[Bug 515871] [NEW] support unmounting wifi modules to reduce wattage

[Severity1]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools

unmounting ath5k and mac80211 by issuing sudo rmmod ath5k and sudo rmmod
mac80211 reduces wattage consumption of laptop/netbooks. powertop shows
12.9w consumption while these modules are mounted and when I issue the
commands above powertop shows a gradual decrease in wattage up to 11.1
watts. can this be integrated in laptop-mode-tools? it would be nice if
laptop-mode-tools can automate this like unmount modules when not in use
for x seconds.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Feb  2 13:11:14 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
Package: laptop-mode-tools 1.47-1ubuntu2 [modified: usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/sched-mc-power-savings]
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_PH.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: laptop-mode-tools
Tags:  ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686

** Affects: laptop-mode-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 ubuntu-unr

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