Comments on: Gain more battery life from your Linux-based laptop with powertop http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: userhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/comment-page-1/#comment-1205027 user Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:36:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15919#comment-1205027 I install this program in my open Suse Linux 11.3 and it work perfect. Command is: open terminal console end write su (super user), your password (if you not in root); then write: yast -i powertop; after install the program configure it - in your choice. Start configuration - write: powertop and choice your configuration. That it !!! I install this program in my open Suse Linux 11.3 and it work perfect. Command is: open terminal console end write su (super user), your password (if you not in root); then write: yast -i powertop; after install the program configure it – in your choice. Start configuration – write: powertop and choice your configuration. That it !!!

]]> By: Power saving tips for a Linux laptophttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/comment-page-1/#comment-983594 Power saving tips for a Linux laptop Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:55:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15919#comment-983594 [...] lasting as long as possible.PowertopI have already covered this topic (see my article “Gain more battery life from your Linux-based laptop with powertop“.) Believe it or not, this little tool will do wonders to gain that extra bit of battery. But [...] [...] lasting as long as possible.PowertopI have already covered this topic (see my article “Gain more battery life from your Linux-based laptop with powertop“.) Believe it or not, this little tool will do wonders to gain that extra bit of battery. But [...]

]]> By: Stephenhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/comment-page-1/#comment-879318 Stephen Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:16:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15919#comment-879318 It certainly was as easy as you said, except now my computer has slowed snail pace. so I guess the question is is the process reversible? I am running opensuse11.1 with KDE desktop It certainly was as easy as you said, except now my computer has slowed snail pace. so I guess the question is is the process reversible? I am running opensuse11.1 with KDE desktop

]]> By: Bogdanhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/comment-page-1/#comment-878052 Bogdan Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:18:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15919#comment-878052 Does powertop run on any HW? As far as I know powertop was designed only Intel's processors. Does powertop run on any HW? As far as I know powertop was designed only Intel’s processors.

]]> By: Nonnyhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/comment-page-1/#comment-876701 Nonny Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:11:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15919#comment-876701 "CURSES-based" program. Uhh... I thought you said it was easy... “CURSES-based” program. Uhh… I thought you said it was easy…

]]> By: LeeNukeshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/comment-page-1/#comment-876199 LeeNukes Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:39:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15919#comment-876199 [quote]Issue the command sudo install powertop.[/quote] Sudo install powertop? You mentioned repositories, so are you missing the apt-get section from this command or is your list of commands missing the download, extraction, compilation and make following make install? Sounds like a handy tool though, I just installed it on my Fedora 12 Alpha laptop. Thanks [quote]Issue the command sudo install powertop.[/quote]

Sudo install powertop? You mentioned repositories, so are you missing the apt-get section from this command or is your list of commands missing the download, extraction, compilation and make following make install?

Sounds like a handy tool though, I just installed it on my Fedora 12 Alpha laptop.

Thanks

]]> By: Links 01/09/2009: Opera 10 and KDE 4.3.1 Released | Boycott Novellhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/01/gain-more-battery-life-from-your-linux-based-laptop-with-powertop/comment-page-1/#comment-875952 Links 01/09/2009: Opera 10 and KDE 4.3.1 Released | Boycott Novell Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:51:31 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15919#comment-875952 [...] Gain more battery life from your Linux-based laptop with powertop If your laptop is running Linux you might not be happy with the battery life you are getting. There are numerous reasons for the possible extra drain on your battery. Some of the biggest issues are: Hard drive spin-downs, interrupts, and power management. Figuring out how to make these adjustments to your kernel (or subsystems) to gain a bit of extra battery life would take more time googling than you would probably prefer. Fortunately there is a single application available to take care of this for you. Powertop is one of those tools every user of Linux on a laptop should have installed – especially if your laptop depends primarily on its battery for life. [...] [...] Gain more battery life from your Linux-based laptop with powertop If your laptop is running Linux you might not be happy with the battery life you are getting. There are numerous reasons for the possible extra drain on your battery. Some of the biggest issues are: Hard drive spin-downs, interrupts, and power management. Figuring out how to make these adjustments to your kernel (or subsystems) to gain a bit of extra battery life would take more time googling than you would probably prefer. Fortunately there is a single application available to take care of this for you. Powertop is one of those tools every user of Linux on a laptop should have installed – especially if your laptop depends primarily on its battery for life. [...]

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