[sf-lug] Linux on speed...

[Andy Grimm]

oops, I meant to send this to the whole list...

On 11/2/06, Andy Grimm <agrimm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Speed-stepping is the feature in "Centrino" laptops that allows them
> to conserve battery life by slowing down the CPU ("under-clocking", I
> suppose you could call it).
>
> Suspending to memory essentially allows you to close the lid of your
> laptop and have it power down everything but RAM, so you can open it
> up again (after hours of being unplugged) and start where you left
> off.  I rarely reboot my laptop anymore, even when I fly across the
> country or take a long car trip.
>
> Believe it or not, some people are even using speed-stepping on
> servers now to conserve power.  I imagine the suspending to memory
> could work, too.  If you have a UPS that can signal your server, that
> could trigger a suspend, so you don't have a hard crash.  A UPS could
> power RAM for hours rather than powering the whole machine for
> minutes.
>
> --Andy
>
> On 11/2/06, jim stockford <jim at well.com> wrote:
> >
> > (swallowing hard...)
> >
> > what is speed-stepping?
> >
> > what is "suspending to memory"?
> >
> > thanks for info.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 2, 2006, at 7:34 AM, Andy Grimm wrote:
> >
> > > The plan is something like 6-9 months, but it typically stays closer
> > > to 6.  Like it or not, the main purpose of Fedora is to be a proving
> > > ground for new stuff destined for Red Hat's enterprise releases, so
> > > they want to release often.  They had to get FC6 out now because it's
> > > essentially a public beta for RHEL5.  I don't really think there's any
> > > way to be a Fedora user on the server side *except* in "legacy mode."
> > >
> > > FWIW, I'm running FC6 on my Dell D620 laptop.  It's not flawless, but
> > > I carried over some configuration info from my previous OS (SLED 10),
> > > and I think that may be te reason for a couple of little glitches
> > > (evolution acting weird, strange font sizes, etc.).  On the bright
> > > side, things like speed-stepping and suspending to memory are working
> > > quite well, and istanbul (desktop recording to ogg video) is fun to
> > > play with.
> > >
> > > Just my two cents.
> > >
> > > --Andy
> > >
> > > On 11/1/06, Tony <vze2jy85 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >> Way too fast. Whether I like it or not, I have become
> > >> a legacy guy.
> > >>
> > >> --- vincent polite <vpolitewebsiteguy at yahoo.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Geezz..I just read Fedora Core 6 is out. How fast
> > >>> are they popping these suckers out?
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