-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andrew McNabb wrote:
> I recently ran powertop on a laptop and noticed that the webcam and > bluetooth devices (both of which are connected via an internal USB hub), > are always on. They are both sucking power, and the webcam is also > hitting the CPU with a constant stream of interrupts. Since I'm not > using them, I would love to disable these devices. > > So far I have tried unloading the kernel modules, which didn't work, and > blacklisting them so they can't load in the first place, which also > didn't work. Unfortunately, the BIOS is limited and doesn't give any > options for disabling specific devices. > > Has anyone run into this problem before? How do you turn off a USB > device without snipping the wires? Why not just unplug the devices since you're not using them anyway? Brandon Stout Stout Hosting LLC -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAklBnVsACgkQx0pgn74qrcKEiwCgwavcqlEteVp93r+eiPxxXJmL QzIAnAsX/bh/biFlejuoC+3tOHeWitMr =xQ5R -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
