On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:53:52 -0700 (PDT)
"C. K." <ck74@operamail.com> wrote:

> 
> Hello!
> 
> Because i was busy with graphic card, software installation issues, i
> havent noticed untill today that battery life of new notebook is
> incredibly low.
> 
> It has core duo processor. Battery life with MS Win is about 2 hours
> 45 mins while it is about 1h 20 mins with netbsd 4.99.31
> 
> This is really bad, so i believe there is problem somewhere. APM
> shows there are two batteries.
> 
> 
> Is there anything i can do, to have longer battery life when AC is not
> plugged in?
> 

Are you running sysutils/estd?  Have you tried any of the suggestions
in http://www.netbsd.org/docs/power-mgmt/index.html ?


		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb