<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Andre Rodovalho</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andre.rodovalho@gmail.com">andre.rodovalho@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 2013/5/31<br>Subject: Re: HP Pavilion DV6 Laptop - does it hate Linux?<br>To: "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <<a href="mailto:amjjawad@gmail.com">amjjawad@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>
<div><div>You are not. I have a friend who described the same problem you did, but he has an vaio laptop, I don't know what model, but with those same dual video chipsets...<br><br></div>He said battery lasted about 6 hours on Win7 and 1.5 hours on Linux... He said also that the battery on Win7 lasts less with Radeon Video activated...<br>
<br></div>What I think that might be is, a drivers problem, maybe they are not as refined as they are on Win7, and the OS is not capable enough to control the hardware to save energy, that might have been spent on the unused video card...<br>
<br></div>...<br><br></div>Can you do a dual boot? I'm really curious to see how this works on hardware, are the two video cards activated (available) at the same time? Or the BIOS controls that by itself? I guess that activating the video card with that button, and doing a <b>$ sudo lshw</b> and after that deactivating the video card and again<b> $ sudo lshw</b> might answare this question...<br>
<br></div>PS: I can't say nothing about the performance. All other problems you described might be a drivers issue too. Another thing... a live CD might be ok to do those test I suggested you to.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/5/31 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amjjawad@gmail.com" target="_blank">amjjawad@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>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).</div>
<div><br></div><div>I bought it few years ago with Windows 7 and can't remember when, I installed Linux on it.</div><div><br></div><div>Long story short and I'm still shocked while writing this and surprised but that is the truth:</div>
<div>This machine works 'better' in Windows 7 than Linux on these area:</div><div>a- More Battery Life in Windows 7 (almost 2 hours while only 1 with Linux).</div><div><br></div><div>b- Less Heat and Fan Noise in Windows 7 (with Linux, heat sometimes go above 70c and while doing nothing, it is 60c - 65c).</div>
<div><br></div><div>c- Brightness (can't adjust it with Linux like I do with Windows 7)</div><div><br></div><div>And to my surprise, my old test machine starts up and shuts down even faster O_o</div>
<div>Check my signature to find out the Hardware Details of my Test Machine.</div><div><br></div><div>Regardless what version I use, both Ubuntu and Lubuntu, all the same performance.</div><div><br>
</div><div>I hate to say this but Linux on this machine is a real pain.</div><div><br></div><div>Am I the only one with this issue? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div>
<div>P.S.</div><div>Despite the many threads about this machine, non solved so far and that is why I'm still looking for a solution. </div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">
<div><b style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Best Regards,</span></b><br>
</div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/" target="_blank">amjjawad</a></span></b><br></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Start Ubuntu</span></a></b><br>
</span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Test Machine: ASUS F3F Laptop - </span></i><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><i>Intel Core Duo T2350 @ 1.86GHz with 489MB RAM</i><br>
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