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. -- Steven Haigh Email: [log in to unmask] Web: https://www.crc.id.au Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897 Fax: (03) 8338 0299