Gentoo Archives: gentoo-laptop

From: Ian K <omega_2_1@×××××.ca>
To: gentoo-laptop@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-laptop] [Fwd: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: My laptop is freaking me out.]
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:57:31
Message-Id: 42D5105B.1010306@yahoo.ca
1 Hi there,
2 I wrote this reply to the gentoo-user list, and no one has responded.
3 As I really need this resolved, I have brought the progress over here.
4 Here is the original message.
5
6
7 Richard Fish wrote:
8
9 >Ian K wrote:
10 >
11 >
12 >
13 >>>Probably not KDE, but possibly X itself. Maybe it isn't the CPU, but
14 >>>the GPU that is overheating.
15 >>>
16 >>>The radeon driver has a "DynamicClocks" setting (man radeon). Do you
17 >>>have this option in your xorg.conf file?
18 >>>
19 >>>
20 >>>
21 >>>
22 >>>
23 >>>
24 >>Nope, but after setting it to 'true' (and restarting my computer)
25 >>I notice that my laptop cooling fans are on (probably about mid-speed)
26 >>*constantly*. I'm looking over, and seeing my computer idling at
27 >>0% CPU usage. Its fans are blasting cool air through it, and its running
28 >>a lot less hot. Looks like you solved the problem. Heck, it doesn't matter
29 >>if its the CPU or GPU warming up too much, the whole system is on
30 >>at full blast after KDE is started. Its AWESOME! :)
31 >>
32 >>I will let you know if I have further problems.
33 >>
34 >>
35 >>
36 >>
37 >>
38 >
39 >I seem to recall some kind of kernel problem with ACPI and fans not
40 >turning on....I can't remember the details though, and I didn't have
41 >this problem myself.
42 >
43 >Now, why setting DynamicClocks in the xorg.conf file would turn your
44 >fans on, I cannot possibly comprehend!!!
45 >
46 >
47 Heres the bad news.. I turned my laptop on today, and the fans didn't
48 come on like
49 they did before, and within five minutes and 1 compile, the laptop was off.
50
51 >But, I'm glad it's working.
52 >
53 >
54 >
55 >>I do, but the directory "structure(?)" ends at thermal_zone. There
56 >>is nothing in it.
57 >>
58 >>
59 >>
60 >>
61 >>
62 >Interesting...maybe we should double check your ACPI configuration
63 >options. I have:
64 >
65 >carcharias linux # grep ^CONFIG.*ACPI /usr/src/linux/.config
66 >CONFIG_ACPI=y
67 >CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT=y
68 >CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER=y
69 >CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
70 >CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y
71 >CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
72 >CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
73 >CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
74 >CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y
75 >CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y
76 >CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
77 >CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
78 >CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0
79 >CONFIG_ACPI_BUS=y
80 >CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
81 >CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
82 >CONFIG_ACPI_PCI=y
83 >CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
84 >
85 >
86 I get:
87
88 CONFIG_ACPI=y
89 CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT=y
90 CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER=y
91 CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
92 CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
93 CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
94 CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y
95 CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY=y
96 CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y
97 CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
98 CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
99 CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0
100 CONFIG_ACPI_BUS=y
101 CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
102 CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
103 CONFIG_ACPI_PCI=y
104 CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
105 CONFIG_PNPACPI=y
106
107 >And during bootup, I get the following in /var/log/messages:
108 >
109 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: AC Adapter [ADP0] (on-line)
110 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT0] (battery present)
111 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery absent)
112 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
113 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
114 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
115 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 8 throttling
116 >states)
117 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling
118 >states)
119 >Jul 11 07:20:11 carcharias ACPI: Thermal Zone [THM0] (52 C)
120 >
121 >
122 >Do you get anything similar?
123 >
124 >
125 >
126 Here is my boot log, Im sorry its so long, I dont know what we are
127 looking for.
128 [OT] No, I didn't name my computer after an aspect of Longhorn. I like
129 King Arthur. Plus, its a cool name. ;) [/OT]
130
131 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: RSDP (v000
132 PTLTD ) @ 0x000f6b40
133 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: RSDT (v001 PTLTD RSDT 0x06040000 LTP
134 0x00000000) @ 0x1bf75dd2
135 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: FADT (v001 TOSCPL Chinook 0x06040000 ATI
136 0x00000003) @ 0x1bf7af24
137 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: MADT (v001 PTLTD APIC 0x06040000 LTP
138 0x00000000) @ 0x1bf7af98
139 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: SSDT (v001 PmRef CpuPm 0x00003000 INTL
140 0x20030224) @ 0x1bf75e02
141 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: DSDT (v001 TOSCPL SB200 0x06040000 MSFT
142 0x0100000e) @ 0x00000000
143 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x8008
144 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfee00000
145 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x00] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
146 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x01] enabled)
147 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x00] high edge lint[0x1])
148 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x01] high edge lint[0x1])
149 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x02] address[0xfec00000]
150 gsi_base[0])
151 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2
152 high edge)
153 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 9 global_irq 21
154 low level)
155 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: IRQ0 used by override.
156 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: IRQ2 used by override.
157 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon Using ACPI (MADT) for SMP configuration information
158 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: bus type pci registered
159 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Subsystem revision 20050408
160 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Interpreter enabled
161 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
162 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
163 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Assume root bridge [\_SB_.PCI0] segment is 0
164 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
165 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK0] (IRQs 10 11) *0,
166 disabled.
167 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] (IRQs 10 11) *0,
168 disabled.
169 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK2] (IRQs 10 11) *0,
170 disabled.
171 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK3] (IRQs 10 11) *0,
172 disabled.
173 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Embedded Controller [EC0] (gpe 6)
174 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table
175 [\_SB_.PCI0.P2P_._PRT]
176 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table
177 [\_SB_.PCI0.AGP_._PRT]
178 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon pnp: PnP ACPI init
179 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon pnp: PnP ACPI: found 12 devices
180 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
181 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:05.0[A] -> GSI 16
182 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
183 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (off-line)
184 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery present)
185 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
186 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
187 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
188 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Video Device [VGA] (multi-head: yes rom:
189 no post: no)
190 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1])
191 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 8 throttling states)
192 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: CPU1 (power states: C1[C1])
193 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling states)
194 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:05.0[A] -> GSI 16
195 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
196 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.6[B] -> GSI 17
197 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
198 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> GSI 19
199 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
200 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.1[A] -> GSI 16
201 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
202 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 16
203 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
204 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:04.0[A] -> GSI 16
205 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
206 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.2[A] -> GSI 19
207 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
208 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.0[A] -> GSI 19
209 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
210 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.1[A] -> GSI 19
211 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
212 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.5[B] -> GSI 17
213 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
214 Jul 12 16:45:03 Avalon ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 18
215 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
216
217 >-Richard
218 >
219 >
220 >
221 Thanks!
222 Ian
223
224 Thanks a lot guys/gals! (Ill be politically correct)
225 Ian

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