Hi Joe, On Tue, 2012-04-03 at 12:09 -0700, Joe Emenaker wrote: > So, I multi-boot my Dell Inspiron Studio 1537 with Windows 7, Debian, > and Backtrack (which is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian)... > > Windows 7 gets the best battery life out of all of them. I've tried to > get better fan control and sensor data in Debian, but, as I recall, the > prober from lm-sensors never seems to find a way to control my fans, > etc. And, on Backtrack, the fans are on pretty high constantly. As a > result, my battery life is noticeably worse with Debian and Backtrack. > > Can anyone share any secrets or tips they have with getting better fan > control or cpu-throttling or battery life on this line of Dell Inspiron > Studio's (the 153x, series)? >
This is not specific to Debian or any distribution, try "Laptop Mode Tools" [1], also here [2] you can find reach set of general advises for better power management under linux. Happy tweaking, Ivan [1] http://samwel.tk/laptop_mode/ [2] http://www.lesswatts.org/ > - Joe > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1333526851.27162.3.camel@iivanov-desktop
