[ltp] Possible solution to ACPI power drain with 2.6.10

Bob Alexander linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:15:09 +0100


Tino Keitel wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 23:02:47 +0100, Michele Lamarca wrote:
> 
>>Hello everyone,
>>there's a possible solution from Jürg Billeter, on
>>http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3022.
>>
>>He suggests to remove the CONFIG_PPC_PMAC condition in
>>drivers/video/aty/radeon_pm.c. Doing so, he reduces the power drain
>>of his T40p.
>>
>>This works for me. On my T40 (radeon 7500) power drain went from 2.7
>>W to 0 .8 W
> 

Unfortunately my T40 with Radeon 9000 (M9) keeps on draining around 5W 
per hour in ACPI sleep :(

I just ekiminated the #define of the CONFIG_PPC_PMAC in the source ... 
was that enough ?

Thank you,
Bob