[ltp] T41p: APM & ATI fglrx

[Didrik Pinte]

Le ven 25/06/2004 à 18:05, Charles Gillet a écrit :
> I thought that another reason to use fglrx was because it knew how to 
> throttle back the graphics chips so the cooling fan wouldn't be buzzing 
> all the time ... and not using as much battery.  Can someone on the list 
> say definitively that this is or is not the case?  I *think* I'm getting 
> longer battery life with fglrx, but don't unplug all that often.
> 
> 
> -charles

On my R50, suspend works well with fglrx. It is right that the fan is
working less using fglrx ! I've seen a real difference using fglrx
instead of radeon. In terms of battery life, I do not think it's really
true.

Didrik