So you probably discovered that your MacBook Pro runs about as hot as the corona of the Sun.
If you’re at my blog here, you probably run some GNU / Linux distro. Just a guess.
If you’re running a GNU / Linux distro, there’s a good chance you installed the binary ATI drivers and associated tools, even though it makes your soul bleed.
So, if you have ati-config you can do the following:
# ati-config –list-powerstates
core/mem [flags]
——————
1: 128/135 MHz [low voltage]
* 2: 311/297 MHz [performance mode, default state]
3: 311/297 Mhz
core/mem [flags]
——————
1: 128/135 MHz [low voltage]
* 2: 311/297 MHz [performance mode, default state]
3: 311/297 Mhz
Once you get the number to use, likely same as above with ‘1′, you can do
# ati-config –set-powerstate=1 –effective=now
You can also use –effective=startup to have this saved in your X config file. Personally, I like to be able to change it on the fly.
alex | 18-Dec-07 at 12:28 am | Permalink
yo, is there a way to reduce the power usage from within terminal in OSX?