Try installing jupiter or CPU-freq controller. It may help you. But, please note that, jupiter won't work with Debian. I am not sure of Backtrack, because, it was stable with Ubuntu.
On 4/4/12, Ivan T. Ivanov <iiva...@mm-sol.com> wrote: > > 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 > > -- ♥ (¨`·.·´¨)♥ ♥`·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)♥ Heal the ♥(¨`·.·´¨)¸.· ♥ Pain of your Heart `·.¸.·´ ®oshan http://special-one.co.cc -- 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/caldchfh9mrdhetgom5pkfftygt2kuayl3nk_urdretrbuzk...@mail.gmail.com
