Some notable CPU users from that file: 16:57 0:42 /usr/lib/snapd/snapd 16:57 3:01 /usr/sbin/preload -s /var/lib/preload/preload.state 16:57 0:30 [irq/125-iwlwifi] <--- this is the Intel Wifi driver 16:57 0:21 /usr/bin/tor --defaults-torrc /usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc -f /etc/tor/torrc --RunAsDaemon 0 16:58 0:30 /usr/bin/gnome-shell
But I can't see any very high power users so maybe we're looking in the wrong place. And maybe we need to be more scientific about this... To be more scientific about the problem we need to display the current power usage in watts. You can do that using either 'sudo powertop' or in the Power Statistics app looking at your battery information. Next, now that you can see the exact power usage watts, try changing things like running a different shell. For example Unity: sudo apt install unity-session You may also then want to try different kernel versions (older and newer) and compare the power usage of those: https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1795342 Title: High Power Consumption Status in The Ubuntu Power Consumption Project: Incomplete Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Hi, I am running Ubuntu on Thinkpad. I am facing battery back up issues on both 18.04 and 18.10 versions. Before that I was running Ubuntu 16.04 with a normal back of almost 4 hours ( 2 Sony Batteries with normal back up of up to min of 6 hours on Linux Mint 19) and when upgrading to 18.04 it reduced to 3 hours max on normal usage and less than 2 hours on heavy use. I tried installing Unity session on 18.04/10, the back up increased. I think it is Gnome doing the mess. --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DisplayManager: gdm3 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-02 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3) Package: gnome-shell 3.30.1-2ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-11.12-generic 4.18.12 Tags: cosmic Uname: Linux 4.18.0-11-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-power-consumption/+bug/1795342/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
