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Ubuntu power problem in laptop

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by dodemba

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I have installed ubuntu and win XP to dual boot on my mecer laptop. The installation was painless and both Oses work well. But when i boot in Ubuntu, the laptop loses battery power in less than 10 minutes even when the battery is fully charged, so I have to use AC all the time. But the battery goes for upto 40 minutes when fully charged when I boot in XP. What could be the problem.

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by hal 9000

When you installed Ubuntu did you tell it that it was on a LT?

If you didn't the unit is running as fast as necessary and doing nothing to conserve power that will be why the battery goes flat so fast.

Col

by hal 9000

I've just installed a copy of Ubuntu 5.1 and it doesn't appear to have the power management support needed for a NB.

From what I've just seen of this Distro I would advise against it on any NB as it doesn't appear to be an ideal Nix for this application.

Col

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