I managed to install and run the mainline kernel (3.17). With it the battery discharge rate is dramatically down, about half of what it is with kernel 3.13 (~ 15W), but still above what it was with Ubuntu 12.04. Also, with kernel 3.17 it seems the automatic screen dimming is not working.
Cheers. ** 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/1347539 Title: Abnormally high battery discharge rate on Lenovo T420 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1347539/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs