Questions tagged [powertop]
The powertop tag has no usage guidance.
6
questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
6
votes
0
answers
3k
views
How to debug tick_sched_timer high power usage?
My tick_sched_timer is using a lot of power, this is the output of powertop:
The battery reports a discharge rate of 24.7 W
The power consumed was 516 J
The estimated remaining time is 3 ...
2
votes
0
answers
183
views
Bluetooth won't work after running powertop -c
I'm on Manjaro Linux.
I ran powertop -c, and after the calibration process, my bluetooth stoped working.
Here are the ouputs of somme commands I ran:
$ lsmod | grep bluetooth
bluetooth ...
2
votes
0
answers
283
views
How do I disable devices to conserve power?
I run ArchLinux on a Lenovo G series and downloaded powertop and it says that USB bluetooth and "USB device: Lenovo EasyCamera" are drawing a lot of power. While it advised I implement these rule:
...
1
vote
0
answers
444
views
Huge power drain since I switched from Windows to Linux
I have just recently installed Linux aside from Windows on my Huawei Matebook X Pro, but faced significantly less battery life than on Windows. When I switch to Windows I get around 10 hours while ...
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Linux - Make powertop tweaks only temporary
I use ubuntu linux. I usually have 6hrs of battery life. However I'd like to squeeze in more.
I'm afraid to use powertop because I don't know if the tweaks are permanent or last until reboot.
How to ...
-1
votes
0
answers
47
views
What does the wakeup tab actually do on Powertop in Linux?
What does the wakeup tab actually do on Powertop in Linux?
I tried experimenting a bit with alternating the states, between enabled and disabled, and couldn't figure it out.
edit: i did try reading ...