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Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO
David Lechnyr
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 2.31 | 2003-07-30 | Revised by: drl |
| Minor updates | ||
| Revision 2.0 | 2002-10-08 | Revised by: drl |
| Major updates and conversion to SGML | ||
| Revision 1.0 | 1997-12-21 | Revised by: hm |
| Initial draft by Hanno Muller | ||
This document describes how to optimize and configure power management on a ready-configured Linux system for use on battery-powered laptops. This will be helpful for everyone who runs Linux on a portable computer system. APM/ACPI methods of power management are discussed along with power saving tips and techniques. There is also some discussion about the different types of batteries available.
- Table of Contents
- 1. Power Management
- 2. DPMS
- 3. Power Management Methods
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- 3.1. swsusp(8)
- 3.2. hdparm(8)
- 3.3. sysklogd(8)
- 3.4. XFree86
- 3.5. KDE 3.1
- 3.6. Energy Star
- 3.7. Swap File
- 3.8. tmpfs
- 3.9. Miscellaneous Tuning
- 3.10. Power Saving Myths
- 4. Types of Batteries
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- 4.1. Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd)
- 4.2. Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)
- 4.3. Lithium Ion (Li-ion)
- 4.4. Smart Batteries
- 4.5. General Battery Care
- 5. Appendix
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