Where do you get the > 10W number? Not in the sysctl output, and you are running on battery.
On Apr 28 11:53:09, n...@fastmail.com wrote: > I am seeing a lot of power drawn even when nothing is going on on the system > (top shows everything at zero, load average is 0.01). This is even if the > backlight is dim. > > On an Ubuntu Linxu system, i was getting about 3.5-4W when nothing much was > going on. > > Any ideas if it's remediable or where to start digging? > > dmesg.boot attached Trim the dmesg to only contain the actual dmesg. On Apr 28 12:14:47, n...@fastmail.com wrote: > I forgot to mention that I have apmd running in automatic mode. I've also > tried obsdfreqd but it does not seem to have much of an effect on or off. > Here is my `sysctl hw.sensors' output (with obsdfreqd on) > > ```sysctl hw.sensors > hw.sensors.cpu0.temp0=47.00 degC > hw.sensors.cpu0.frequency0=600000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu2.frequency0=700000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu4.frequency0=550000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu6.frequency0=650000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu8.frequency0=450000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu9.frequency0=550000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu10.frequency0=650000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu11.frequency0=600000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu12.frequency0=550000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu13.frequency0=550000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu14.frequency0=550000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.cpu15.frequency0=550000000.00 Hz > hw.sensors.acpibtn0.indicator0=On (lid open) > hw.sensors.acpiac0.indicator0=Off (power supply) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.volt0=15.40 VDC (voltage) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.volt1=14.29 VDC (current voltage) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.current0=0.69 A (rate) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.amphour0=3.01 Ah (last full capacity) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.amphour1=0.30 Ah (warning capacity) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.amphour2=0.09 Ah (low capacity) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.amphour3=0.12 Ah (remaining capacity), WARNING > hw.sensors.acpibat0.amphour4=3.57 Ah (design capacity) > hw.sensors.acpibat0.raw0=5 (battery discharging), OK So you are running on battery, not AC. Where did you get the "10W" ? > hw.sensors.acpibat0.raw1=4 (discharge cycles) Probably not related, but your battery has dropped full charge from 3.57 Ah to 3.01 in four cycles? > hw.sensors.acpitz0.temp0=42.80 degC (zone temperature) > hw.sensors.acpitz1.temp0=40.80 degC (zone temperature) > hw.sensors.acpitz2.temp0=41.80 degC (zone temperature) > hw.sensors.acpitz3.temp0=38.80 degC (zone temperature) > hw.sensors.acpitz4.temp0=31.80 degC (zone temperature) > hw.sensors.softraid0.drive0=online (sd1), OK > ```