Naturally I suggest too, the updating of the tools to their current/latest versions. This in order to be fully compatible and well working also with current hardware - so for the newest cpu, like newer Intel I3/5/7 model, Ivy Bridge and Haswell series, it's mandatory using their current versions. Or we may risk that with latest laptop series something goes wrong...
2014-08-28 18:18 GMT+02:00 Raphaël Jadot <[email protected]>: > Very interesting idea if it may solve the issue we have heard too much > complains about, which is too much power consumption for OpenMandriva Lx > 2014. > Maybe the best thing would be checking if the current used PC is a > notebook, and in that case, propose for the use of the Power Savings tool. > Or even (but I don't know if it's doable) monitoring tool that would > propose this solution if the processor becomes too hot. Sometimes some even > small destkop computer (or old computer) fans make too much noise when they > activate at some temperature to cool the processor. > > > 2014-08-28 17:08 GMT+02:00 Nicolò Costanza <[email protected]> > : > > If we add these Power Manager programs to om2014.1: >> it should be also better to have the current versions... >> >> >> - laptop-mode-tools, we currently have >> laptop-mode-tools-1.61-2-omv2014.0.noarch is rather old >> >> http://www.samwel.tk/laptop_mode/changelog >> I can see a new and improved 1.6.4 from the changelog >> >> >> >> - powertop, we currently have: >> powertop-2.4-1-omv2013.0.x86_64 >> >> https://01.org/powertop/downloads >> I can see a new and improved 2.6.1 from the changelog >> >> >> >> --- >> Regards, >> NicCo >> - >> >> >> Il Giovedì 28 Agosto 2014 16:46, Nicolò Costanza <[email protected]> >> ha scritto: >> >> >> To Benatto: >> Good idea, checking if PC is a portable and in this case propose for >> installing the rpms >> >> This may be also a script to add into OM Welcome >> - Try improve Power Saving in your Portable device >> clicking on this item, rpms get installed >> >> or something to user easy activate it as its desire >> >> - >> >> >> Il Giovedì 28 Agosto 2014 15:42, Nicolò Costanza <[email protected]> >> ha scritto: >> >> >> Hi >> >> >> Since few day, I have installed In my Ultrabook (Intel Core2), two >> packages: >> >> - laptop-mode-tools >> - powertop >> >> and those are lowering my power consumption by an average 25% >> I am wondering if was the case to have these installed in the ISOs >> >> >> More Info: >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop_Mode_Tools >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/powertop >> >> >> --- >> thanks, >> bye, NicCo >> - >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
