No, for modern CPUs the power difference between being idle and
executing instructions is greater than the amount saved by reducing the
frequency of the processor. It generally makes sense to run as fast as
possible in order to return to idle faster.
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I've heard a lot of reports of horrid battery life in Ubuntu compared to
Windows XP. Isn't defaulting to "ondemand" when unplugged the issue?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the default settings in Windows
XP are "ondemand" when on AC and "powersave" when unplugged. "ondemand"
is extremely
Loom: yup, I think there's a bug somewhere for "move the initscript
currently in 'powernowd' to a new package with a proper
/etc/default/foo" configuration. Could you open a new bug for that if
you can't find it.
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I just got aware that powernowd isn't used anymore. I always used '-m 2'
like Kai and would prefer 'conservative' governor. But the only way to
change it, is to edit the init-script. That's not a big issue but it's
not the clean way. I would prefer to set an option in
/etc/default/powernowd to sele
powernowd (0.97-1ubuntu5) edgy; urgency=low
* Use ondemand if possible
* Switch back to performance if powernowd is stopped
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** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: gnome-power-manager => powernow
We now use ondemand on hardware that supports it.
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released
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Support for cpufreq scaling is present in g-p-m CVS head.
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Now this is happening in the HAL layer thanks to Holger Macht, this is
something that will be configurable in gnome-power-manager really soon.
Watch my blog for progress.
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