The bluetooth mouse is working fine - no lag or other issues. In fact, it can
work with the default installation!
But getting it to connect the first time is not very reliable. I had to try
it several times. Several times I had to allow the device to talk to the
computer (in some pop-up window) and several times I had to try to set it up
using the bluetooth settings.
I guess it's experiences like this which make my try things over and over
again even though there is no explainable rationale to do so :)
I do not have any battery issues in Trisquel. The question was about a
Macbook Pro, which I also have. Trisquel is installed on my Macbook Air which
has integrated Ivy Bridge graphics only.
However, the battery life is not optimal right from the start. I installed
various packages to monitor and improve battery life. The following is copied
from my Setup Guide:
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Powertop (power usage monitoring)
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:izx/bleeding
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install powertop
Powerstat (power usage monitoring)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colin-king/powermanagement
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install powerstat
TLP Power optimizations (power optimization, this is magic)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install tlp tlp-rdw ethtool
More info:
http://linrunner.de/en/tlp/docs/tlp-linux-advanced-power-management.html
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(Yes, I'm in the process of writing a shell script for all my
post-installation configurations.)
Using powerstat you can monitor the power drain in watts when the battery is
discharging: powerstat -d 1
After having installed the TLP power optimization tools, the watt usage
dropped from about 11 to 8 watts. This is with the wireless USB adapter and
the bluetooth mouse connected! Since my Macbook Air has a 50 WHr battery, I
get 4-5 hours of battery life in Trisquel. That is the same battery life that
I get in OSX. (People that say they get 7 hours of battery life on a
pre-Haswell Macbook Air are *lying*.)
