2013/5/31 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amjjawad@gmail.com" target="_blank">amjjawad@gmail.com</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <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 class="HOEnZb"><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><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><br> </span></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></font></span></div></blockquote></div><br> <div>Ali,</div><div><br></div><div>Have you ever tried the package laptop-mode-tools?</div><div><br></div><div>I had similar problems with my production laptop when I tried to run Ubuntu 12.04 there. </div><div><br></div> <div>Specs: Intel Core2Duo 2Ghz, video Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller, 3Gb RAM. </div><div><br></div><div>I remember i tried Jupiter (project ended) and laptop-mode-tools. 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.</div> <div><br></div><div>I do understand you already run Lubuntu on your HP laptop, anyway, check on the following links some details about laptop-mode-tools.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Iberê</div><div><br></div> <div>[1] <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop_Mode_Tools">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop_Mode_Tools</a></div><div>[2] <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/172391/is-laptop-mode-tools-still-relevant-for-12-04-and-the-3-x-kernels">http://askubuntu.com/questions/172391/is-laptop-mode-tools-still-relevant-for-12-04-and-the-3-x-kernels</a></div> <div>[3] <a href="http://www.elementaryupdate.com/2013/03/maximizing-battery-life-with-laptop.html">http://www.elementaryupdate.com/2013/03/maximizing-battery-life-with-laptop.html</a></div><div>[4] <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/precise/laptop-mode-tools">http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/precise/laptop-mode-tools</a></div> <div><br></div>