On 13/02/2022 02:04, naicam|ne via arch-general wrote:
I run LXDE, and the hardened kernel, 5.15.21
As I say, a more standard kernel would be worth trying, `linux` for 5.16 and `linux-lts` for 5.15.
I have tlp 1.5.0-4 tlp-rdw 1.5.0-4 acpi_call-dkms 1.2.2-1 and tp_smapi-dkms 0.43-4 installed
Given the age of the W530, acpi_call is the one you want, tp_smapi is for older models.
I also had installed powertop and that wont run. This is the error from that: modprobe cpufreq_stats failedFailed to mount debugfs!
Does the hardened kernel let you mount debugfs to get power usage information?
simply setting the thresholds manually hasn't given me very good results at all
Have you tried with _not_ setting charging thresholds, and _not_ using TLP? Does the battery charge when in the BIOS, or booted into the archinstall image?