Hi, I recently installed FreeBSD 7.1 on my laptop, replacing Arch Linux
and I noticed a significant drop in my battery life (from ~3 hours to
~1.5 hours). I realize that Linux has their "tickless" kernel, which I
am sure explains the difference, but my question is... is there
anything I can do in FreeBSD right now to improve this? And is there
going to be any work done the kernel to allow the hardware to enter into
a low-power state for an extended period of time?
My laptop is an Acer Travelmate 4100 which has the following hardware:
- Pentium M 1.6 GHz processer
- 2 GB RAM
- integrated video/sound
- 802.11bg / bluetooth
I'm somewhat of a minimalist and don't use X11. I've disabled the
bluetooth adapter, but frequently use my wireless adapter (intel
pro/2200bg). Does anyone have any suggestions that could potentially
extend my battery life?
Thank You,
Shawn
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