From dc6db80fa72286704849ef61ee0e5ccb5841cb09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Taunt Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:28:49 -0400 Subject: Conversion to barf for testing purposes --- _posts/2023-06-13-battery.md | 39 --------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 39 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 _posts/2023-06-13-battery.md (limited to '_posts/2023-06-13-battery.md') diff --git a/_posts/2023-06-13-battery.md b/_posts/2023-06-13-battery.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1ec7980..0000000 --- a/_posts/2023-06-13-battery.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "Improving Laptop Battery Performance on OpenBSD" -date: 2023-06-13 ---- - - -It is no secret that OpenBSD has poor battery performance on laptops. Although not as impressive as something like Alpine Linux or FreeBSD, you can tweak OpenBSD *just enough* to squeeze more life out of your machine's battery. - -## Our New Best Friend: `ampd` - -I won't go into great detail about `ampd` here - that's what the incredible [documentation is for](https://man.openbsd.org/apmd). You'll want to make sure to start it before trying to configure it: - - - doas rcctl start apmd - - -If already running in a live session, you can default to `-A` (auto) but I suggest setting cpu performance to low: - - - apm -L - - -To make these changes permanent on boot: - - - doas rcctl set apmd flags -L - - -Optimizating battery life via `ampd` will have the most noticable impact but you can improve things even further by implementing some extra "small" performance wins. - -## Small Performance Wins - -1. Reduce your screen's brightness (`xbacklight -set 50`) -2. Use a lightweight window manager instead of a beefer desktop environment -3. Enable battery saving options in your system BIOS (if available) -4. Disable the fingerprint scanner and bluetooth in your system BIOS (if available) -5. Use utilities such as `mpv` and `ffmpeg` for media consumption -6. Reduce the number of open applications at any given time -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf