Thank you friends for your suggestions... The tricks suggested by Shino Jacob is working.. Now I am getting a battery life of 2.5 hr
* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Midhun M E-mail : mid...@prl.res.in Junior Research Fellow midhun....@gmail.com Geosciences Division Phone : +9179-26314270 Physical Research Laboratory 26314263 Ahmedabad - 380009 Mobile : +919662735356 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * On 18 December 2011 12:18, <ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm/topics > > - Power management in Ubuntu 11.10 <#1344fed98cc2e48c_group_thread_0>[4 > Updates] > > Power management in Ubuntu > 11.10<http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm/t/a159def77bb385> > > midhun <midhun....@gmail.com> Dec 16 11:50PM -0800 > > Dear friends, > > I am using Ubuntu 11.10 on Lenovo Ideapad Z570 laptop. After > installing Ubunut 11.10 my battary life has been reduced to 2 hours. > (Previously I got around 3 hr battery life, even now I am getting more > than 3 hrs in windows) . Is there anyway to fix this problem? > > > > > Syam Krishnan <sya...@gmail.com> Dec 17 01:59PM +0530 > > On 12/17/2011 01:20 PM, midhun wrote: > > installing Ubunut 11.10 my battary life has been reduced to 2 hours. > > (Previously I got around 3 hr battery life, even now I am getting > more > > than 3 hrs in windows) . Is there anyway to fix this problem? > > Have you tried updating to the latest kernel? There used to be some > Linux kernel regression that caused higher power usage. If I remember > right, it will be fully fixed in a future release only. > > Regards, > > Syam > > > > > JeevZ <jeevan...@gmail.com> Dec 17 05:42PM +0800 > > reducing screen brightness would be a good work around > * > :-- > WiSheS FoR YoUr WoRk AnD LiFe <http://www.cyberbeams.com> > Jeevachaithanyan Sivanandan <http://www.jeevanism.wordpress.com> > LinuxHouse DotNet Sdn Bhd <http://www.linux-house.net> > +60102780263 <http://www.cyberbeams.com> > FB <http://www.facebook.com/jeevanism> - > Orkut<http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile?uid=922246880915630975&rl=t> > - Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/jeevanism> - > Blog<http://www.jeevanism.wordpress.com> > !!Its Better to be Blessed With Nothing Than Cursed with Blessings!! > > * > > > > > > > Shino Jacob <shinoja...@gmail.com> Dec 18 10:23AM +0530 > > add pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 to > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT > in /etc/default/grub > then run > sudo updat-grub > > restart > you will get your battery life back > but there is a catch, it will affect your graphic capabilities a > little bit. > i didnt try latest kernel, so cant comment on that. > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > ilug-tvm. > You can post via email <ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send<ilug-tvm+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>an > empty message. > For more options, visit <http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm/topics>this > group. > > -- > "Freedom is the only law". > "Freedom Unplugged" > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
