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CyberGhost
Hi, I can’t seem to find a way to change the power settings for when my laptop is on battery or plugged in. When I have it plugged in, the screen goes dim, but when I have it on battery alone, the screen brightens up. I would like to be able to have it bright when plugged in like it is when on battery alone. Where do I find the config file to edit to make changes to the power settings? Also, based on my system info below, do I have the right kernel for my system? Thanks in advance! Here’s my system info:
System: Kernel: 5.10.137-antix.1-486-smp arch: i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.137-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=370a8dff-c4b8-458d-8335-72c7bb799c0e ro quiet Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.9 vt: 7 dm: slimski v: 1.5.0 Distro: antiX-21_386-full Grup Yorum 31 October 2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) Machine: Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Pavilion dv1000 (PR425UA#ABA) v: Rev 1 serial: <superuser required> Chassis: Quanta type: 10 serial: <superuser required> Mobo: Quanta model: 09B8 v: 34.20 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: F.12 date: 11/08/2004 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 45.5 Wh (100.0%) condition: 45.5/88.8 Wh (51.2%) volts: 12.4 min: 14.8 model: Hewlett-Packard JM-12 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging Memory: RAM: total: 964.8 MiB used: 272 MiB (28.2%) RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. PCI Slots: Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. CPU: Info: model: Intel Pentium M bits: 32 arch: M Dothan built: 2003-05 process: Intel 90nm family: 6 model-id: 0xD (13) stepping: 6 microcode: 0x18 Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 1 smt: <unsupported> cache: 2 MiB note: check Speed (MHz): 600 min/max: 600/1600 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil core: 1: 600 bogomips: 3192 Flags: acpi apic bts clflush cmov cpuid cx8 de dts est fpu fxsr mca mce mmx msr mtrr pbe pge pse sep ss sse sse2 tm tm2 tsc vme Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported Type: l1tf status: Vulnerable Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled Type: meltdown status: Vulnerable Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected Type: retbleed status: Not affected Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected Type: srbds status: Not affected Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected Graphics: Device-1: Intel 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen2 process: Intel 130nm built: 2002-03 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3582 class-ID: 0300 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x203mm (13.31x7.99") s-diag: 394mm (15.52") Monitor-1: LVDS-1 mapped: LVDS1 model: Seiko Epson 0x5642 built: 2004 res: 1280x768 hz: 60 dpi: 108 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red: x: 0.580 y: 0.341 green: x: 0.310 y: 0.549 blue: x: 0.153 y: 0.153 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329 size: 300x180mm (11.81x7.09") diag: 356mm (14") ratio: 15:9 modes: 1280x768 OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 852GM/855GM x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 1.3 Mesa 20.3.5 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM AC97 Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_intel8x0 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.5 chip-ID: 8086:24c5 class-ID: 0401 Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.137-antix.1-486-smp running: yes Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 modules: 8139cp port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8139 class-ID: 0200 IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter> IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic mngtmpaddr scope: global IP v6: <filter> scope: link Device-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: ipw2200 v: 1.2.2kmprq modules: wl bus-ID: 02:06.0 chip-ID: 8086:4220 class-ID: 0280 IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter> WAN IP: <filter> Bluetooth: Message: No bluetooth data found. Logical: Message: No logical block device data found. RAID: Message: No RAID data found. Drives: Local Storage: total: 149.05 GiB used: 4.56 GiB (3.1%) SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Hitachi model: HTS541616J9AT00 size: 149.05 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: A70H scheme: MBR Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: PIONEER model: DVD-RW DVR-K14 rev: 1.14 dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r state: running Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 147.54 GiB size: 144.17 GiB (97.71%) used: 4.56 GiB (3.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 label: rootantiX21 uuid: 370a8dff-c4b8-458d-8335-72c7bb799c0e Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache-pressure: 50 (default 100) ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 1.5 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: swapantiX uuid: 5b861ae7-9b9f-4848-bedb-5afd5502cf4c Unmounted: Message: No unmounted partitions found. USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 2-1:2 info: Pixart Imaging Optical Mouse type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 093a:2510 class-ID: 0301 Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Sensors: Message: No sensor data found. Is lm-sensors configured? Repos: Packages: apt: 1571 lib: 744 No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 1: deb http: //mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/antix/bullseye/ bullseye main nosystemd nonfree Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bullseye-backports.list 1: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports main contrib non-free Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 1: deb http: //ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib non-free Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 1: deb http: //ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main contrib non-free 2: deb http: //security.debian.org/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list Processes: CPU top: 5 of 117 1: cpu: 25.0% command: yad pid: 2475 mem: 23.2 MiB (2.4%) 2: cpu: 5.3% command: xorg pid: 1802 mem: 25.3 MiB (2.6%) 3: cpu: 2.9% command: desktop-session started by: bash pid: 2049 mem: 3.27 MiB (0.3%) 4: cpu: 2.8% command: slimski pid: 1793 mem: 7.81 MiB (0.8%) 5: cpu: 2.0% command: init pid: 1 mem: 1.74 MiB (0.1%) Memory top: 5 of 117 1: mem: 25.3 MiB (2.6%) command: xorg pid: 1802 cpu: 5.3% 2: mem: 23.2 MiB (2.4%) command: yad pid: 2475 cpu: 25.0% 3: mem: 17.5 MiB (1.8%) command: zzzfm pid: 2129 cpu: 1.1% 4: mem: 15.8 MiB (1.6%) command: volumeicon pid: 2185 cpu: 0.2% 5: mem: 15.4 MiB (1.5%) command: icewm pid: 2123 cpu: 1.3% Info: Processes: 117 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 2 Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: service Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10 Client: IceWM v: 2.9.9 inxi: 3.3.19- This topic was modified 8 months ago by CyberGhost.
- This topic was modified 8 months ago by CyberGhost.
sybok
Hi, similar topic was already discussed elsewhere.
See e.g.
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/laptop-amd-cpu-low-battery-warning/#post-70389
Not 100% sure that the recommended package does what you desire.Also, there are two Debian packages that can help to manage power consumption in notebooks but they may turn off some ports if not used for some time.
I mentioned them in another topic but I need to leave soon and I do not have time to search for it.CyberGhost
@sybok, I already read that thread before. Xfce power manager didn’t change anything. Tried that. Also, the main topic on that thread you linked is about wanting to know when there is a low battery and how to make it notify you. I want to know how to keep the screen as bright when it’s on battery alone, for when it’s plugged in too. When plugged in, the screen goes dim a bit. So there has to be some configuration file that I can edit to make that happen.
sybok
Hi, I did the following web search ‘icewm power manager’ and it pointed me to ‘xscreensaver’, see the link
https://hrclinux.blogspot.com/2013/05/icewm-startup-commands.html
I have it installed and it has 3 options: Standby/Suspend/Off After.If not installed and hence not controlling the screen, then ‘antiX control centre’ -> ‘Session’ -> ‘Set Screen Blanking’ allows to control a single parameter.
Exploring what script does the job might point you to a configuration file with more options similar to ‘xscreensaver’.
The title of the pop-up window is ‘set-screen-blank’ which is a valid terminal command.
‘which set-screen-blank’ outputs ‘/usr/local/bin/set-screen-blank’, a shell script that does the job.It invokes ‘xset’ which I have discovered in another link
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/screen-dims-and-shuts-off-constantly-4175492340/
See ‘man xset’ and search for ‘dpms’.I knew my first reply was not completely what you searched but I hoped that Xfce power manager could do the job.
I hope that the content of my current post is more on-topic this time.CyberGhost
@sybok Thanks that just might work! I’ll look into it. Also, it’s ok I know you’re just trying to help best you can and I greatly appreciate your help! I will do a little experimenting and report back.
CyberGhost
Ok I read those articles from the links you posted @sybok but they didn’t help me. I did however find this from just looking around in the file system. I don’t know what, if anything in this file, can be changed or how to do it.
#!/bin/sh # # Returns 0 (true) if on AC power # 1 (false) if not on AC power # 255 (false) if can't tell # # Example shell script: # if on_ac_power; then # echo We're on AC power # else # echo Can't say we're on AC power # fi set -e # sysfs # # This algorithm is complicated by the possibility of multiple AC # adapters. We scan the ac_adapter/power_supply directory looking for adapters # that have known states. If any adapter is on-line, we return 0. If # no adapters are on-line but one or more are off-line, we return 1. # OFF_LINE_P=no if [ -d /sys/class/power_supply/ ]; then for FN in /sys/class/power_supply/*; do if test -d "${FN}" && test -r "${FN}/type"; then type="$(cat "${FN}/type")" case "${type}" in Mains|USB*|BrickID|Wireless) if [ -r "${FN}/online" ]; then online="$(cat "${FN}/online")" [ "$online" = 1 ] && exit 0 [ "$online" = 0 ] && OFF_LINE_P=yes fi;; esac fi done [ "${OFF_LINE_P}" = "yes" ] && exit 1 fi # ACPI # same algorithm as above, a fallback only when the generic sysfs interface # is not available (old kernels only) if [ -d /proc/acpi/ac_adapter ]; then for FN in /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/*; do if [ -d "${FN}" ]; then if [ -r "${FN}/state" ]; then grep --quiet on-line "${FN}/state" && exit 0 grep --quiet off-line "${FN}/state" && OFF_LINE_P=yes elif [ -r "${FN}/status" ]; then grep --quiet on-line "${FN}/status" && exit 0 grep --quiet off-line "${FN}/status" && OFF_LINE_P=yes fi fi done [ "${OFF_LINE_P}" = "yes" ] && exit 1 fi # PMU if [ -r /proc/pmu/info ]; then exec awk </proc/pmu/info ' BEGIN { FS=":"; ret = 255 } /^AC Power.*1$/ { ret = 0; exit } /^AC Power.*0$/ { ac = 1 } /^Battery.*/ { if ($2 ~/0/ && ac == 1) ret = 0 else ret = 1 exit } END { exit ret } ' fi # APM if [ -r /proc/apm ]; then exec awk </proc/apm ' BEGIN { ret = 255 } /^[0-9.a-zA-Z]* [0-9.]* 0x.. 0x../ { if ($4 == "0x01") { ret = 0; exit } else if ($4 == "0x00") { ret = 1; exit } } END { exit ret } ' fi # nothing is available exit 255
christophe
Just a thought: I have a laptop that has entries in the BIOS regarding that issue. Maybe yours has such a setting? (Brightness on battery & brightness when connected to power.)
confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019
CyberGhost
Also here’s a screenshot of possible options to edit.
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CyberGhost
@christophe Thanks I didn’t even think of that! I’ll check now!
CyberGhost
@christophe Unfortunately, my BIOS doesn’t have that option
BobC
Have you looked at xrandr?
xrandrScreen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
eDP-1 connected primary 1920×1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 194mm
3840×2160 60.00 + 60.00 59.98 59.97 48.00
3200×1800 59.96 59.94You want the one that’s connected, just the name
xrandr | grep " connected" | cut -f1 -d " "eDP-1
Change brightness to 50%
xrandr --output eDP-1 --brightness 0.5Change brightness to 100%
xrandr --output eDP-1 --brightness 1.0CyberGhost
@BobC Thanks I’ll try that!
More internet searching shows, to show current brightness:
xrandr --prop --verbose | grep -A10 " connected" | grep "Brightness"grep -A10 ” connected’ tells it to return the ” connected” line and 10 lines after it
sybok
@BobC: @Robin mentioned that ‘xrandr’ adds a “mask” that hides the brightness and is therefore not a power-saving solution (though it may reduce eye strain), see the following:
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/display-brightness/page/2/#post-75656antiX contains a command ‘backlight-brightness’ (‘which backlight-brightness’ leads to ‘/usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness’).
It did not work for me for some reason, same output as in https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/display-brightness/#post-73166
I remember that @masinick mentioned elsewhere this might be related to kernel.sybok, thanks for that warning.
I tried xbacklight on mine, and it says “no outputs have a backlight property”
In addition, the Brighten and Dim keys on my keyboard have no effect under Linux. Not sure if that is just antiX or all, as I usually run antiX on this machine.
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