> What do you mean by "Debian's power management"? I suppose I meant a kernel coming with stable version of Debian. If I would have a choice I would prefer a stable version of Debian without major tweaks. I'm teaching couple classes at local uni so I do not want to break something during the presentation :-)) I guess it is unlikely even with testing version but one never knows :-))
thanks On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:00 AM, Jochen Schulz <m...@well-adjusted.de> wrote: > Lubos Rendek: >> >> Can anyone suggest a notebook which would be a perfect choice for >> installing Debian in terms of hardware support and power management. I >> do not need anything fancy what I'm more concerned about is that it >> should have VGA out, long battery life and easy to carry. > > I am running sid on a Thinkpad X200 (12" with standard size keyboard, > 1.5kg). The medium sized six-cell battery lasts about 4-5.5 hours, but > there are nine-cell batteries as well. > >> At the moment I'm thinking about IBM thinkpad X60 as a right choice >> but I'm not sure about the Debian's power management for this type of >> laptop. > > What do you mean by "Debian's power management"? Debian doesn't do > anything special. The most important part is to use a current kernel. > 2.6.33 brought a noticeable drop in power usage on my system. But you > might have trouble running such a recent kernel on a lenny system. > > J. > -- > I think the environment will be okay. > [Agree] [Disagree] > <http://www.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/data_enter2.html> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkunzEMACgkQ+AfZydWK2zn5xQCfeKBjcr3qGul9Bn5iKrk8tsMt > 5QwAoJnJ89hpAs4VbO7PM9eACuVTaspM > =kK9d > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- http://www.linuxconfig.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/7d2c465d1003221919k785d987bgd198c730431b7...@mail.gmail.com
