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 sensitive to CPU usage, so basically, as long as the computer isn't completely idle, the CPU will run at max speed, even when doing mundane stuff like browsing the web or doing word processing. That eats up your battery life extremely quickly.
I am running an old Pentium M 1.8 GHz that throttles to 600 MHz on "powersave". I have no issues whatsoever playing videos (even H.264 video) and music without skipping in Windows XP. Thus, I strongly suggest Ubuntu default to "powersave" mode when a laptop is unplugged. If that is unacceptable, at least use "conservative". As it is, laptop users who don't know how to manually change the governor setting will likely shy away from Ubuntu due to short battery life. -- Use 'ondemand' cpufreq governor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/13610 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
