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9 cell battery now 60% last 4.37 h
 
9 cell battery now 60% last 4.37 h
  
Idle consumtion after this tipps: 11-13 watts before th tipps i used 30-35 watts
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Idle consumption after these tips: 11-13 watts, before the tips I used 30-35 watts
  
I use the ATI Card with the fglrx drivers, unfortunatelly the have no option to save power.
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I use the ATI Card with the fglrx drivers, unfortunately they have no option to save power.
  
 
I use powernowd, Gudiance Power manager and KDE4.2 powerdevil.
 
I use powernowd, Gudiance Power manager and KDE4.2 powerdevil.
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== Let's start: ==
 
== Let's start: ==
  
Stop deamons you don't need with rcconf
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Stop daemons you don't need with rcconf
  
 
Set wlan and bluetooth off (hardware switch)
 
Set wlan and bluetooth off (hardware switch)
  
Deaktivate the touchpad.
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Deactivate the touchpad.
  
 
== My Bios Settings: ==
 
== My Bios Settings: ==
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Modem off
 
Modem off
  
//have to look up other things//
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Wake on lan off
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Flash over lan off
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Serial port off
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Always USB off
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CdromSpeed silent
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Virtualisation off
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Dockingstation off
  
  
 
== Script to save power ==
 
== Script to save power ==
  
This script reduce the power consumtion to 13-16 watts
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This script reduce the power consumption to 13-16 watts
  
 
Save this script as '''/etc/rc.local''' and do chmod +x on it
 
Save this script as '''/etc/rc.local''' and do chmod +x on it
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The script:
 
The script:
  
[http://de.pastebin.ca/1397516 think_powersave]
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[http://de.pastebin.ca/1397527 think_powersave]
  
 
== Modify the xorg ==
 
== Modify the xorg ==
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Modify like this:
 
Modify like this:
  
Section "Device"
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Section "Device"
 
         Identifier  "Configured Video Device"
 
         Identifier  "Configured Video Device"
 
         Driver      "fglrx"
 
         Driver      "fglrx"
......
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......
 
         Option      "DynamicClocks" "true"
 
         Option      "DynamicClocks" "true"
 
         Option      "PowerState" "1"
 
         Option      "PowerState" "1"
 
         BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
 
         BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
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EndSection
  
 
and
 
and
  
Section "Monitor"
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Section "Monitor"
 
         Identifier  "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-1"
 
         Identifier  "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-1"
 
         Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
 
         Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
 
         Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
 
         Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
 
         Option      "DPMS" "true"                               
 
         Option      "DPMS" "true"                               
EndSection
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EndSection
  
 
== Use powernowd==
 
== Use powernowd==
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Then modify '''/etc/default/powernowd'''
 
Then modify '''/etc/default/powernowd'''
  
with this parameters(add after -q with a space after q):
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with these parameters(add after -q with a space after q):
  
-m 2 -l 20 -u 70 -s 300000
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-m 2 -l 20 -u 70 -s 300000
  
 
==Powerdevil settings==
 
==Powerdevil settings==
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screen:
 
screen:
  
Screen Brighness 75 %
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Screen Brightness 75 %
  
 
enable display power management
 
enable display power management
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cpu:
 
cpu:
  
scaleing: userspace
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scaling: userspace
sheme: powersave
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scheme: powersave
  
==Gudiance PowerManager==
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==Guidance PowerManager==
  
 
Lock screen after resume
 
Lock screen after resume
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==Blacklist==
 
==Blacklist==
  
echo "blacklist pcmcia" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
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echo "blacklist pcmcia" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
  
echo "blacklist yenta_socket" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
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echo "blacklist yenta_socket" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
  
Well good luck and have fun i think if you use the intel card you can additionally save 3-5 watts
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Well good luck and have fun I think if you use the Intel card you can additionally save 3-5 watts

Latest revision as of 19:13, 29 September 2009

Hi

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Basic information

I have Thinkpad T400 WC8......

9 cell battery now 60% last 4.37 h

Idle consumption after these tips: 11-13 watts, before the tips I used 30-35 watts

I use the ATI Card with the fglrx drivers, unfortunately they have no option to save power.

I use powernowd, Gudiance Power manager and KDE4.2 powerdevil.

4 Gig RAM 2.26 GHz 250GB/5400

Hibernate and suspend work (sometimes, crap fglrx driver)

Let's start:

Stop daemons you don't need with rcconf

Set wlan and bluetooth off (hardware switch)

Deactivate the touchpad.

My Bios Settings:

Bluetooth off

Modem off

Wake on lan off

Flash over lan off

Serial port off

Always USB off

CdromSpeed silent

Virtualisation off

Dockingstation off


Script to save power

This script reduce the power consumption to 13-16 watts

Save this script as /etc/rc.local and do chmod +x on it

Then modify /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsetup

and add:

exec /etc/rc.local

before exit 0

The script:

think_powersave

Modify the xorg

Modify like this:

Section "Device"
       Identifier  "Configured Video Device"
       Driver      "fglrx"
......
       Option      "DynamicClocks" "true"
       Option      "PowerState" "1"
       BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

and

Section "Monitor"
       Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-1"
       Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
       Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
       Option      "DPMS" "true"                              
EndSection

Use powernowd

install powernowd

Then modify /etc/default/powernowd

with these parameters(add after -q with a space after q):

-m 2 -l 20 -u 70 -s 300000

Powerdevil settings

Powersave Profile Settings:

general: Disable Composite

Dim after 1 min

Idle for +20 min shutdown

Lid: lock screen

any Button: Show logout dialog

screen:

Screen Brightness 75 %

enable display power management

standby 3 min suspend 6 min power off 8min

cpu:

scaling: userspace scheme: powersave

Guidance PowerManager

Lock screen after resume

Battery Powered:

Brightness 75%

drops below 10 min --> shutdown idle more than XXX do nothing cpu freq: dynamic (changed from powernowd then) Lid: lock screen

Blacklist

echo "blacklist pcmcia" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
echo "blacklist yenta_socket" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Well good luck and have fun I think if you use the Intel card you can additionally save 3-5 watts