Douglas Atique wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Sony Vaio VGN-N38Z laptop which used to work well for > about 2 hours.
Which build did you use to make your laptop working well for about 2 hours? >However, in the latest SXCE builds (I use > snv_105 now) I have noticed that once disconnected from AC > power, the battery indicator in the Gnome bar starts to > decrease almost like a clock and in about 20 minutes it is > already asking me to recharge. I started suspecting that some > power management-related change is the cause of this behavior > because the laptop has been working warm all the time. > > Can I do something to diagnose a possible problem? If anyone > wants to take a look, I offer my time for testing. Just let me know > what I have to do. > > Cheers, > Douglas Did you enable cpupm(speedstep)? What does powertop say? Thanks, -Aubrey
