Linux Kernel Power Issue Workaround

Posted by hotice on Jun 28, 2011 3:46 PM
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As you probably already know, the Linux Kernel has a pretty significant power issue starting with version 2.6.38 which hasn't been fixed yet (this includes version 3.0.0). This bug causes power consumption to go up by nearly 30% (and hence a shorter battery life). Here's a way around this issue which should work for most computers (but unfortunately, it won't work for all).

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