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Power conservation settings with Ubuntu?

by Igiveup2 May 17, 2007 4:16AM PDT

I have a dual boot Vista/Ubuntu setup on a Toshiba A135 notebook computer. Part of my motivation for Ubuntu was to have a lighter system than Vista available that would hopefully conserve the battery better. It hasn't turned out that way so far. The battery life is about the same as with the "balanced" setting in Vista. Are there additional power settings available with Ubuntu other than the ones on the pulldown menu, or would this be a command line adventure suitable only for advanced users?

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Do you have the laptop mode tools?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 17, 2007 4:25AM PDT
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Looks like the right direction.
by Igiveup2 May 17, 2007 5:04AM PDT

Listed under Hoary, applicable to Feisty?

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Hold on.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 17, 2007 5:13AM PDT
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Thanks for the help.
by Igiveup2 May 17, 2007 8:06AM PDT

Looks like I've got some reading to do.

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