[ltp] Re: Device i915@pci:0000:00:02.0

Christoph Bier linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:23:49 +0100


Volker Krüger schrieb am 30.01.2009 17:04:

> Christoph Bier wrote:
>> Christoph Bier schrieb am 30.01.2009 15:05:
>>
>>   
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> which device is i915@pci:0000:00:02.0? It's responsible for the most
>>> wakeups if WWAN is disabled.
>>>     
>>
>> Is it the graphics card?
>>
>> $ modinfo i915 | grep descr
>> description:    Intel Graphics
>>
>> Best
>> Christoph
>>   
> Hi Christoph,
> 
> I think so, too!
> 
> This is exactly this i915/DRI module I have all the time be posting
> about :-))

It was your posting that let me assume it's the graphics card. :-)

> Put into the device section of the xorg.conf the NoDRI option and you
> will see that your laptop starts without the i915 and DRI modules and
> saves quite a bit of energy.
> However, then, the resume from suspend fails for me.

And I don't want to work without compiz anymore! :-/ But maybe it's
worth for energy saving when the laptop is on battery. Thanks.

Best
Christoph
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