Re: [Powertop] power usage in watts is not displayed

On 6/29/2012 9:47 AM, Srikanth Grama Ramaprasad wrote:
> Dear Sir/Madam,
> 
> I am trying to install powerTop on my PC as I need to know the per
> process power consumption.
> I have the Ubuntu 11.10 installed on my PC.
> I installed the package available in Ubuntu Synaptic Package Manger
> but the power consumption in watts is not displayed.
> I get the message "no ACPI power usage estimate available".
> Is there any configuration settings that I am missing ?

not all computers have a BIOS where the BIOS reports the battery
discharge rate to the operating system..... there's not a lot we can do
about that.