On 11/03/2013 1:13 AM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 6:56 AM, Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> On 11/03/13 00:52, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Not sure if this has come in from upstream or something local, but it
>>>> looks
>>>> like CONFIG_EEEPC_LAPTOP is no longer set in the kernel config. This
>>>> reduces
>>>> battery life significantly on Asus EEEPCs loading with linux.
>>>>
>>>> Kernel is: kernel-2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64
>>>> Install is fresh from the SL6.4 Beta 2 iso.
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't think CONFIG_EEEPC_LAPTOP was ever enabled in the TUV
>>> (therefore SL as well) kernel. Just for a reference, the CentOSPlus
>>> kernel has it enabled. But that is a custom kernel, not a distro one.
>>
>>
>> Its a bit strange here... the 32 bit kernel has it enabled and built as a
>> module. The 64 bit kernel has it disabled.
>>
>> I'm not quite sure why that is...
>
> You are quite right. I only checked the 64-bit kernel.

The problem with this is as it stands (no module for the eeepc), it gets 
~3.5 hours on battery vs Windows 7 which gets nearly 5 hours. The 'SHE' 
function provided by this module is paramount to getting any kind of 
decent battery life on the Asus EEEPC laptop range.

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