tips & tricks for the Non-PhD

[Graham Smith]

Thanks

I don't believe powertop makes a suggested on acpi wakeup, at least not
on these systems. It is listed in the tips and tricks.

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regards

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: Vadim Peretokin <vperetokin at gmail.com>
To: Graham Smith <gps1539 at gmail.com>
Cc: power at bughost.org
Subject: Re: tips & tricks for the Non-PhD
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:17:35 -0400

Won't pressing the button that powertop suggests do that for you? (at
least I think it does...)

On 10/21/07, Graham Smith <gps1539 at gmail.com> wrote:
        Firstly I want to thank every involved in this. I am a techno
        geek and 
        also an environmentalist.
        
        I would like to suggest we provide an easier to follow guide for
        non
        geeks who want to reduce the power their computers are using. My
        wife
        teaches at a non profit school. They use Linux and they would
        like to do 
        their part to reduce global warming. However they are completely
        baffled
        by tips like this
        
        "interrupt
        acpi is taking 15-20 wakeups.
        Setting /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THZN/polling_frequency to 0
        instead of 2 
        solves this."
        
        Sorry to pick on this one item, but most tips are very hard to
        follow
        unless you have a BS in computer science. I had to google search
        this
        one myself, so not much chance of a 2 grade teacher following
        this. 
        
        It would be great if someone could spend a few cycle and add
        some text
        on how to enact the guidance.
        
        
        
        great work
        
        
        Graham
        
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