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Re: Laptop Mode



On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 09:56:17PM +0200, Kiko Piris wrote:
> On 15/09/2004 at 20:04 +0200, Matthias Grimm wrote:
> 
> > IMHO laptop-mode is a dynamic option that must adapt to changing conditions. 
> > This can only be done in conjunction with a power management daemon.
> 
> You're right.
> 
> > Anything else doesn't make much sense.
> 
> Nope, this is not true (at least for me :-).
Matthias _is_ right, you need a power management daemon to tell
laptop_mode when it turn it on or not. Laptop_mode is _no_ daemon that
checks for ac power or not periodically.
Your case with LAPTOP_MODE_ALWAYS_ON is special.

> I use laptop-mode on my iBook and I "start" it with a /etc/init.d
> script.

> 
> I want it running *all the time* (regardless if I'm on battery or on AC
> adapter) because I use it to lower a bit the temperature of the hard
> disk.
But it decreases the lifetime of your hard disks servos due to frequent
spin ups and spin downs.

> So, I don't want any daemon of any kind to play with my laptop-mode
> settings.
There's no other sensible way, you can always delete the script that
handles laptop mode from pbbuttonsd, it won't reappear on upgrades since
it's a conf file.
Cheers,
 -- Guido

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