[ltp] what to use to save battery

Adrian Bastholm linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:41:06 +0200


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I would suggest as much RAM as possible to eliminate disk activity, console
mode (not in X) and seeing over the power states (C2-C3 being low power
states, try cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU/*). One could shut off the
backlight. See that the network interfaces are powered off if not used.

On 9/5/06, Florian Manschwetus <florianmanschwetus@gmx.de> wrote:
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> Martin Lorenz wrote:
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> > I just wondered how I could reduce energy consumption on my X60s.
> > what software do you all use to make your thinkpads run longer on
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> > power?
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> > is there maybe a page which gives a good overview?
> > any experiences with different tools?
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> > thank you
> >   mlo
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> > Dipl.-Ing. Martin Lorenz
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I would suggest as much RAM as possible to eliminate disk activity, console mode (not in X) and seeing over the power states (C2-C3 being low power states, try cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU/*). One could shut off the backlight. See that the network interfaces are powered off if not used.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/5/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Florian Manschwetus</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:florianmanschwetus@gmx.de">florianmanschwetus@gmx.de</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Martin Lorenz wrote:<br>&gt; -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>&gt; Hash: SHA1<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I just wondered how I could reduce energy consumption on my X60s.<br>&gt; what software do you all use to make your thinkpads run longer on battery
<br>&gt; power?<br>&gt;<br>&gt; is there maybe a page which gives a good overview?<br>&gt; any experiences with different tools?<br>&gt;<br>&gt; thank you<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; mlo<br>&gt; - --<br>&gt; Dipl.-Ing. Martin Lorenz<br>&gt;
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They that can give up essential liberty<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to obtain a little temporary safety<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; deserve neither liberty nor safety.<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benjamin Franklin
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; please encrypt your mail to me<br>&gt; GnuPG key-ID: F1AAD37D<br>&gt; get it here:<br>&gt; <a href="http://blackhole.pca.dfn.de:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&amp;search=0xF1AAD37D">http://blackhole.pca.dfn.de:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&amp;search=0xF1AAD37D
</a><br>&gt;<br>&gt; ICQ UIN: 33588107<br>&gt; -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>&gt; Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux)<br>&gt;<br>&gt; iD8DBQFE/TdgR1ITOvGq030RAtUmAJ9LwFFDj8Rh/iXM5TQc5ZAJHZxp6QCeIY5/<br>&gt; 6NJVbbH99NKZjGMbvjfgmyg=
<br>&gt; =Eal5<br>&gt; -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br><a href="http://thinkwiki.org">thinkwiki.org</a><br><br>florian<br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>I would change the world, but they won't give me the sourcecode

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