Bug 23197

Summary: nv50/NVS135M: laptop runs hot
Product: xorg Reporter: Stefan Neufeind <freedesktop.org>
Component: Driver/nouveauAssignee: Nouveau Project <nouveau>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.3 (2007.09)   
Hardware: Other   
OS: All   
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Description Stefan Neufeind 2009-08-07 06:41:13 UTC
When working under Linux I lately experience the laptop runs quite hot (resulting in high fan-action, ...). This doesn't seem to be the case under Windows or so. Also there seems to be no load on the CPU (powertop reports it's quite idle, top shows nothing suspicious except Xorg taking approx 6% cpu) etc. So I suspect it might be GPU-related.
Comment 1 Maarten Maathuis 2009-08-07 11:31:57 UTC
We don't do power management, this is a complicated area. Some would even say it's not to be messed with without documentation. Regardless of this it's not easy. It's the usual lack of time answer (and even with time there are few guarantees).
Comment 2 Hervé Cauwelier 2009-08-10 12:26:56 UTC
I currently run the proprietary driver and it runs at 55 °c, just for displaying the browser.

I'll say the main problem is the GPU itself, mine even melted a month ago, still with the proprietary driver.
Comment 3 Stefan Neufeind 2009-08-22 06:06:11 UTC
With nouveau (nv50) nvclock reports my GPU is running at 85°C, was already close to  90 one day and the fans constantly run - even during "normal office work" etc.
Is that really related to "powersaving" or not? I didn't mean to save the last minute of battery-power possible but the current situation leaves me with a really hot device you wouldn't want to put on your knees while working off the desk.
Comment 4 Ilia Mirkin 2013-08-18 18:10:31 UTC
It appears that this bug report has laid dormant for quite a while. Sorry we haven't gotten to it. Since we fix bugs all the time, chances are pretty good that your issue has been fixed with the latest software. Please give it a shot. (Linux kernel 3.10.7, xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.9, mesa 9.1.6, or their git versions.) If upgrading to the latest isn't an option for you, your distro's bugzilla is probably the right destination for your bug report.

In an effort to clean up our bug list, we're pre-emptively closing all bugs that haven't seen updates since 2011. If the original issue remains, please make sure to provide fresh info, see http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ for what we need to see, and re-open this one.

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