=== techmik is now known as techmik|away [01:11] darn rrva is gone, was going to suggest lowering the 'Synaptics Noise Cancellation' property depending on how "different" it feels [01:13] oh 1.4->edgers, thats not the problem then === techmik|away is now known as techmik === soreau_ is now known as soreau === dzan|away is now known as dzan [12:21] tseliot, I think I know what is the problem with fglrx ... Even if I select dgpu with aticonfig, when I try to start Xserver, it PowerXpress is starting igpu :) === dzan is now known as dzan|away [13:01] Milos_SD: but does X segfault in your case? [13:04] tseliot, yes... same errors as last time [13:05] I can change from integrated to discreat graphics with aticonfig tool, but when I start X, it alweys wants to start integrated (even if I selected discreat) [13:07] and maybe the real problem is this error: (EE) Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section. === yofel_ is now known as yofel [13:12] Milos_SD: I'm not really sure about that. A screen section shouldn't be required at all [13:20] first it loads intel module, then after that error it unloads it, and then powerXpress is selecting intel graphics, and xserver segfault at the end ... === techmik is now known as techmik|away === dzan|away is now known as dzan === dzan is now known as dzan|away [16:37] bryceh: is https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/604994 still a problem? [16:37] Launchpad bug 604994 in linux (Ubuntu) "Automatically unblank after hibernate (affects: 1) (heat: 2)" [Undecided,Triaged] === soreau__ is now known as soreau [18:34] Sarvatt, yep looks like it works [19:20] Sarvatt, are there power issues with snb hardware? [19:21] bjsnider: more details....? [19:21] it's bugabundo's laptop. dying after less than 3 hours [19:22] dying how? [19:22] brand new [19:22] like battery running out? [19:22] power suckage [19:22] yes [19:22] houdy [19:22] what laptop? i'm guessing a hybrid [19:22] Sarvatt: hi [19:22] dell vostro v131 [19:22] intel hd3000 ONLYT [19:22] FernandoMiguel: boot with i915.i915_enable_rc6=1, big power savings :) [19:22] it's not hybrid, only snb [19:22] adding that to kernel and rebooting [19:23] i suggested it could be snb, and i guess i might be right [19:23] GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet i915.i915_enable_rc6=1" [19:23] how long _should_ the battery last? shows how much i know about laptops [19:23] pcie_aspm=force too [19:24] depends on the system! [19:24] yeah but he's using the 3.2 kernel already [19:24] and how big a battery you got.. [19:24] I grepped COS for 915 , nothing [19:24] Sarvatt: 6 cells. [19:24] lasts 9h on windows 7 64bits [19:24] i wonder what graphics driver they use then [19:24] <3 h in ubuntu [19:24] 4h in chromiumos [19:24] bjsnider: boot a vm and check [19:25] it's dead quick [19:25] they have all kind of images [19:25] and it boots in 5 secs [19:25] i meant in your case [19:25] humm [19:25] how can I see? [19:25] no idea [19:25] without a termimal [19:25] how did you find out what kernel you were using? [19:25] I have one [19:26] well, lsmod [19:26] Host F1 [19:28] FernandoMiguel: seriously though, try GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1" and sudo update-grub, should make a big difference on that thing [19:28] bjsnider: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/112892/Screenshot%20at%202011-11-28%2019%3A27%3A59.png [19:29] I always ALWAYS forget update-grub2 [19:29] rebootng [19:29] brb [19:30] it's probably stuck at 800mhz gpu frequency 100% of the time and enabling rc6 will fix it if its anything like the vostro 3750 i've got here, looks exactly the same except that one uses a ULV celeron cpu === dzan|away is now known as dzan [19:33] ok [19:33] better [19:33] MUCH better [19:33] 4:30 [19:33] Sarvatt, is there any portable computer that's been made recently that you don't have in front of you? [19:33] and I'm at 80% bat [19:33] it's probably stuck at 800mhz gpu frequency 100% of the time and enabling rc6 will fix it if its anything like the vostro 3750 i've got here, looks exactly the same except that one uses a ULV celeron cpu [19:33] but boot was way slower, and login blew on me [19:34] FernandoMiguel: said that after you disappeared, sorry [19:34] can watch -n 1 'sudo grep CAGF /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_cur_delayinfo' to watch the gpu clock speeds change [19:34] Sarvatt: I got i7z [19:34] pretty useless for you [19:34] and powertop [19:34] that celeron doesnt have turbo boost [19:34] was talking about gpu clock speeds [19:35] this is an i5 2nd gen [19:35] ahhh gpu [19:35] soorrrryyyyy [19:35] oh sorry, i looked up vostro v131 and it was only offered in celeron [19:35] nope [19:36] CAGF: 650MHz [19:38] x86_energy_perf_policy -v 'powersave' [19:38] thats another little trick if it works [19:38] In grup? [19:38] nope in a terminal [19:38] wait... that's a scalator [19:38] I rather have it ondemand [19:38] would love to limit it to 2.3GHz and turn off turbo mode [19:39] oh nah this is a sandybridge specific tweak to adjust turbo boost policy [19:39] powersave makes it less likely to jump to higher clock speeds [19:39] cool [19:39] apt-get install linux-tools-common [19:39] instaling [19:40] # x86_energy_perf_policy -v 'powersave' [19:40] x86_energy_perf_policy_3.2.0-2 not found [19:40] You may need to install linux-tools-3.2.0-2 [19:40] catche 22 [19:40] FernandoMiguel: on oneiric using precise kernel? [19:40] just install linux-tools-3.0.0-13 [19:40] and sudo x86_energy_perf_policy_3.0.0-13 -v 'powersave' [19:40] instead [19:41] Linux Bostro 3.2.0-2-generic #4-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 25 10:47:30 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [19:41] todays update [19:41] # sudo x86_energy_perf_policy -v 'powersave' [19:41] x86_energy_perf_policy_3.2.0-2 not found [19:41] You may need to install linux-tools-3.2.0-2 [19:41] I'm on root...... [19:41] # x86_energy_perf_policy_3.0.0-13 -v 'powersave' [19:41] No command 'x86_energy_perf_policy_3.0.0-13' found, did you mean: [19:41] Command 'x86_energy_perf_policy_3.0.0-11' from package 'linux-tools-3.0.0-11' (main) [19:41] x86_energy_perf_policy_3.0.0-13: command not found [19:41] sudo apt-get install linux-tools-3.2.0-2 [19:42] whats that say [19:42] anyway this isnt a big deal, thats a very minor tweak [19:42] The following extra packages will be installed: [19:42] libdw1 [19:42] ~# x86_energy_perf_policy -v 'powersave' [19:42] CPUID.06H.ECX: 0x9 [19:42] cpu0 msr0x1b0 0x0000000000000006 -> 0x000000000000000f [19:43] Sarvatt: are this permanent or on boot? [19:43] woohoo it worked, you were at performance mode [19:43] per boot [19:43] humm [19:43] 4h24 now [19:44] Battery 0: Discharging, 80%, 03:42:53 remaining [19:44] LOL indicators and acpi don't agree [19:45] it takes 3-4 minutes before powertop numbers are reliable when it has to estimate [19:46] The battery reports a discharge rate of 15.7 W [19:46] Usage Device name [19:46] 37,1% CPU use [19:46] 23,9% Display backlight [19:46] FernandoMiguel: turn screen brightness down? :P [19:46] it's at 20% [19:46] the darn thing always boots at 100% [19:47] no way to change it :( [19:48] Sarvatt: anymore tweeks? [19:48] FernandoMiguel: ok so they quote 9.5 hours for that thing, but thats only in the configuration with the 17w 1.1ghz celeron CPU [19:48] would love to see this go up above 8h [19:48] Sarvatt: nope... I can do more than 8h on windows [19:49] never left I die, but I'm sure it goes above 9h easily [19:49] windows 7 should be relatively power-hungry [19:49] with wifi off [19:49] i dont understand how, thats a small battery [19:49] 5 hours really sounds right for that thing [19:49] it does :) [19:49] I did 8h on it [19:50] whats the last full capacity in cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info ? [19:50] ~$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info | pastebinit [19:50] http://paste.ubuntu.com/752887/ [19:51] last full capacity: 5695 mAh [19:51] i get 8 hours on an e6420 with a 9 cell [19:51] are these snb tweaks going to be in precise for everyone? [19:51] yea [19:52] maybe the windows snb driver is more efficient at this point than the linux driver [19:52] rc6 will be on but only if VTd isn't enabled at the same time, which is a problem because it will be on lots of new machines soon [19:52] what's VTd? [19:53] The battery reports a discharge rate of 13.7 W [19:53] Usage Device name [19:53] 12,9% CPU use [19:53] 100,0% Audio codec hwC0D0: Conexant (pulseaudio ) [19:53] 23,9% Display backlight [19:53] no idea why audio spends soooooo much [19:53] Package | Core | CPU 0 CPU 2 [19:53] Turbo Mode 18,5% [19:53] 800 Mhz 45,2% 40,6% [19:53] Idle 29,6% [19:54] wonder what would happen if you ripped out the audio driver for a session [19:54] Sarvatt: can't I turn off turbomode while on bat? [19:56] FernandoMiguel: you pretty much did there [19:56] oh [19:56] doesnt look like it [19:57] FernandoMiguel: i bet you could do something like this [19:57] Sarvatt: do what? [19:57] and what's VTd? [19:57] http://paste.ubuntu.com/752897/ [19:57] "Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O" (VT-d). .. [19:58] virtualization crap that causes hangs with some of the intel features === dzan is now known as dzan|away [20:00] Sarvatt: got any ideas why this laptop isn't entering suspend? [20:00] it wakes up after 10 secs [20:02] * FernandoMiguel stupid alt f4 === techmik|away is now known as techmik [22:19] anyone know the way to get the brightness control keys to function with intel backlighting?