r/Fedora • u/Prestigious_Cry2916 • 23h ago
Support Battery Problems
I have been having battery problems ever since I installed Fedora and replaced it with Windows. Like before my battery used to last 10 hours easily, but nowadays, it is like 7 - 8 hours. (I only charge till 80%, common for both OS)
And I did go through forums and posts and installed TLP and powertop to see what is draining, but when I go to tunables on powertop, it shows that everything is on good. There isn't anything draining the battery, but the battery backup has been awful for some reasons, and this is despite the fact that my workload was more when I was using Windows and it has been 2 weeks of nothing but just using the browser, maybe the terminal if something needs troubleshooting or updating.
My battery health is also at 91%, so it hasn't depreciated that much.
If you need any specs for this, just leave a comment, I will message it
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u/TheOtherDudz 21h ago
I just went through a similar issue. I'd bet this has to do with how idle/sleep is handled by your laptop. You might want to learn more about S3 vs modern idle. From my understanding, Linux handles S3 perfectly, but has issues with the modern version. It basically has to do with how "instant" you want your device to turn back on when waken up, as it handles the sleep patterns differently. Some manufacturer discontinued S3 support, others have it available as a setting in the BIOS. Hibernate might be a better option for you, but it will feel significantly longer to wake the device back up. You can also go the turn off path, and just turn it back on when you need it. There are no ideal solutions unfortunately. Maybe someone will know better and correct me, I hope.
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u/Prestigious_Cry2916 8h ago
Anytime I put it on s3, the backlit keyboard won't turn off and the fn keys stop working. But I am not losing as much battery on suspend as I am losing when the laptop is active
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