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#1 2011-12-10 09:13:00

Claudiu
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From: Galați, România
Registered: 2011-12-10
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G62 Laptop Overheating.

I'm having problems with my G62 overheating after about 10 minutes of normal usage. I'm certain it's not a hardware problem, because I have tested Windows 7 (I know it's a sin), and it behaves normally; I can even hold my laptop on cloth.

[claudiu@Quicksilver ~]$ cpufreq-info
cpufrequtils 008: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009
Report errors and bugs to cpufreq@vger.kernel.org, please.
analyzing CPU 0:
  driver: powernow-k8
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0
  maximum transition latency: 8.0 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.40 GHz
  available frequency steps: 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: ondemand, powersave, performance
  current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.40 GHz.
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
  cpufreq stats: 2.40 GHz:5.66%, 2.20 GHz:0.03%, 1.90 GHz:0.03%, 1.50 GHz:0.12%, 800 MHz:94.16%  (198)
analyzing CPU 1:
  driver: powernow-k8
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 1
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 1
  maximum transition latency: 8.0 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.40 GHz
  available frequency steps: 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: ondemand, powersave, performance
  current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.40 GHz.
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
  cpufreq stats: 2.40 GHz:5.87%, 2.20 GHz:0.01%, 1.90 GHz:0.06%, 1.50 GHz:0.17%, 800 MHz:93.89%  (418)

[claudiu@Quicksilver ~]$ uname -a
Linux Quicksilver 3.1.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 29 09:08:04 UTC 2011 i686 AMD Turion(tm) II P540 Dual-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

[claudiu@Quicksilver ~]$ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:        +79.0°C  (crit = +130.0°C)

k10temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1:        +73.4°C  (high = +70.0°C)
                       (crit = +109.5°C, hyst = +104.5°C)

radeon-pci-0200
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1:        +85.5°C 

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After 5 minutes:
[claudiu@Quicksilver ~]$ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:        +93.0°C  (crit = +130.0°C)

k10temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1:        +87.0°C  (high = +70.0°C)
                       (crit = +109.5°C, hyst = +104.5°C)

radeon-pci-0200
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1:       +101.0°C  

Last edited by Claudiu (2011-12-10 09:15:03)

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#2 2011-12-10 10:29:43

Pajaro
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Registered: 2004-04-21
Posts: 884

Re: G62 Laptop Overheating.

the first quiestion to be asked is if you did follow the wiki:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop

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#3 2011-12-10 11:24:28

Claudiu
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From: Galați, România
Registered: 2011-12-10
Posts: 2
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Re: G62 Laptop Overheating.

Yep, installed Cpufreq-utils and laptop-mode then I've set up the modules and daemons in /etc/rc.conf, both CPUs to run at 800mhz (ondemand gov.)

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#4 2011-12-24 22:15:45

Xetani
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Registered: 2011-12-24
Posts: 3

Re: G62 Laptop Overheating.

Maybe I'm a bit too late but it's your discrete graphics that's causing the problem. The radeon drivers have very bad power management.
I fixed the issue by disabling it and using the intel only.
Make sure you have xf86-video-ati installed.
add these two lines to /etc/rc.local :

mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch

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#5 2011-12-24 23:29:53

kgu
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Registered: 2011-12-24
Posts: 3

Re: G62 Laptop Overheating.

maybe the following options to the kernel will help
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nomodeset pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915.lvds_downclock=1 vga=773

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Bye, Klaus

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