Some Unix resources for lowering power consumption
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:42 am
Neither of these is actually new, but they're new to me at least. In the last couple of days, I've stumbled on:
1) Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex distribution release has a new utility/daemon called fancontrol- it works a lot like speedfan, but only works with PWM devices. It's in the package 'lm-sensors' and you set it up with 'pwmconfig'. Here's how to set it up. Documentation should be in /usr/share/doc/lm-sensors/doc/fancontrol.txt.
2) IBM's developerWorks has a new collection of scripts up to monitor and throttle power useage accordingly: Reduce your PC's power consumption through smart activity monitors
Both of these require you to be somewhat familiar with the command line and basic administrative tasks.
1) Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex distribution release has a new utility/daemon called fancontrol- it works a lot like speedfan, but only works with PWM devices. It's in the package 'lm-sensors' and you set it up with 'pwmconfig'. Here's how to set it up. Documentation should be in /usr/share/doc/lm-sensors/doc/fancontrol.txt.
2) IBM's developerWorks has a new collection of scripts up to monitor and throttle power useage accordingly: Reduce your PC's power consumption through smart activity monitors
Both of these require you to be somewhat familiar with the command line and basic administrative tasks.