[Bug 487044] Review Request: eee-control - Asus Eee PC hardware control and configuration tool

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Chris Bagwell <chris at cnpbagwell.com> changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Chris Bagwell <chris at cnpbagwell.com>  2009-05-15 13:44:07 EDT ---
Just chiming in.  I don't have much use for overlapping features of this as
well but there are a few items that are not overlapping that I'd like to use.

- FSB overclocking.  If you have a 900 with infamously slow 16G SSD then this
makes a noticeable difference in usability (under Windows XP anyways).

- Automatic FSB overclocking.  By that I mean something that monitors when your
on battery power and disables overclocking and also notifiws you.  Not sure I
wish to use this feature unless the daemon is also actively monitoring CPU
temp. and also disabling.  Going purely from Comment #6 it might not be... but
then whats the related "smart fan control" about?

- Tray menu to disable Webcam and Card Reader.  Looking around /sys/bus, it
looks like the onboard card reader does not support auto suspending.  It would
be nice to disable that device when on battery for extended periods.  Disabling
Wifi and Bluetooth overlaps with keyboard toggles but a common menu for all
devives would be nice.

Overclocking is a questionable reason to package this since harm could occur to
hardware... but the power savings feature of disabling hardware is more
interesting.

Current rawhide is looking very good, power wise, and I have no numbers to back
up disabling card reader or webcam results in noticeable savings.

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