[ubuntu-uk] Power management on the desktop

[Rob Beard]

Chris Rowson wrote:
>>> I think powertop needs some newer software than ships with Feisty. I
>>> tried installing but got a failed dependency for libc6 2.5-5.
>>>
>>> Any ideas ?
>> Never tried it. I have an old AMD processor.
>>
>> Hwyl,
>> Neil.
> 
> Meh, never mind.
> 
> Looks like powertop comes with gutsy
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/utils/powertop - I might have a bash
> building from source to see if it works, but if not I'll just wait for
> gutsy.
> 
> Chris
> 

Does the P4 support a decent low power state?

I was always under the impression that the AMD chips did a better job 
with PowerNow.

Guess you're looking to re-use existing parts?  Otherwise I'd suggest 
looking at the VIA EPIA motherboards which AFAIK don't use much power at 
all and still give reasonable-ish performance.

Rob