severity: normal
> 
> While running my Dell Latitude D830 on battery, after ~30 seconds of not using the mouse or keyboard, attempting to move the mouse will result in a series of 2-second pauses, with about 1/4 second of activity between them (2 second pause, pointer jumps, 2 second pause, pointer jumps).  After two or three of these intermittent pauses, the computer will respond normally until the keyboard/mouse is left for ~30 seconds.
> 
> I first noticed this while listening to music, since anytime after the ~30 second mark, the last played sample will loop infinitely until there is keyboard/mouse activity. 
> 
> I have encountered this issue on a number of distributions, but not Debian until this latest kernel upgrade.  I was running 2.6.24-7 previously.

Does this behaviour still occur with the 2.6.26 based kernel from Lenny?

Cheers,
        Moritz