[ajcrowley]

Hi guys

i've installed on my dell mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 that is Jaunty Jackalope with Netbook Remix interface already installed. ok it's a beta and yes it could have some problem (like i dunno why you can't open programs with the "gksudo" command from the icons in menù...) anyway my mini9 with the original Ubuntu 8.04 lpia had 4h battery life now 2-2:30 h... why? i don't know what to do! and i did'nt find anything on the web, no one have this problem???
i'm waiting for the update from beta to the definiteve version but i fear that this battery problem will not disappear. 2 hour is really nothin' to use it far from home...
anyone could help me?

[bowill]

Did you install the i386 or the lpia version of Jaunty? I haven't done any testing (I don't think anyone has) but you should theoretically get better battery life from the lpia version.

Someone who runs i386 Jaunty should be able to comment on the battery life with that version. I'm running the lpia version, but I don't run on the battery much, so I can't comment on battery life for lpia.

[yakinikku]

Originally Posted by ajcrowley

Hi guys

i've installed on my dell mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 that is Jaunty Jackalope with Netbook Remix interface already installed. ok it's a beta and yes it could have some problem (like i dunno why you can't open programs with the "gksudo" command from the icons in menù...) anyway my mini9 with the original Ubuntu 8.04 lpia had 4h battery life now 2-2:30 h... why? i don't know what to do! and i did'nt find anything on the web, no one have this problem???
i'm waiting for the update from beta to the definiteve version but i fear that this battery problem will not disappear. 2 hour is really nothin' to use it far from home...
anyone could help me?

something sounds wrong. try switching to metacity from compiz and disable compiz from starting at startup.

[ajcrowley]

Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 is only in i386. the lpia version is for MID, for device without keyboard, it's not suitable for our dell 9.

i'v tryed yesterday also with Debian 5.0 (2:40 h) e Knoppix 6.0.1 (2:30 h) with usb boot... i think that there's something in acpi config files. i see the files .conf in /etc and ther's a lot of conf files named "asus". i think that there is something preinstalled for asuss eeepc... :cry:

anyway, i'll try to disable compiz (i didn't activate it anyway...)

i think i'll reinstall everything with the stable versione of Jaunty, but if the battery life will remain 2:30 i'll reinstall the original OS.

someone installed the 9.04 and had this battery issue???

[bowill]

I am running the lpia version of Jaunty on my mini. It installs just fine with the lpia alternate install CD. After the base install and reboot, if you want to run UNR you just have to install ubuntu-netbook-remix and then reconfigure your desktop.

I don't know whether this would have an impact on the battery life or not, though. I get the impression from yakinikku's post that you should be expecting better battery life with the i386 install.

[ajcrowley]

mmm lpia? the only lpia i've seen is for MID's...

anyway how's your battery? with 8.04 lpia my battery life was 4h now with 9.04 UNR is 2-2:30...

i know that UNR is just a packet that reconfigure the desktop but I didn't belive that installing UNR 0.04 will cut off my battery time.

i'd like to know if is UNR 9.04 that is not good for dell 9 and if there is a better version for this netbook... or if there is a procedure to set UNR i386 acpi config file to have a good battery time like before...

[snowpine]

I am getting 4 hours battery life with Ubuntu 9.04 lpia.

Here is the link for the installer:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/daily/current/

Remember that it is still in beta.

(edit) I also tested 9.04 i386, and got way more than 2:30--I think something is wrong with your install, make sure you click the battery icon an edit the preferences to conserve power. Also remember that you need to discharge and recharge the battery a few times to get an accurate reading; just because the battery monitor SAYS 2:30 doesn't mean it's necessarily true.

[gotigersducksvols]

I installed Ubuntu 9.04 UNR yesterday, and I'm experiencing a similar drop in battery life (not quite as
extreme). I had been running the 9.04 i386 beta/RC previously and got better battery life than with UNR.
In fact, when I was running 8.10 i386 I was still getting better battery life than UNR. By the way, does
Hulu really stink using 9.04 for you guys?

Edit: My evaluation is non-scientific. I don't have anything except anecdotal evidence to provide at this
point.

[T-Keith]

Just did a test with Ubuntu 9.03 NBR installed.(ext4) Almost 4 hours with the screen turned down, Firefox running, playing a few flash videos.