#intel wifi

[thedebugdiary]

How to Reduce High Power Usage with Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 on Ubuntu

If you're using a laptop with the Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 card and you've noticed that your battery life isn't what it should be, the culprit might be higher-than-expected power consumption by your WiFi card. This blog post will guide you through the steps to diagnose and fix this issue on Ubuntu.

Step 1: Detect High Power Consumption with PowerTOP

The first step in diagnosing power issues is to identify which components are consuming the most power. PowerTOP is a useful tool for this.

Install PowerTOP:

sudo apt update sudo apt install powertop

Run PowerTOP:

sudo powertop

Navigate to the 'Device stats' tab to see power consumption by device. If your WiFi card is consuming more power than expected, proceed to the next steps.

Step 2: Check the Power State of the WiFi Card

Open a terminal and run the following command to check the power state of your WiFi card:

cat /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:3b:00.0/power_state

If the output is D0, the device is fully powered on. We'll aim to change this to a lower power state.

Step 3: Check Your Power Management Settings

Ubuntu uses either its default power management or TLP for more advanced power management. If you're already using TLP but still experiencing high power usage, you might need to install the TLP Radio Device Wizard (tlp-rdw).

Install TLP and TLP RDW:

sudo apt update sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw

Start TLP:

sudo tlp start

This should automatically apply various power-saving settings, including those for your WiFi card.

Step 4: Fine-Tune TLP Configuration (Optional: Use TLP UI)

If you want to fine-tune your power settings, you can manually edit TLP's configuration file or use TLP UI for a graphical interface.

Install TLP UI:

sudo apt install tlpui

Run TLP UI:

tlpui

Note: If you encounter issues with TLP UI not finding the configuration files for TLP 1.6, you can manually download them from the TLP GitHub project page and place them in the expected directory.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should be able to significantly reduce the power consumption of your Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 card on Ubuntu. In our example, we were able to reduce the power usage from over 4W to just 1.7W, which can make a significant difference in battery life.

Remember, these are just guidelines. Always make sure to read the documentation and understand the changes you are making to your system.

[asydicsydney]

SPG [+ Pluto] Tech Headcanons:

Pluto has a computer in their room. They use it mostly for work and to play management games

Hatchworth has a tablet. He uses it mostly for drawing but also has one or two guilty pleasure games (my only thought is that old frog collecting app, y'all know what I'm talking about?)

The Spine has his computer in the Hall of Wires, which is basically his second room. Now it's not all high-tech. I mean, it is cause they're Walter Robotics, but he doesn't have like a gaming setup or anything. He uses it to browse Wikipedia. He also has a CRT and a couple old consoles in his room in place of the computer being there

Rabbit has a laptop and a phone. Yes, she's the only one who has a smartphone. She's the one recording Spine for the band's tiktok, she mostly uses it for TikTok. She uses her laptop to go on Tumblr and it's one of those tablet convertible ones so she can also draw. It also has a ton of stickers on the back

[crimsonglow-art]

WHY WIFI

I am so sorry about today's streaming issues... My wifi seems to want to be my greatest enemy today.

[holliswoodny]

FROM DESK TO RECLINER: THE JOY OF MOBILITY

[vmantras]

Motorola Motobook 60 Review: Affordable Premium Laptop

Introduction Motorola, known worldwide for its mobile innovation, has now turned its attention to the laptop market — and their new Motobook 60 is a bold, thoughtful entry. This machine isn’t just a random budget ultrabook — it feels carefully engineered to bridge the gap between style, power, and price. At ₹66,990, it enters a highly competitive zone dominated by big names like Dell Inspiron,…

[ibuypc]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 star review: I picked up the NZXT N7 Z790 for my latest build, and honestly, it’s one of the cleanest-looking motherboards I’ve used. The metal shroud gives it a sleek, premium feel, and it fits perfectly in my NZXT case. Performance-wise, it handles my 14th Gen Intel CPU and DDR5 RAM like a champ, plus the built-in Wi-Fi 6E is a nice touch. BIOS is easy to navigate, but hardcore overclockers might find it a bit basic. My only gripe is the limited USB ports, but overall, it’s a solid board if you’re willing to pay a bit extra for the aesthetics.

[incohearent]

tumblr as an app and a service will never respect your freedom and it never will

[omarvektrapc12]

Processor: Intel Core i7-14700KFMotherboard: ASRock Z790 Lightning WiFiGraphics Card: INNO3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 OC 8GBMemory: Kingston Fury Beast RGB 32GB 6000 MT/s DDR5Storage: Kingston NV2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TBPower Supply: FSP Hydro G Pro 750W 80 Plus GoldCase: DeepCool CH780 ATX Max BlackCooler: DeepCool LS720 SE RGB 360mm  BlackOperating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

[christec]

Geekom GT1 Mega - Le nouveau Mini PC surpuissant

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[newtechworld]

ALTOUMAN Mini PC Windows 11 Pro: Processore Intel Alder Lake, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Dual Display 4K, WiFi 6, BT 5.2

Esplora l'ALTOUMAN Mini PC con processore Intel Alder Lake N100, RAM da 16GB, SSD da 512GB, doppio display 4K, connettività WiFi 6 e BT 5.2. Ideale per multimedia, video editing e gaming.

ALTOUMAN Mini PC Windows 11 Pro: Processore Intel Alder Lake, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Dual Display 4K, WiFi 6, BT 5.2 Il Mini PC ALTOUMAN con Windows 11 Pro ospita il processore N100 di Intel Alder Lake, 4 core e 4 thread fino a 3,7 GHz. La potenza del core grande è ideale per compiti ad elevate prestazioni. Dotato di 16 GB di RAM DDR4 preinstallata (2 x 8 GB) fino a 3200 MHz e un top brand nel…

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Buy it now! WiFi 6E wireless network card, transmission rate up to 5374Mbps.

[wbbobsesserr]

ᯓ sweet spot — chapter one

pairing: paige bueckers & azzi fudd

synopsis: azzi fudd transfers from usc into uconn, meeting the one and only, paige bueckers. uconn’s star— confident, cocky, good with girls. but ever since paige laid eyes on the stupidly perfect azzi, she’s unlike herself. nervous, shy. her crush is massive, and only grows as she gets to know her. all paige wants is azzi fudd, and she’s willing to do anything and everything to get her.

notes: kudos to the anon who sent me this. i love you forever, a real angel on earth. i still need chapters four and five, so if you know who has reblogged them, lemme know. and i’ll post the rest later!

wc: 1.7k

“so i heard the new girl’s a total bucket.”

nika grinned as she tossed the ball up toward the ceiling of the uconn gymnasium, catching it without looking. she had that teasing spark in her eye— the one that usually meant she’d been on her phone for the past twenty minutes and had way too much intel.

“a sharpshooter,” lou added, stretching her legs out in front of her as she leaned against the row of lockers. “like, scary efficient. catch-and-shoot, off the dribble, pull-up game— all of it. i looked her up last night.”

aubrey raised an eyebrow, flipping through her phone. “didn’t she play at south carolina last year?”

“usc,” nika corrected, spinning the ball on her finger. “she’s from the east coast but did her freshman year out west. transferring here was a surprise to everybody. guess she wasn’t feeling california.”

“or maybe she just realized where the real hoopers are,” lou said with a smirk, nudging nika’s knee with her own.

“what’s her name again?” aubrey asked.

“azzi,” nika answered, like it was obvious. “azzi fudd. you’ve definitely seen her on instagram. girl’s got handles, shot form like it was built in a lab, and she’s—“

“— like, stupid nice,” lou cut in. “not just good. like, 'picks up your dropped groceries, remembers your dog's birthday, writes thank-you notes' nice.”

the locker room broke into quiet laughter.

paige didn’t laugh, though. she sat at her usual spot in the corner, hoodie pulled low, earbuds in. she wasn’t listening to anything. she didn’t need to. she’d already heard enough.

azzi fudd.

she knew that name.

in fact, she knew too much about that name. too much about her. more than she’d admit to anyone in that room.

because when word first dropped that azzi was transferring to uconn, paige did what any mildly obsessed person with a phone and a decent wifi connection would do— she deep dove. searched her highlights. scrolled through every post. studied her shot mechanics, binged interviews where she’d talk about why she fell in love with the game.

she even watched a 17 minute youtube video of azzi’s ‘day in my life.’ and then watched it again. and again.

so yeah. paige knew who the hell azzi fudd was.

and now she was going to be her teammate.

god help her.

“she’s probably going to be shy at first,” nika was saying. “but i heard she’s really sweet once you get to know her. like— talks soft, always smiling, that type.”

sweet.

yeah, that tracked.

paige had seen enough to know azzi was practically allergic to being rude. there were birthday shout-outs on her feed, family pics with sappy captions, and a suspicious number of reposted compliments from her old teammates— we love you forever, azzi. paige couldn’t find one bad thing about her.

which, of course, only made it worse.

because paige bueckers— the paige bueckers— didn’t get nervous. not on the court, not in interviews, and most definitely not around girls.

until now.

the gym door creaked open.

it wasn’t dramatic. no spotlight or wind machine. just a soft shuffle of sneakers and the sound of a suitcase wheel catching on the edge of the rug. but the room fell quiet anyway.

azzi fudd stepped into the gymnasium like she didn’t want to bother anybody. like she was entering someone else’s house. polite, careful.

she wore a gray uconn hoodie that was a size too big for her and had her brown curls pulled back into a low bun. no makeup. no jewelry. just her, looking impossibly pretty without even trying.

“hi,” she said gently, voice calm and warm like a late summer morning. she offered a small wave, even though half the team was staring like they’d seen a celebrity. “sorry i’m late. there was some traffic.”

nika stood first, of course, grinning like she’d won the lottery. “you’re azzi, right? i’m nika. welcome to the uconn.”

azzi smiled, and the entire energy in the room softened.

lou and aubrey introduced themselves next, voices warm, excited. azzi shook every hand like it mattered. she said thank you too much. she asked people how their summer was. she complimented lou’s sneakers. she laughed at aubrey’s bad joke.

and then—

she turned to paige.

for a split second, the air in her lungs seemed to escape her entirely. forgot to how to breathe.

azzi’s smile didn’t falter, but her gaze flickered, just for a moment, like she felt the shift in the air.

“hi,” azzi said, voice still soft but curious now. “you must be paige. i’ve watched you play before. you’re incredible.”

paige’s mouth opened. nothing came out.

her cheeks flushed with heat.

she blinked. swallowed. fumbled for something— anything— to say at all.

all she managed was: “oh. uh. thanks.”

a beat passed.

azzi smiled again, just as gently. she didn’t seem to notice the way paige was blushing under her hoodie. or the way her fingers had curled into fists against her thighs.

“it’s really nice to meet you,” azzi said.

she meant it. of course she did.

because azzi fudd was the nicest girl in the goddamn world.

and paige bueckers was completely, utterly, screwed.

the next day, practice started light. conditioning, walkthroughs, a few sets just to shake off the summer break. coach kept it lowkey— first week energy and all. everyone was still shaking the rust off, laughing through missed layups and sloppy switches. it wasn’t intense. not quite yet. but even with the slower pace, paige felt like she’d already sprinted five miles uphill in combat boots.

because, well, azzi.

she was everywhere. not in a loud, take-up-space kind of way— but in that soft, magnetic way where the gym seemed to subtly tilt toward her. the steady bounce of her curls. her laugh, low and warm. her voice when she called out a screen or told someone “good pass.” the sound of her jumper swishing through the net, again and again and again.

she wasn’t trying to stand out. she just... did. like the game naturally bent around her presence. like she’d always been there.

corner three? swish.

coming off a screen? swish.

pull-up in transition, mid-stride, like she'd barely thought about it? swish. and she did it all with the quiet confidence of someone who didn’t need to prove anything. her form was perfect, fluid, and calm. paige watched every shot. she couldn’t not. her body turned toward azzi like she didn’t have any other choice.

even when coach split them into position groups, paige found herself sneaking glances across the gym. during water breaks. during free throws. during a rebounding drill that was supposed to be full-contact, but all she could think about was how azzi tucked a loose curl behind her ear before stepping to the line.

there was something about the way azzi moved. like she understood the weight of the gym and carried it gently. she passed with intention, chest-high and clean. she set real screens, not the lazy half-hearted ones some shooters threw out. she encouraged everyone. told nika “nice hustle” even when she missed a rotation. told lou “keep shooting” after she clanked two off the back iron. she treated every single teammate like they mattered.

it was infuriating.

it was also kind of breathtaking.

“paige!”

coach’s voice sliced through her daze.

“huh?” paige blinked, nearly dropping her water bottle.

“you’re up. shooting drill.”

right. focus.

she jogged over to the wing, and there azzi stood already, spinning a ball casually in her hands like she was born with it. her practice jersey was fitted perfectly on her chest, like she was made to wear it. she looked relaxed, ready.

paige’s stomach did a backflip.

“hey,” azzi said with that same soft smile. “you wanna go first?”

“no, you can— i mean, i’ll— uh. doesn’t matter.” paige ran a hand through her hair and immediately regretted it.

azzi tilted her head, eyes curious. “cool. we’re alternating?”

“yep,” paige said, voice slightly too high. “totally normal shooting drill. very chill.”

azzi passed her the ball, and even that— just the way her fingers brushed paige’s— felt like something.

paige missed her first shot off the front of the rim.

smooth.

azzi didn’t say anything. just chased down the ball, stepped up, and hit hers like it was muscle memory. pure net. like always.

paige tracked the ball like it was poetry.

her second shot rimmed out too.

“i think you’re leaning back a little,” azzi said, turning to chase the rebound again. her voice was gentle. helpful. no ego, no teasing.

paige blinked. “what?”

azzi offered a small shrug, almost embarrassed. “sorry, i’ve been watching your game for a while. you’ve got really good touch around the elbow. i just noticed you’re fading a tiny bit here. might be your footwork?”

azzi fudd was watching her game. studying her footwork. complimenting her jumper. paige's brain stalled at the thought.

she nodded slowly. “thanks. i’ll, uh. adjust that.”

she airballed the next shot.

azzi didn’t laugh. didn’t smirk. just rebounded and passed it back, like paige hadn’t just completely embarrassed herself. like she had nothing to prove and all the patience in the world.

paige hated how much she loved that.

by the time practice wrapped up, her legs were shot and her ego had been slowly ground into dust. not because she’d played badly— she hadn’t. she’d been fine. but because she’d spent 90% of her energy trying not to visibly melt every time azzi fudd smiled in her direction.

and now, as they walked off the court, shoulder to shoulder with sweat-soaked shirts and empty gatorade bottles, azzi looked at her like she meant something.

“you really move well without the ball,” she said. “i like how you read the defense. it’s smart.”

paige’s brain screamed. her mouth said, “thanks. i, uh… thanks.”

azzi grinned. “you’re kinda cute when you’re flustered.”

paige nearly choked on air.

“i— what?”

azzi just smiled again, redoing her messy ponytail. “see you tomorrow, paige.”

and then she walked off.

paige stood there frozen, watching her disappear down the tunnel, heart thudding in her chest.

she was doomed. utterly, completely doomed.

© wbbobsesserr

[glowcircuit]

I built a miniature Va11 Hall-A Bar inside of my PC!!

Va11 Hall-A PC Parts & Build list

PC:

CPU : Intel I9 14900k

GPU: Intel Arc A770 16gb

Ram: Corsair Dominator 64gb 5600

Mobo: Maxsun Terminator Z790 D5 wifi

Hard drives M.2: Samsung 990 pro 2tb, Samsung 970 evo plus 1tb, CT 1tb,                                 Adata 500gb

PSU: ROG Thor 850 P2

Cables: Cablemod.com custom shortened and sleeved

Water loop distro : EKWB FLT 120 reservoir + D5 pump

Water loop cpu block: ThermalTake Pacific Mx2 Ultra 

Water loop radiators: Alphacool HPE 20 x 2

Water loop hardware: 15 Alphacool, 3 EKWB, 2 Alphacool soft, 2 granzon    

Water loop tubes: EKWB Acrylic tube 14mm, Alphacool 13/10 soft

Air Cooling : ThermalTake Toughfan 120mm x 3  + Controller

Air Cooling : Noctua 40mm pwm server fan x 2 (non visible)

Additional RGB Control : Coolermaster controller

Case:

Lian Li PC V600, left side mount, released in 2006, I acquired it in 2015 from PC Recycle in sodo Seattle.

I had to track down a new foot, one had been missing since I acquired the case (ebay)

Mods:These are the case mods I did personally

Cut a hole for the cpu mounts in the Motherboard mount plate as this case was designed for older hardware 

Cut two 120mm blowholes and added aluminum covers (Dremel)

Cut Front and rear windows into side panels (Dremel Max)

Moved PSU from vertical placement in the lower right side of the case in front of the CPU  to horizontal placement in the top left in old drive bays. 

The PSU bracket had to be cut to show the OLED on the side. 

Modded the side panel rail slide to accommodate the PSU, I used the original aluminum stand the psu was on, cut in half and epoxied with JB weld. 

Changed and moved Power/ Reset switch to the back of the case, shortened and spliced the cable

I cut and bent my own 14mm acrylic tubes (hobby miter, heat gun). 

Cut and made two way mirror for the front panel

Plastic "truss" is both functional and aesthetic. It came from a Gunpla accessory kit and has two cables passing through it and it acts as the GPU support. I could only get red and had to paint it.

Notice that some logos are missing/ covered, I dislike having a case as an advertisement. The Rog eye on the PSU is mostly covered but iykyk, most of the word "Intel" on the ARC GPU, Two of the Thermaltake logos on the fan edges, the Paint on the Thermaltake Mx2 Ultra and Maxsun terminator heatsink. (I will eventually cover the visible SSD with a heat sink, cover the fan info on the rear and work a cover for the word "dominator"). the one logo explicitly unchanged is the LianLi case badge, if I think of a perfect replacement, maybe then.

Mod I did not do:

I did NOT shorten and sleeve my own cables, I used cable-mod.com. I am not confident in my ability to do this.

BAR:

"Bar Tiny" Re-ment sets from Japan, 17 sets involved. 

 I customized the color of the bar and chairs and shortened one table for the mezzanine. The whole bar, minus barback- is on a removable 7 inch piece of black acrylic for cleaning.

Jill Stingray Nendoroid

Jils Cat, it sleeps on the GPU

Jill Stool: Jill is glued to a cute doll stool to see over the bar

Jill Accessories non-Nendoroid: cellphone, purse, coat (ebay)

Dorothy Haze Nendoroid

will be added on release.

Bar Back:I made this myself

Black acrylic sheet, and frosted acrylic rods.

Doll Light power kit: 8 Led lights, 4 incandescent lights

USB Doll light power strip

Other Bar Accessories:

Overhead Hanging farmhouse light

trash, mop, broom, pan, mop bucket, 

2 blue fuzzy chairs 

Miniature plants

Miniature Microphone

Mini bottle Dom Perignon, an xmas gift from my friend nemo, it's

 on the top shelf 

Problems and changes:

1. ARGB, pretty pretty pain in the ass. 4 pieces of software........

2. The water loop was changed extensively as hardware came in and space limitations were discovered. The biggest change is that I originally planned to have one radiator on the front of the case, the tubes running over Jills head and to light the tubes as lighting for the bar, to do this the fan would have been in the case proper pushing the whole bar to far into the mobo, it didn't work, so the loop was moved to the top of the case and caused me to have one complex bent tube 

 Second, I had planned the loop to use one sideport on the distro, but space limitation moved both ports to the top causing the complex fittings setup in that corner.   

3. The MOBO, sigh. This has been clearly the most challenging choice I made in this build, I really wanted it to work perfectly too, but I rolled those dice because: Aesthetic+function, the board I wanted (https://en.colorful.cn/en/home/product?mid=84&id=400d19bc-5655-49e1-b391-df00b60935ef) was to great a risk for the cost. This was a silver medal. 

I generally dislike the design options I had in the Z790 series of the big board makers (I  HATE big logos), especially the full ATX, there was one M that interested me, I should have picked it . This board has potential, but the BIOS is underdeveloped and compatibility has been problematic, I had to do a tricky outdated style BIOS update right from the box, and have had to reset the cmos a couple times. It skips BIOS on general boot and though stable, it will have to be addressed eventually, it doesn't have a proper sleep because of some issue between uefi & legacy. It may end up replaced, which will require a full build teardown.

the Turbo fan built into the board doesn't seem to function

Alos, the two argb connections on the mobo dont work, or I can't get them to recognize anything, necessitating the Coolermaster controller for the PSU and Distro. it is shoved behind the distro along with a Noctua 40mm