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TA-t3	2008-01-09 , 14:23
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Originally Posted by convulted

Just in case this should interest anyone: the Gmail notifier statusbar applet (mnotify, IIRC) caused immense battery drain to my tablet.

Is this on OS2008? Because as far as I know this was only a problem with the very first version for OS2007 (it was quickly corrected with a new version).

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jimb	2008-01-09 , 22:28
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i'm not sure about mnotify, but the rss applet is another big cpu hog - it spikes the cpu every time it auto scrolls to the next header

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	Mechdude	2008-01-09 , 23:10
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Can anyone tell me how I can track a process thread back to the responsable application?
I have noticed that the process "Xomap" is continual ticking away, but I can't figure what it is.

Do we know how much a diference the virtual memory makes?
(It provides the warning about battery life when activated)

I personnaly have taken to switching to Offline mode when not using the internet, have yet to determine the improvment.
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lardman	2008-01-09 , 23:12
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Xomap is the xserver iirc

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	free	2008-01-10 , 11:59
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Xomap is the X server yes. The more X client (graphical apps) asks its services, the more it will show up.

Just gave me the idea of recompiling xrestop for our nice devices. Take it in my repository. I haven't tried it yet, just ported it.
xrestop is used for having info on the resources used by X clients.
Has to be run from command line..

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BOFH	2008-01-10 , 13:08
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Originally Posted by jimb

i'm not sure about mnotify, but the rss applet is another big cpu hog - it spikes the cpu every time it auto scrolls to the next header

Are better off removing it from the desktop when running on batt.

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Also ALWAYS disable BT when not using it, it's a real power hog even when not connected to anything, should also try setting the wireless down to the 10mw from 100mw {don't know if there is any real saving but worth a see}

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	dubiousmike	2008-01-19 , 12:39
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perhaps the gmail app is causing my issue. Twice now, I have locked the 810 on a full charge and I come back 24 hours later to a dead battery. But when using it, I get 5 to 6 hours of run time. Does this seem right or do I have a bad battery?

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Griff	2008-01-20 , 02:34
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I've been noticing the same problem on my N810. Fully charged Thursday. Used a bit yesterday but still had full battery last night before bed. This morning almost no battery. mid-afternoon: dead.

I'm going to try killing the Gmail applet. Was also thinking this could be related to the KDE install...maybe some daemons run behind the scenes or some such.

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bunanson	2008-01-20 , 02:48
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Originally Posted by dubiousmike

perhaps the gmail app is causing my issue. Twice now, I have locked the 810 on a full charge and I come back 24 hours later to a dead battery. But when using it, I get 5 to 6 hours of run time. Does this seem right or do I have a bad battery?

The battery meter is playing trick on you.

bun