There could also be another reason for the high power consumption. A process called "beam.smp" is using constantly a little bit cpu and could prevent it going to sleep and thus power saving state. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/erlang/+bug/750009
So you could check if you have this process and problem too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/777930 Title: High power consumption and general overheat in ubuntu 11.04. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs