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MicroMiser Features
* MicroMiser performance impact is negligible.
* MicroMiser does not mess with your current OS kernel or any of its modules.
* MicroMiser plays nicely with other software.
* MicroMiser estimates your energy savings without the need for additional hardware.
* MicroMiser is easy to add and remove since it uses native Linux packages.
* Except for the energy savings, you’ll barely notice MicroMiser is there.
Install Micromiser in ubuntu
First you need to create miserware account from here to download the latest beta version
Ubuntu 9.10 Installation instructions (This may not work for everyone if you register you might get new repository key)
Run the following commands from your terminal
1. sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https
2. sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/miserware-repo
3. sudo su -c ‘echo 5CEF1A4236333078E1A57E952E14349F > /usr/share/miserware-repo/key'
4. Download and install this package.https://download.miserware.com/5CEF1A4236333078E1A57E952E14349F/linux/deb/ubuntu/karmic/miserware-repo-latest.deb
5. sudo apt-get update
Try this program and let us know if you see any difference
You can check FAQ on this from here
After installing you can check power savings using the following commands from your terminal
sudo grep Estimated\ energy /var/log/*
alternatively, to output it to a text file simply run the following (replace /path/to/filename.txt with your desired destination;
sudo grep Estimated\ energy /var/log/* > /path/to/filename.txt
Sample output
Jan 20 15:33:30 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000007kWh (12.69%)
Jan 20 15:33:36 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000017kWh (10.92%)
Jan 20 15:33:48 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000055kWh (15.05%)
Jan 20 15:34:12 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000177kWh (22.80%)
Jan 20 15:35:00 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000347kWh (21.40%)
is it under a foss license?
The MicroMiser personal edition is free for personal use only.
Thanks, but what is the username/password for FAQ?
@Peter
You have to register to view FAQ
Very cool.
I’m on a netbook with an Intel Atom N270 processor. Until now it reports ~35% saved.
If the saving results in increased battery life MicroMiser could be a must-have app!
Wow! I only get a 13% improvement on my desktop, but I get a 59.96% improvement on my laptop! That’s great!!!
this is what i am running into
anthony@HP:~$ sudo su -c ‘echo 5CEF1A4236333078E1A57E952E14349F > /usr/share/miserware-repo/key’
bash: /usr/share/miserware-repo/key’: Permission denied
ideas anyone?
@Anthony
try:
sudo su
sudo -c echo 5CEF1A4236333078E1A57E952E14349F > /usr/share/miserware-repo/key
Thanks for your help dRewsus
after completing the instructions my output reads
z /var/log/debug.3.gz /var/log/debug.4.gz /var/log/dist-upgrade /var/log/dmesg /var/log/dmesg.0 /var/log/dmesg.1.gz /var/log/dmesg.2.gz /var/log/dmesg.3.gz /var/log/dmesg.4.gz /var/log/dpkg.log /var/log/dpkg.log.1 /var/log/dpkg.log.2.gz /var/log/faillog /var/log/fontconfig.log /var/log/fsck /var/log/gdm /var/log/installer /var/log/jockey.log /var/log/jockey.log.1 /var/log/kern.log /var/log/kern.log.1 /var/log/kern.log.2.gz
thats just a snippet of the total output, but it all looks similar. definately not what the sample output above looks like
any idea?
thanks in advance
@Anthony:
After installing the repositories as detailed above try
sudo apt-get install micromiser-beta
Then give it a little time and
sudo grep Estimated\ energy /var/log/*
Maximize your terminal for better overview of the output.
🙂
@Anthony:
By the way: In your posts above I can see you have used the repository key from the instructions in the article. You need to replace it with the key given to you on this page: https://secure.miserware.com/downloads/micromiser-beta.php
Each user has his own repository key.
can anyone confirm if this application actually saves on battery life for laptops, netbooks and such?
It reports a saving (mine currently reports 47.91%).
A cool thing would be if someone could come up with a way to test if this is real.
Substantial savings should result in increased battery life for laptops. I haven’t had the time to test this but if someone has please post your results.
thanks mchlbk
followed the above suggestions and still get the same weird output
the link to the beta you supplied didnt work though as it cant find the app
thanks
well anthony I am also getting output like u.
I am using ubuntu 9.10 64bit
Im running 9.10 32 bit.
Are you sure there is no foss alternative to this? I would like to know what it does to save energy.
@@frriction and anthony
I’m getting the same output like you on 9.10 32bit as well.
I got an email from frriction MicroMiser:
“We’re pleased that you are interested in MicroMiser. First, verify that
MicroMiser is up and running by issuing the following command in a terminal:
ps -C micromiser
If MicroMiser is not running, there will be no log of energy savings from the
software. If it appears that MicroMiser is indeed running, then the following
command should enable you to see your logged energy savings:
sudo grep Estimated\ energy /var/log/* | grep -v auth
The addition of the “| grep -v auth” part should remove the gibberish you were
seeing from your auth.log file.”
I solved it. Just go to the Synaptic Package Manager: search for micromiser-beta then install it. After verify that
MicroMiser is up and running by issuing the following command in a terminal:
wst@wst-laptop:~$ ps -C micromiser
PID TTY TIME CMD
2812 ? 00:00:00 micromiser
have fun!
would like to see a foss-version too
@admin#
The MicroMiser personal edition is free for personal use only.
#
can i have the source code for personal use?
I just installed this software on a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10.
I took my laptop to class prior to install MicroMiser and it barely made it through the lecture. Assuming that this software actually reduces power usage I will be able to make it past the lecture in better battery standing.
This may not be an accurate test but that is all I can do to contribute.
I installed the software by making an account and following the instructions because, like mentioned earlier, each user has a different key.
I have not really found that this increases my battery life. Maybe someone else can do better tests, I’m just comparing to previous experiences.
I’ve uninstalled it. My battery life appeared to be the same as before.
I have installed it. However, I cannot find its icon on my computer menu. How can I run it?