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The intel-lpmd service needs to be enabled by default for current generation Intel laptops to have meaningfully decent power management. Reproducible: Always Reference: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/workstation/tickets/issues/493
Proposed as a Freeze Exception for 44-beta by Fedora user ngompa using the blocker tracking app because: This is required to ensure intel-lpmd is enabled by default on Workstation and KDE images.
FEDORA-2026-38b0efc7ab (fedora-release-44-0.12) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-38b0efc7ab
Note the above comment is incorrect due to a miss-click on my part; the actual version being submitted as an update is fedora-release-44-0.15
FEDORA-2026-38b0efc7ab has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository. Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command: `sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-38b0efc7ab` You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-38b0efc7ab See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
+3 in https://pagure.io/fedora-qa/blocker-review/issue/2058 , marking accepted FE.
mvasicek@fedora:~$ sudo systemctl status intel_lpmd.service ○ intel_lpmd.service - Intel Linux Energy Optimizer (lpmd) Service Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/intel_lpmd.service; enabled; prese> Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d └─10-timeout-abort.conf Active: inactive (dead) Condition: start condition unmet at Thu 2026-03-05 13:42:00 CET; 5min ago └─ ConditionVirtualization=no was not met Docs: man:intel_lpmd(8) bře 05 13:42:00 fedora systemd[1]: intel_lpmd.service - Intel Linux Energy Opti> mvasicek@fedora:~$ intel_lpmd.service is enabled by default on RC1.2, however it is not started. As the report says it has to be "enabled", I think we can verify this.
(In reply to Lukas Ruzicka from comment #6) > mvasicek@fedora:~$ sudo systemctl status intel_lpmd.service > ○ intel_lpmd.service - Intel Linux Energy Optimizer (lpmd) Service > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/intel_lpmd.service; enabled; > prese> > Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d > └─10-timeout-abort.conf > Active: inactive (dead) > Condition: start condition unmet at Thu 2026-03-05 13:42:00 CET; 5min ago > └─ ConditionVirtualization=no was not met > Docs: man:intel_lpmd(8) > > bře 05 13:42:00 fedora systemd[1]: intel_lpmd.service - Intel Linux Energy > Opti> > mvasicek@fedora:~$ > > intel_lpmd.service is enabled by default on RC1.2, however it is not > started. As the report says it has to be "enabled", I think we can verify > this. Notice that it wasn't started because "ConditionVirtualization=no was not met". In other words, this service is only useful on non-virtualized (bare metal) systems. Please verify that it starts correctly on a physical system, if possible.
FEDORA-2026-38b0efc7ab (fedora-release-44-0.15) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
I just installed Fedora 44 on my Lunar Lake system and intel_lmpd.service is "not found" when trying to check status.