Ubuntu 20.04/20.10 Install TLP for Lenovo ThinkPad

Instruction.md

Installation Instruction for TLP for Lenovo ThinkPads

Install & Start TLP & Check System Status

sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
sudo tlp-stat -s

Check status of battery features with

sudo tlp-stat -b

Example output:

--- TLP 1.3.1 --------------------------------------------

+++ Battery Features: Charge Thresholds and Recalibrate
natacpi    = active (data, thresholds)
tpacpi-bat = active (recalibrate)
tp-smapi   = inactive (ThinkPad not supported)

Install Battery Features

sudo apt install acpi-call-dkms

Install the required battery module for tpacpi-bat

sudo apt install acpi-call-dkms

Set Permanent Charging Threshold

Uncomment the following lins in /etc/tlp.conf and add the desired charge start and stop percentage. (Start percentage musst be 3% higher then the stop)

START_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0=50
STOP_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0=80

Full documentation

Full documentation unter: https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/index.html