HP Pavilion DV6 Laptop - does it hate Linux?

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Iberê Fernandes
<ibere.fernandes at gmail.com>wrote:

> 2013/5/31 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have HP Pavilion DV6 Laptop - Intel Core i5 (1st generation) with 4GB
>> RAM and 500GB HDD and ATI Radeon Graphics + Intel Built-in Graphics (on
>> Windows 7, I can choose between those two).
>>
>> I bought it few years ago with Windows 7 and can't remember when, I
>> installed Linux on it.
>>
>> Long story short and I'm still shocked while writing this and surprised
>> but that is the truth:
>> This machine works 'better' in Windows 7 than Linux on these area:
>> a- More Battery Life in Windows 7 (almost 2 hours while only 1 with
>> Linux).
>>
>> b- Less Heat and Fan Noise in Windows 7 (with Linux, heat sometimes go
>> above 70c and while doing nothing, it is 60c - 65c).
>>
>> c- Brightness (can't adjust it with Linux like I do with Windows 7)
>>
>> And to my surprise, my old test machine starts up and shuts down even
>> faster O_o
>> Check my signature to find out the Hardware Details of my Test Machine.
>>
>> Regardless what version I use, both Ubuntu and Lubuntu, all the same
>> performance.
>>
>> I hate to say this but Linux on this machine is a real pain.
>>
>> Am I the only one with this issue?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> P.S.
>> Despite the many threads about this machine, non solved so far and that
>> is why I'm still looking for a solution.
>>
>> --
>> *Best Regards,*
>> *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>*
>> *Start Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu>
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Ali,
>
> Have you ever tried the package laptop-mode-tools?
>
>
Hi,

No, never heard of that.


I remember i tried Jupiter (project ended)
>

I'm using Jupiter right now and it does nothing at all. I mean, it is not
helping on this very machine :(



> and laptop-mode-tools.
>

I may have a look at this and see if it will help me or not?!



> None worked for me so I decided to try Lubuntu and it's been working
> great! No power management tools needed for me know and system works from
> 41C to 65C when on pressure.
>
>
On my test machine, no matter what I do, the temp is always low and normal.
Check at the bottom to find the hardware details about my test machine if
you are interested.


I do understand you already run Lubuntu on your HP laptop, anyway, check on
> the following links some details about laptop-mode-tools.
>
> Cheers,
> Iberê
>
> [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop_Mode_Tools
> [2]
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/172391/is-laptop-mode-tools-still-relevant-for-12-04-and-the-3-x-kernels
> [3]
> http://www.elementaryupdate.com/2013/03/maximizing-battery-life-with-laptop.html
> [4] http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/precise/laptop-mode-tools
>
>
Yes, Lubuntu is what giving me problems on this machine while Windows 7
does not. Sad but true.

I will have a look at this when I have some spare time, thank you a lot :)

-- 
*Best Regards,*
*amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>*
*Start Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu>
*

*Test Machine: ASUS F3F Laptop - **Intel Core Duo T2350 @ 1.86GHz with
489MB RAM*
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