Check in command line too, the acpi/bat0 available in cli either. If it says the same, then you win. But ordinary laptops average is not more just 3-4 hours (or with huge battery longer, but thats rare), some netbooks more, and smartbooks (ARM) logically has the longest cca. 5-10 hours. Are you sure that your platform is that such? 2013/1/21 William Murray <bill.murray@xxxxxxx>: > Thanks guys, > I don't know what you did, but after upgrading my laptop > FC17->FC18 I > saw a 5 hr battery life being quoted - I never saw that long before. > > It may be something to do with optimus? My nvidia video card is not working > inF18 as there > is no bumblebee rpm yet, but maybe someone worked out how to switch it off > by default? > (suits me). Anyway, I'm happy! > Bill > > > > -- > Bill Murray ---- ATLAS > STFC RAL at: Bat 40 4-C28, CERN,1211 Meyrin, Geneve 23, Switzerland > Tel:- CERN +41 22 7678432 or RAL +44 (0)1235 446256 > > -- > 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 -- PGP: 06853DF7 -- 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