Thread: Dell XPS 15 power problems (too high energy consumption)
hey,
kind of weird, battery lives longer under windows under ubuntu 11.04.
have xps 15, intel core i7-2630qm, graphics : 2gb nvidia geforce gt 540m, 6 cells battery.
know optimus probs ubuntu, therefore i've followed steps in in order deactivate nvidia graphic card (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1703301&page=3).
when compare battery life in windows (3-4 hours) ubuntu (2 hours) wonder why...
can help.
i've attached screenshot powertop.
thank in advance.
instead of deactivating nvidia card check out bumblebee. seems have success in supporting optimus in xps 15. appears promising approach, turning nvidia card expensive paper weight not of solution, last resort.
https://github.com/mrmeee/bumblebee
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