install and run powertop. when it starts, lock your phone. it runs for ~30 seconds. then post the output here.

also, reinstall batterygraph, and let it run for a day or so, then export the graph and post it here.

Switch_! get on in here! You need to install powertop from developers repo.

You say the phone was from amazon. Was it BRAND SPANKING NEW or just new to you?

Which kernel are you running?

Such a low run time generally implies the CPU is not reaching C4 to sleep.

1. remove all widgets form desktop.
2. put phone into offline mode.
3. switch off and pull battery for 10s.
4. switch on and maintain offline mode.
5. let settle for ~4 minutes
6. run powertop and post output.

I'm having same battery life but I considered it normal since I'm always online with jabber, gtalk, skype and sip.
Without them I remember I used to reach 8hrs

isn't it normal?

vi_ ! Here I am! Another wonderful battery consumption thread. We love these.

Lets have a butchers at this powertop output then..... And just going back to review installed appz....

what are the battery killer

Okay, remove as follows:

Where <name of app> = ;

amazon-installer
appdownloader
autodisconnect
battery-eye
buddy
espeak
maxcpu
tutorial-home-applet

I have a feeling it may well be a conflict between either battery-eye and batterygraph or alternatively maxcpu and qcpufreq

Also, is it normal to have hildon-home, hildon-desktop, and hildon-status-menu running twice each....?

Sorted by *user* wildcard;

908 user 2088 S /bin/ash /opt/autodisconnect/autodisconnect-bluetooth
953 user 2832 S dbus-launch --exit-with-session
955 user 1952 S sleep 600
957 user 2668 S < /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-add
973 user 42928 S /usr/bin/maemo-xinput-sounds
981 user 3320 S /usr/bin/ohm-session-agent
982 user 3344 S /usr/bin/profiled
1007 user 9268 S python /opt/battery-eye/beyed.py
1009 user 23164 S /usr/bin/maemo-launcher --send-app-died --booster gtk
1015 user 3848 S /usr/sbin/alarmd
1018 user 12500 S /usr/lib/sapwood/sapwood-server
1020 user 26100 S /usr/bin/systemui
1036 user 6516 S /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-hal-volume-monitor
1051 user 6016 S /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
1077 user 5540 S /usr/bin/mission-control
1084 user 23316 S < /usr/bin/hildon-sv-notification-daemon
1088 user 4676 S /usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-ring
1120 user 3932 S /usr/bin/hildon-status-menu
1122 user 104m S /usr/bin/hildon-status-menu
1123 user 3932 S /usr/bin/camera-ui
1125 user 57720 S /usr/bin/camera-ui
1126 user 3932 S /usr/bin/hildon-home
1128 user 3932 S /usr/bin/hildon-desktop
1130 user 35156 S /usr/bin/hildon-home
1131 user 54816 S /usr/bin/hildon-desktop
1135 user 8364 S /usr/libexec/gnome-vfs-daemon
1147 user 11944 S /usr/lib/evolution-data-server/e-addressbook-factory
1159 user 4616 S /usr/bin/clipboard-manager
1160 user 34000 S N /usr/lib/tracker/trackerd
1162 user 3932 S /usr/bin/osso-connectivity-ui-conndlgs
1164 user 27260 S /usr/bin/osso-connectivity-ui-conndlgs
1165 user 16656 S /usr/bin/hildon-input-method
1167 user 40476 S /usr/sbin/browserd -d
1175 user 2084 S sh -c /opt/BatteryGraph/bin/BatteryGraphd
1190 user 3208 S /usr/lib/obex/obexd --nodaemon --opp --ftp --pcsuite
1198 user 24212 S /opt/BatteryGraph/bin/BatteryGraphd
1259 user 39400 S < /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-gst-renderer
1270 user 7916 S /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-iradio-source
1275 user 16912 S /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-tracker-source
1283 user 9256 S /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-upnp-source
1285 user 1392 S /usr/sbin/temp-reaper
1301 user 4908 S /usr/sbin/maesync_controller
1314 user 16844 S /usr/bin/syncd
1317 user 24596 S /usr/bin/osso-abook-home-applet
1377 user 14244 S /usr/libexec/hildon-thumbnailerd
1400 user 11528 S N /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-indexer
1548 user 19932 S /usr/libexec/gst-video-thumbnailerd

oh and get rid of that stupid flashlight program too, it is a known ballache.

You're thinking of flashlight-extra which is the one that gives you the option of launching the flashlight when opening the lens cover, he only has flashlight-applet which I'm pretty sure doesn't cause any problems (it hasn't for me).

Can I consider normal to drain battery after 5 hours considering I'm always online (Skype, Jabber, GTalk, SIP/Voip), always in HSDPA, surfing on the web from time to time, sending about ten sms, and some days listening to music for 2-3hrs?

I never thought it strange but this thread makes me think I should have more time from one charge to another.

What do you think? Should I worry?

2 - 3 hrs music is gonna frape your battery regardless. Then when you consider that you have all those IM accounts open too then I wouldn't say you got too many problems. Surfing the web aint gonna murder your phone, but powering the screen while you surf the web will. Sticking in HSDPA is less drain on the battery as it is not constantly "seeking" between 2G and 3G signals.

If you are still concerned post up the output from

Following instructions from vi_ earlier on in this thread