It is not possible: the powertop version available in Lucid does not have the code to report the usage power of devices. And newer versions of powertop require new kernels, so I would end up testing it against the kernel available in Precise.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1213719 Title: [Samsung NP900X3D-A03IT] Powertop shows 100% Device Usage for audio codecs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1213719/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs