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Yeah because if anything, Linux is definitely known for great power management on laptops

by cududa 5y ago

rathboma 5y ago
Typically linux users (like myself) enable S3 sleep mode, which does exactly what most folks expect it to (sleep until a user action is taken). It's rock solid and I've never had a problem with it in ~8 years.
- nobleach 5y ago
  While there is a BIOS hack to supposedly do that on an XPS 9500/9510, I've yet to see anyone get it to work. I am typing this comment on a 9500 that is mostly great with Linux. Its battery life is subpar though. I'm limited to S2 Idle or deep sleep.
- Scarbutt 5y ago
  Yes that part works, the issue is when you wake up the laptop, half the system is broken.
  - heavyset_go 5y ago
    Sleep and wake up have worked flawlessly for me across many machines over the years.
  - wutbrodo 5y ago
    What are you referring to in particular? I've never had anything be broken, in 15 years of exclusive Linux use. Though I don't share the confidence half this thread has that my experiences are universal, so I'm curious what you're referring to that I've managed to avoid.
EvRev 5y ago
The ability to configure the options and not have every interaction tracked does make Linux the best option. However unpopular that may be. The Dell with Linux out of the box had cooling issues and a high-pitched fan. Sure the cores would be disabled to deal with the power issues, which supports your point.
LAC-Tech 5y ago
I've been using linux on laptops for years and I have no idea what you are talking about.
- nobleach 5y ago
  The level of "idle vs suspend to RAM vs Deep Hibernate (suspend to disk)" is noted by "S" levels.
  - acchow 5y ago
    So the higher the S number the lower the energy usage? Or vice versa?
    - my123 5y ago
      Modern/Connected Standby is S0ix, which goes out of that convention.
macksd 5y ago
Are you possibly referring to something that isn't automatic detection of hardware features? I've been on Linux laptops for 13 years but almost always on something shipped by the vendor, and I've never had these problems of going to sleep or bad power management that I hear about from HN comments.

Yeah because if anything, Linux is definitely known for great power management on laptops

by cududa 5y ago

Yeah because if anything, Linux is definitely known for great power management on laptops

Typically linux users (like myself) enable S3 sleep mode, which does exactly what most folks expect it to (sleep until a user action is taken). It's rock solid and I've never had a problem with it in ~8 years.

nobleach 5y ago
While there is a BIOS hack to supposedly do that on an XPS 9500/9510, I've yet to see anyone get it to work. I am typing this comment on a 9500 that is mostly great with Linux. Its battery life is subpar though. I'm limited to S2 Idle or deep sleep.
Scarbutt 5y ago
Yes that part works, the issue is when you wake up the laptop, half the system is broken.
- heavyset_go 5y ago
  Sleep and wake up have worked flawlessly for me across many machines over the years.
- wutbrodo 5y ago
  What are you referring to in particular? I've never had anything be broken, in 15 years of exclusive Linux use. Though I don't share the confidence half this thread has that my experiences are universal, so I'm curious what you're referring to that I've managed to avoid.

EvRev 5y ago

The ability to configure the options and not have every interaction tracked does make Linux the best option. However unpopular that may be. The Dell with Linux out of the box had cooling issues and a high-pitched fan. Sure the cores would be disabled to deal with the power issues, which supports your point.

LAC-Tech 5y ago

I've been using linux on laptops for years and I have no idea what you are talking about.

nobleach 5y ago
The level of "idle vs suspend to RAM vs Deep Hibernate (suspend to disk)" is noted by "S" levels.
- acchow 5y ago
  So the higher the S number the lower the energy usage? Or vice versa?
  - my123 5y ago
    Modern/Connected Standby is S0ix, which goes out of that convention.

macksd 5y ago

Are you possibly referring to something that isn't automatic detection of hardware features? I've been on Linux laptops for 13 years but almost always on something shipped by the vendor, and I've never had these problems of going to sleep or bad power management that I hear about from HN comments.