From: Nick H. <li...@gm...> - 2007-08-29 23:43:14
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On 30/08/2007, Kai Weber <kai...@gl...> wrote: > * Nick Hoffman <li...@gm...>: > > hi guys. after reading that article about Con Kolivas retiring from > > kernel hacking, i wondered if his patch set would help us at all with > > lowering power consumption. i ran powertop for a bit, applied his > > patches, rebooted, and ran powertop again.# > > Did you test the avivo drivers, too? > > Regards Kai > -- > * http://www.glorybox.de/ > PGP 1024D/594D4132 B693 5073 013F 7F56 5DCC D9C2 E6B5 448C 594D 4132 i've never tried the avivo driver, and unfortunately don't plan to any time soon because... i've decided to give MacOS X a go for a month. i'm tired of GNU/Linux only working 80-90% on my MBP C2D. i don't like how MacOS is closed-source and not nearly as configurable as GNU/Linux, but sometimes you need to give some to get some back. by "only working 80-90%", i refer to things like: -about 10% of my suspends-to-RAM freeze, forcing me to do a dirty shutdown by holding the power button for 5 seconds. -i still can't get the iSight to work. -i still can't get the mic to work. -abysmal battery life. -slow resume-from-RAM, boot-up and shutdown speed compared to MacOS X. -very high fan usage and high heat is worrying with respect to the laptop's longevity. =( i'll let you guys know what i think after a month of MacOS X. so far, the lack of keyboard shortcuts in context menus is annoying, but Quicksilver is unbelievable: http://docs.blacktree.com/quicksilver/what_is_quicksilver cheers, Nick |