Comments on: Intel Powertop is great (with a twist) http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/ Realization of self in a digital world Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Tom Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:42:58 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/#comment-26 About the fglrx thing: I had that same issue. I added Option "NoDRI" to the "Device" section. Took it right out. :D So maybe you can go fglrx driver. I think DRI is needed for 3D acceleration, though (Which I don't use :P ) About the fglrx thing: I had that same issue. I added

Option “NoDRI”

to the “Device” section. Took it right out. :D So maybe you can go fglrx driver. I think DRI is needed for 3D acceleration, though (Which I don’t use :P )

]]> By: Justino Santos http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Justino Santos Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:56:28 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/#comment-25 WoW, interesting study, not only because you have performed it (the patience, the patience...) but also because you shared it with us (the patience doubled!). Great study, and interesting to know that WiFi ON/OFF button is really useful when you don't need WiFi. Rafael, there are times when you do not need the wireless, for instance, when you are on the train, when you have a ethernet connection lying around or when you don't have any WiFi coverage. WoW, interesting study, not only because you have performed it (the patience, the patience…) but also because you shared it with us (the patience doubled!). Great study, and interesting to know that WiFi ON/OFF button is really useful when you don’t need WiFi.

Rafael, there are times when you do not need the wireless, for instance, when you are on the train, when you have a ethernet connection lying around or when you don’t have any WiFi coverage.

]]> By: Alfredo Matos http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Alfredo Matos Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:16:26 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/#comment-24 Well, i guess it does in a way. This is what I do on my free time. So I am getting things done even on my hobbies. Who said GTD was just for work :) ? Well, i guess it does in a way. This is what I do on my free time. So I am getting things done even on my hobbies. Who said GTD was just for work :) ?

]]> By: Diogo Gomes http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Diogo Gomes Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:03:35 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/#comment-23 nice study... lenghty and complete! but does it relate to your previous post :) ? nice study… lenghty and complete!

but does it relate to your previous post :) ?

]]> By: Alfredo Matos http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Alfredo Matos Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:53:31 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/2007/09/28/intel-powertop-is-great-with-a-twist/#comment-22 Removing all the modules was just a test case, to isolate the *evil* modules. But, if you check the <em>UPDATE</em>, that is just changing fglrx into vesa, and running powertop (with wireless disconnected but not removed). Bringing wireless up will bring about 30 wakeups more, so if you are mostly idle and powersaving, than there is a real advantage as far as i can see it. From 150-300 wakeups, to 40 (with wireless) seems like a big deal to me. Removing all the modules was just a test case, to isolate the *evil* modules. But, if you check the UPDATE, that is just changing fglrx into vesa, and running powertop (with wireless disconnected but not removed). Bringing wireless up will bring about 30 wakeups more, so if you are mostly idle and powersaving, than there is a real advantage as far as i can see it. From 150-300 wakeups, to 40 (with wireless) seems like a big deal to me.

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