Hi there!
I have a Toshiba Laptop l630 (new model !, Intel i3 proc., ati radeon 4500 HD with 512 MB ...) and I have mounted Slackware 13 and windows seven as well.
What I have notice is that, running with batteries, with Slackware I can work for, more or less, 2 hours and , with Windows, more or less, 3/4 hours !!
What I have done is to read and set up trick and tips found in lesswatts.org, but
While the Linux power consumption may be up on recent kernels depending upon your hardware configuration, there's a few known but not too commonly used tweaks for reducing your system power consumption and extending your battery life when using Intel integrated graphics on your favorite Linux distribution.
I have just switched to #!
I'm testing the following script, in /etc/pm/power.d. Can you help me to test? This baby was adapted from here: http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/11954#!/bin/sh
# A script to enable laptop power saving features for #! & Debian GNU+linux.
# http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/11954
# Bus list for runtime pm.
Just a short Tutorial today. It’s surprising how many people do not know this. To change the hostname under Linux, open a terminal window. Type the following code.
sudo nano /etc/hosts
and change the text to your new hostname. Changes will take effect on Restart.
Just did a couple of tests on my unrooted Galaxy S2 i9100 running ICS 4.0.4. You see, I'm using Juice Defender Ultimate and I've noticed it enhance my battery life. But the problem is Apps cannot underclock the CPU without root access.
I was scrolling around the Galaxy S2 settings and it occurred to me that two options for power saving is present.
Powertop, a tool for detecting power wasters under Linux, is about to make a generational jump: version 2.0 provides improved diagnostic options and a redesigned user interface. It also offers a simple, manual way of enabling numerous power-saving features that can noticeably extend the battery life of notebooks.
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Generally, I use 01FTP for updating and changing the website, but to be honest that is rather slow and I much prefer having all my programs to do editing available.
For a brief amount of time Linux did rule a small segment of the Linux Industry, the Netbooks. ASUS, ACER, MSI and many others had a favour of their netbook in the market sporting an Intel Atom processor and running one of their own customised versions of Linux.
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