Re: [e-users] Lowering E17 battery use?

[P P. <pp...@gm...>]

On 04/08/2012 09:45 AM, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 09:35:36AM +0800, P Purkayastha wrote:
>> What modules are you using?
>
> Good question:
> gandalfthegreat:~$ enlightenment_remote -module-list
> Module -- Status
> gadman -- Enabled
> start -- Enabled
> ibar -- Enabled
> ibox -- Enabled
> dropshadow -- Enabled
> clock -- Enabled
> battery -- Enabled
> cpufreq -- Enabled
> temperature -- Enabled
> pager -- Enabled
> mixer -- Enabled
> systray -- Enabled
> backlight -- Enabled
> shot -- Enabled
> syscon -- Enabled
> winlist -- Enabled
> conf -- Enabled
> conf_applications -- Enabled
> conf_dialogs -- Enabled
> conf_display -- Enabled
> conf_intl -- Enabled
> conf_keybindings -- Enabled
> conf_menus -- Enabled
> conf_paths -- Enabled
> conf_edgebindings -- Enabled
> conf_performance -- Enabled
> conf_shelves -- Enabled
> conf_theme -- Enabled
> conf_window_manipulation -- Enabled
> fileman -- Enabled
> conf_interaction -- Enabled
> conf_window_remembers -- Enabled
> everything -- Enabled
>
>> 1. If you use the comp module then your cpu usage will be higher.
>> 2. If you use comp with software rendering then your cpu usage will be
>> even higher.
>
> Sound like I'm not.
>
>> 3. If you use the net module then your wakeups will be very high. Unload
>> the net module if you are on battery.
>
> Looks like I don't have that one either, good.
>
>> In either case, try unloading all extra modules and see if e still has
>> high cpu/wakeups. Typical number of wakeups without net module here is
>> in the range of 1/sec or less.
>
> Ok, so it's one of the ones left above, I'll go through them when I get a chance.
> Or if you know one up there that happens to be bad, I'll try removing that first.
>
> Thanks,
> Marc

Actually, all of those modules are internal e modules. And I don't think 
any of them are bad. Well, you can compare them against my module list 
(some are from the extra modules). And first remove the ones that are 
not in mine. FYI, my e is 2 days old (r69952).

Module -- Status
scale -- Enabled
backlight -- Enabled
clock -- Enabled
cpufreq -- Enabled
pager -- Enabled
systray -- Enabled
net -- Disabled
msgbus -- Enabled
notification -- Enabled
temperature -- Enabled
battery -- Enabled
mixer -- Enabled
xkbswitch -- Enabled
comp -- Enabled
syscon -- Enabled
winlist -- Enabled
conf -- Enabled
conf_applications -- Enabled
conf_dialogs -- Enabled
conf_display -- Enabled
conf_intl -- Enabled
conf_keybindings -- Enabled
conf_menus -- Enabled
conf_paths -- Enabled
conf_edgebindings -- Enabled
conf_performance -- Enabled
conf_shelves -- Enabled
conf_theme -- Enabled
conf_window_manipulation -- Enabled
conf_interaction -- Enabled
conf_window_remembers -- Enabled
everything-places -- Enabled
engage -- Enabled
everything -- Enabled