Hi!

> > > > You should have /proc/acpi/battery/*/state ; it shows current power
> > > > consumption.
> > > 
> > > Yes, that works. Cool :-)
> > 
> > Good... so how much power is it saving for you?
> 
> Nothing USB:
> present rate:            1874 mA
> 
> Mouse in use:
> present rate:            2031 mA
> 
> Sleeping mouse:
> present rate:            1933 mA

> Much less spectacular, but it clearly has an effect.

Okay, the "magic" only works on uhci, and when your machine has no
other usb devices. Having small machine and minimum backlight helps,
too.

                                                                Pavel
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