On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:25 AM, Lalit Dhiri <my_linux@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> From: chris.schumann@xxxxxxxxx >> Is this the right place to help with the overall system, even though >> the issues I'm having are related to specific hardware? I'm having >> issues with video drivers (open source and proprietary), audio drivers >> (on a ThinkPad 600X, alsa bug 305, FWIW); but also the default battery >> and configuration settings are not very good, causing shortened >> battery run-time and battery life, especially for the secondary >> battery. >> > > If you are having problems with drivers etc always search Bugzilla to determine if the issue has been reported as there may be a work around or if nothine is listed always try to report so things can be looked in to. Excellent. Will do. > Have you considered using laptop mode tools which can help with hard disk clicking and power saving? I use powertop, which helps a lot, but I have to remember to use it every time I restart, which is more often than it used to be with F9. > http://www.thinkwiki.org/ I'm a contributor there and know it well. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have just what's needed in an accessible manner, and I don't know how to improve that. >> What's the best way to help make sure Fedora becomes even more awesome >> on these machines? >> > > Consider becoming a Bugzapper so you are testing Alpha, Beta... Preview etc. > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers Never heard of that before. Thank you! Chris _______________________________________________ Fedora-laptop-list mailing list Fedora-laptop-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-laptop-list
