powersave=0 works for me too on my T500. Regarding the battery drain: this is totally screwed up because of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/524281 anyhow for me. I get good battery with the modified kernel from there.
-- [Intel GM45] Irregular sync flashes on 8086:2a42 (Needs i915.powersave quirk) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538648 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp