On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:52:04AM -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > On 09/08/2012 06:21 PM, fred smith uttered this comment: > >I've just started messing around with powertop 2.1, and I notice something > >that strikes me as decidedly ODD... > > > >On my eeepc 901, powertop reports that network interface p33p1 consumes > >in the range of 5.6 to 7.7 watts, depending on factors that aren't > >obvious to me. > > Are you certain that p33p1 is the wired and not the wireless interface? > Wifi is not necessarily named wlan0 anymore. If it is the wifi, it > wouldn't surprise me with the power use. If it is the wired, well, no I > haven't any suggestions. ifconfig says wlan0 is currently connected to the network, while p33p1 is not. that matches reality: my wireless IS connected, while the hardwired is not (no cable plugged in). I'm not sure I should trust what powertop tells me anyway: when running on battery, the "Device Stats" page says (at the top) "the battery reports a discharge rate of 9.26 W", just now, but the device-specific stats on that page are showing a total of over 9.9 W. Sometimes the difference is greater, sometimes smaller. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - > - - > - Fear is finding a ".vbs" script in your Inbox - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." ----------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 (niv) ----------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
