On 13/02/2022 02:04, naicam|ne via arch-general wrote: > I run LXDE, and the hardened kernel, 5.15.21As I say, a more standard kernel would be worth trying, `linux` for 5.16 and `linux-lts` for 5.15.
> I have tlp 1.5.0-4 tlp-rdw 1.5.0-4 acpi_call-dkms 1.2.2-1 and tp_smapi-dkms 0.43-4 installed
Given the age of the W530, acpi_call is the one you want, tp_smapi is for older models.
> I also had installed powertop and that wont run. This is the error from that: modprobe cpufreq_stats failedFailed to mount debugfs!
Does the hardened kernel let you mount debugfs to get power usage information?
> simply setting the thresholds manually hasn't given me very good results at all
Have you tried with _not_ setting charging thresholds, and _not_ using TLP? Does the battery charge when in the BIOS, or booted into the archinstall image?
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