{"id":45548,"date":"2024-02-15T11:33:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T11:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=45548"},"modified":"2024-02-15T11:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T11:33:18","slug":"power-profiles-daemon-multi-drivers-amd-gpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/02\/power-profiles-daemon-multi-drivers-amd-gpu\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Profiles Daemon 0.20 Adds Multi Drivers, AMDGPU Power Saving Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cpu-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-44610\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cpu-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cpu-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cpu-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cpu-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cpu-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cpu-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.freedesktop.org\/upower\/power-profiles-daemon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power-profiles-daemon<\/a>, the power mode settings backend in Gnome, released 0.20 today!<\/p>\n<p>The new release added <b>amdgpu panel power savings<\/b> which uses dedicated hardware in systems with integrated Radeon graphics to decrease panel power consumption when the system is on battery.<\/p>\n<p>This activates the DRM connector attribute <code>panel_power_savings<\/code> which takes a range from 0 to 4 to indicate how aggressively to enable panel power savings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45549\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnome-powermode.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45549\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45549\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnome-powermode-700x429.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnome-powermode-700x429.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnome-powermode-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnome-powermode-768x471.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnome-powermode.webp 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GNOME Power Mode settings page<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The release also supported multiple power-profiles-daemon drivers to load simultaneously. Which, notably allows both CPU based control with <code>amd-pstate<\/code> or <code>intel-pstate<\/code> as well as ACPI platform profile based control.<\/p>\n<p>Due to switch project to the freedesktop &#8216;Upower&#8217; group. The service now is advertised as <code>org.freedesktop.UPower.PowerProfiles<\/code> instead of the previous <code>net.hadess.PowerProfiles<\/code>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Upgrade to Power Profiles Daemon 0.20 in Ubuntu<\/h3>\n<p>Mario Limonciello maintains an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~superm1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu PPA<\/a> contains the new package for <b>Ubuntu 22.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 23.10<\/b>, and <b>Ubuntu 24.04<\/b> on Intel\/AMD machine.<\/p>\n<p><b>NOTE: The PPA package is maintained by the software project member, but not officially supported by Ubuntu<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First, press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:superm1\/ppd<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no visual feedback, just type in mind) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45550\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-ppa-700x427.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-ppa-700x427.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-ppa-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-ppa-768x468.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-ppa.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> After refreshing package cache (it&#8217;s automatically while adding PPA), install\/upgrade the power profiles daemon by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install power-profiles-daemon<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/apt-ppd.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45551\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/apt-ppd-700x427.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/apt-ppd-700x427.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/apt-ppd-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/apt-ppd-768x468.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/apt-ppd.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Verify and use power-profile-daemon<\/h3>\n<p>When done updating the service, you may restart computer to apply change. And, verify by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>powerprofilesctl version<\/pre>\n<p>Besides using the graphical options in Gnome Control Center (System Settings), user may also run commands below to manage power profiles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>powerprofilesctl list<\/code> &#8211; list available power profiles.<\/li>\n<li><code>powerprofilesctl get<\/code> &#8211; get current power profile that&#8217;s in use.<\/li>\n<li><code>powerprofilesctl set<\/code> &#8211; set power profile, values include <code>performance<\/code>, <code>balanced<\/code>, or <code>power-saver<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more, run <code>powerprofilesctl -h<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-list.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45552\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-list-700x475.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-list-700x475.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-list-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-list-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ppd-list.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Restore<\/h3>\n<p>To downgrade the daemon package to the pre-installed version, simply install ppa-purge tool and use it to purge the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:superm1\/ppd<\/pre>\n<p>When done, restart your computer.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>power-profiles-daemon, the power mode settings backend in Gnome, released 0.20 today! The new release added amdgpu panel power savings which uses dedicated hardware in systems with integrated Radeon graphics to decrease panel power consumption when the system is on battery. 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