[laptop-mode] laptop-mode does not start properly

[Bart Samwel]

Hi Tomas,

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 08:44, Tomas Davidek<Tomas.Davidek at cern.ch> wrote:
> Meanwhile, can you please comment on the second question? Since laptop-mode
> can deal with CPU frequency
> scaling, one probably does not need cpufreqd (standalone daemon that does
> similar job). Does someone have any experience which of the two ways are
> better/suitable for certain cases ?

Basically, laptop-mode-tools controls the kernel CPU frequency
governor settings, and cpufreqd does the same. Having both programs
control these settings is asking for trouble (I wouldn't dare to
predict which one would win), so I'd suggest using the functionality
of one or the other, but not both at the same time. I've looked at the
cpufreqd configuration file a bit, and it seems as though it allows
for a bit more control than laptop-mode-tools. If you need that kind
of control, cpufreqd is a bonus, but if you just want to set CPU
frequency scaling to "ondemand", laptop-mode-tools will do just fine!

Cheers,
Bart