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I have a Lenovo Thinkpad w541 with Haswell Procesor (i7-4810MQ ). I am unable to load the a Thinkpad module for battery improvement.

joselugo@joselugo:~$ sudo tlp-stat -b --- TLP 0.7 --------------------------------------------

+++ ThinkPad Extended Battery Functions tp-smapi = inactive (kernel module 'tp_smapi' load error)<<<<<<<<<<

tpacpi-bat = active

+++ ThinkPad Battery Status: BAT0 (Main / Internal) /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/manufacturer = SMP /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/model_name = 45N1149 /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/cycle_count = (not supported) /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/energy_full_design = 56160 [mWh] /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/energy_full = 56040 [mWh] /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/energy_now = 55950 [mWh] /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/power_now = 0 [mW] /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status = Unknown

tpacpi-bat.BAT0.startThreshold = 96 [%] tpacpi-bat.BAT0.stopThreshold = 100 [%] tpacpi-bat.BAT0.forceDischarge = 0

I read this: If you are installing on a recent Thinkpad that has an Ivy Bridge or newer processor (X230, T430, T530, etc.), tp_smapi will not work. You will be mostly limited to thinkpad-acpi capabilities. You can however set battery charge thresholds with tpacpi-bat.

Here: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi#Installation_on_Ubuntu

Can anyone confirm if the Thinkpad w541 falls on this category?

I am having terrible battery performance, I have installed powertop, tdp, thinkpad modules, THERMALD AND INTEL P-STATE. I am not seeing to much difference since I have installed/uninstalled them and combining them without much success. I would love to hear the comments from someone having the same laptop and seeing their results with their battery performance.

Thanks in advance,

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tp-smapi doesn't support your hardware. Your output shows that tpacpi-bat works. Try to recalibrate your battery as described in the manual.

EDITH: i had a closer look into your output. Your battery doesn't need recalibration (design cap 0 56040 mAh vs. last full = 55950 mAh).

So i guess the reason for your fast battery drain is something else, probably the infamous Nvidia Optimus hybrid graphics.

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  • Thanks for your response. Unfortunately I had to remove Ubuntu because of this issue. Your pointer about Nvidia graphics seem interesting. Do you have any link regarding this issue so I can check it and try to reinstall Ubuntu on a second SSD? This laptop has an extra bay and probably I can try that without disrupting my current "forced" Windows environment. I would like to understand the issue and the workaround. The only thing that I regarding that front was to install the official Nvidia driver and set it to Intel only.
    – luismoondo
    Commented Jul 14, 2015 at 22:29
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You could try laptop-mode instead. This page is useful for installation on Ubuntu 15.10

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