[ltp] x61s battery life time

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008, Pete Phillips wrote:
> I am running a 2.6.24 kernel under Gutsy on my X61s with the slimline
> battery, and with the wireless switch off and laptop mode turned on,
> plus running:
> 
>       modprobe -r ehci_hcd uhci_hcd sierra usbserial
> 
> I am getting 11.8 W (2.3 hours) (using emacs to read my emails and
> manage my org-mode lists). 
> 
> However, I can't unload usbcore.  Is it possible to unload the usbcore
> module ? and will it make much difference to my power consumption ?

No, usb-core won't make a difference on power consumption. removing UHCI
does, and EHCI just might make a difference.

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