[ltp] Maximum Battery Capacity of an T60 under Linux

[Andreas Billmeier]

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:04:21 +0200 "Laurent Gilson" <pumpkin@gmx.de> wrote:

> Look at /proc/acpi/processor/CPU/power. Does the bus master activity drop  
> to 000...000 if you do nothing ? 

Yes, it does.

> Do the cores reach C4 or deeper ?

Yes. I saw C3, C2 and C1.

> For all i know even 2.6.17 cannot do these two things (unless you unload  
> USB and wireless). Windows can (there is a patch released 4-6 months after  
> CoreDuo was launched). I think of that as a problem.

usb and wirdeless are turned on (and are both used) in this setup.

t60p:/proc/acpi/processor/CPU0 # uname -a
Linux t60p 2.6.17.3-default #6 SMP Thu Jul 6 22:57:50 CEST 2006 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux t60p:/proc/acpi/processor/CPU0 #

> There was also the problem with switching off unneeded PCIe lanes if the  
> gfx is idle. Does the most recent fglrx do that ? (i didn´t check the last  
> release yet,... anyone ?)

sorry, don't know how to check this.
My battery lasts about 3-4 hours while doing relaxed business jobs,
mostly outside use with no screen dim possible

present:                 yes
design capacity:         84240 mWh
last full capacity:      85970 mWh
battery technology:      rechargeable
design voltage:          10800 mV
design capacity warning: 4298 mWh
design capacity low:     200 mWh
model number:            92P1131
serial number:             402
battery type:            LION
OEM info:                SANYO

ys
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