[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2013-05-13 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2013-05-12 Thread julius von kohout
Oneiric is EOL so someone should set this to wont fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabl

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel Manrique
Please do not assign yourself to bugs unless you're actually working on fixing them. Thanks! ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Precise) Assignee: victor alvarado (vito8916) => Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-05-29 Thread victor alvarado
tengo la version del kernel 3.2.3 y mi dell inspiron N4110 se recalienta y la bateria dura muy poco ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Precise) Assignee: Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team) => victor alvarado (vito8916) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-04-05 Thread Maarten Kossen
@Claus Strasburger See comment #64 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/818830/comments/64) for information on how to patch an Oneiric kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-04-04 Thread Claus Strasburger
Just a final question: I am running Linux Mint 12, which is still on Oneiric. Is this final fix embedded in any upstream kernel.org version and if so, at which version? Is the fix somewhere in http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ ? How do i get a kernel for other distro's (e.g. Debian/Ar

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-20 Thread Joseph Salisbury
** Tags removed: kernel-key -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled) To manage notificatio

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-19 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Changed in: ubuntu-power-consumption Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-15 Thread Steven Keys
Leann, I think that keeping these patches applied (and having RC6 enabled by default) in 12.04 is definitely the way to go. Just wanted to thank you for all your help. This bug was killer for me personally, and you were a massive help with it! -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-08 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi All, Given the positive testing feedback with the RC6 patches, we intend to keep them applied for Precise. If anyone is experiencing RC6 related issues, please file a new bug and let us know. For now I'm marking this power regression issue as Fix Released for Precise. As mentioned earlier, I

Re: [Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-06 Thread Maarten Kossen
@Andy: yes, it is always the left edge. Do you have a bug number for me so I can follow that as well, please? On 03/05/2012 02:02 PM, Andy Whitcroft wrote: > @Maarten -- if you could describe when the complete visual freezes > occur, that might help. For example there is a separate known issue >

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-05 Thread Andy Whitcroft
@Kevin -- the fixes should be in the latest kernel in the archive if you update. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-05 Thread Andy Whitcroft
@Maarten -- if you could describe when the complete visual freezes occur, that might help. For example there is a separate known issue where the X server locks hard due to an internal deadlock; this most commonly occurs when touching the left edge to get the unity launcher. -- You received this

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-04 Thread Kevin
Could anyone tell me where I can get 3.2.0-17.27 for precise (64bit)? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-02 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi Maarten, Can you confirm this instability is due to RC6 (ie if you disable RC6 do the issues go away?). If so, may I ask that you open a separate bug report so that we can capture your specific hardware information. To open a new bug, please run the following command: ubuntu-bug linux Pleas

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-03-02 Thread Maarten Kossen
3.2.0-17-generic is not completely stable for me. I get a complete visual freeze (sound keeps working) with this kernel about twice a day. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title:

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-28 Thread Steven Keys
Very cool. I doubt my opinion matters a whole lot, but I think this patch should ship with the 12.04 kernel, and RC6 (but not deep RC6) should be enabled by default (without passing a kernel parameter manually) for Sandy Bridge machines in 12.04. This is a HUGE power savings, and 12.04 is a very bi

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-28 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi Steven, That is correct, the upstream kernel does not yet contain this patch. As I understand it, it will be sent upstream and also submitted to upstream-stable once there is enough testing feedback to provide a level of confidence that there are no further regressions introduced from the patch

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-27 Thread Steven Keys
I'm not sure if this is of any relevance here, but I have tested the upstream kernel (3.3.0-030300rc5-generic, http://kernel.ubuntu.com /~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.3-rc5-precise/), and the graphical glitches occur in that kernel with RC6 enbled. I'm assuming that kernel does not contain Leann's fix? P

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-25 Thread julius von kohout
lates kernel fixes al isssues on toshiba satzellite r850-14T im using quiet splash nmi_watchdog=0 i915.i915_enable_rc6=3 i915.lvds_downclock=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 rm.vblankoffdelay=1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-24 Thread Steven Keys
I did so here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/940771 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-24 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Thanks Steven. Let's have you open a new separate bug for the new issue you are seeing. It doesn't appear to be related to the RC6 issue and warrants a separate bug. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bu

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-24 Thread Steven Keys
Actually, I was still able to boot into the new 3.2.0-17.27 kernel from comment #76 despite the installation errors. The LibreOffice freeze still occurs. The strange thing is that it occurs with RC6 on or off though, and it doesn't occur at all with kernel 3.0 (RC6 or not). It seems to have no RC6

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-24 Thread Steven Keys
I tried to test the kernel in comment #76 by installing the .deb packages, but I got errors...Can someone help me? I'd love to test it because I have a consistent way of triggering the freezes with the "tunerc6" kernel in comment #61. Here is the output I get when I try to install it: [18:24:49 |

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-24 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi All, Just to reiterate what Seth said above in comment #77. We just uploaded a new ubuntu kernel, 3.2.0-17.27. It contains the additional fix mentioned in comment #76. We hope this should resolve any of the remaining issues being seen with RC6 enabled. If you could please test and let us know

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-24 Thread Seth Forshee
I've been running with rc6 enabled for most of the precise development cycle, and I never observed the destkop hangs but have started seeing them recently. I can't say for certain whether or not they started with the 3.2.0-17.26 kernel. But the machine is very much alive when it happens; I can swit

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-23 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi Steven et al, So there have been some new developments regarding the RC6 patch which was applied. Upstream recently discovered an issue and has proposed the following additional patch: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel- gfx/2012-February/015319.html I apologize for asking for even

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-23 Thread Steven Keys
Sorry for flooding you all with comments, but I just noticed some poor word choice on my part in post #73. LibreOffice doesn't merely "crash." The entire computer freezes, and nothing responds in any way except that the mouse pointer is still movable, and I am still able to reboot using SysRq + R-E

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-23 Thread Steven Keys
It should be noted, however, that kernel 3.0.0-13 experiences graphical glitches and RANDOM freezes with RC6 enabled, while the kernel from post #61 is cured of those symptoms. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bu

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-23 Thread Steven Keys
Leann, Excellent suggestion. I did a series of experiments, and here are my results: Using kernel from post #61, RC6 on: LibreOffice crashes consistently (I tried it several times and through reboots) on one particular file when scrolling over charts. Using kernel from post #61, RC6 off: LibreOf

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-23 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi Steven and Brad, Thanks for the additional testing and feedback. First, if you could both really confirm this is related to RC6 by booting the 3.2.0-17.26 kernel but disabling RC6 (boot with i915.i915_enable_rc6=0). I just want to make sure RC6 is indeed the culprit. If RC6 really is the roo

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-23 Thread Brad Heap
Yes, yesterday I was having exactly the same problem with Libre Office Calc, RC6 and the 3.2 kernel -- off the top of my head release 17, in the end I booted the previously installed 3.2 kernel and had no issues. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-23 Thread Steven Keys
Potentially bad news: I started experiencing freezes again on my X220 with RC6 enabled and the new (tunable RC6) kernel. The freezes only occur (so far) while using LibreOffice Calc, but they are exactly the same types of freezes I have experienced with RC6 before. I have not yet seen the graphical

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-19 Thread quarara
I'm still using Oneiric and I cannot test this kernel on Precise right now, but for what is worth the patched kernel from comment #64 works flawlessly on my system! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-19 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Unfortunately there is no Oneiric test kernel with the patch applied yet. We'd like to focus first on the current development kernel, ie Precise. Should the patch prove successful, upstream intends to submit the patch for the 3.0.y stable release and thus we would also be able to provide it for O

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-19 Thread Kevin
Thanks Leann. I'd like to test it but I'm using Oneiric not Precise. Can I test it? If so, could you please tell me where I can get the kernel for Oneiric? I'm using Oneiric 64bit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-18 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi Everyone, I see some of you have found the RC6 tunables test kernel I built. As a follow on to that I've been in touch with upstream and have pulled in a proposed patch which disables RC6p (deep RC6) for Sandy Bridge. Upstream claims that RC6p is what was responsible for the reports of hangs/g

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-17 Thread Steven Keys
So...This patched kernel is working great. Here are my concerns moving forward: 1) We need more people to test it and report back. 2) We need to push for this fix to be incorporated into the kernel that ships with Ubuntu/Xubuntu 12.04 (an LTS release)! 3) I suspect that this patched kernel does not

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-16 Thread Steven Keys
I have tested the patched kernel for about 24 hours now, and it is working beautifully! My battery lasts almost 50% longer (6 hours vs 4.2 hours) than with RC6 disabled, and there are NO glitches or freezes so far!!! My CPU temperature has also been decreased HUGELY. Here's how to test it yourself

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread Steven Keys
I have installed the 64-bit kernel from http://people.canonical.com/~ogasawara/eugeni/rc6/ on my ThinkPad X220 and added the kernel parameter "i915.i915_enable_rc6=1" (RC6 was off by default). Power consumption was decreased by 25-50%, extremely roughly. I will test it for several days and then rep

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread Jorge G
First check dmesg|fgrep -i "rc6" If it is enable it's on. If not i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from ker

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread Steven Keys
With the kernel located here: http://people.canonical.com/~ogasawara/eugeni/rc6/ is rc6 enabled by default, or do we have to pass a kernel parameter to it to test it? If so, what parameter? Will test as soon as someone replies. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a membe

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread quarara
Same here! Thanks to this patch, I don't experience graphical glitches anymore! My machine is a Dell Inspiron 15r N5110 - i3-2310M + HD3000 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title:

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread Jorge G
On my other system wich is a Samsung Core I3-2357M I still have glitches and freezes when rc6 enable but I am not testing the new patched kernel http://people.canonical.com/~ogasawara/eugeni/rc6/ i will try it soon to see if the bug is fixed in that system to. -- You received this bug notificatio

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread Jorge G
I have a Samsung i5-2520M I have glitches and freezes when rc6 enable, testing the new patch for the last 2 days, i have none of the above. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title:

Re: [Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread Ian Howson
I have an X220 with the i5-2520M and still experience this issue. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Matthias Schmidt <818...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > @ #54: Mine has the i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz CPU. No glitches and no > freezes. So it seems your different CPU causes you problems :/ > > -- > You

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-15 Thread Rocko
fwiw, I have an i7-2630QM and I don't get any glitches or freezes with rc6 enabled with either the 3.2.x or 3.3-rc3 kernels. But it's a Dell L502x, not a Thinkpad. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-14 Thread Matthias Schmidt
@ #54: Mine has the i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz CPU. No glitches and no freezes. So it seems your different CPU causes you problems :/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy B

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-14 Thread Steven Keys
@ #52: Do you have the i5 or i7 processor? I have two X220's with i7's, and both experience graphical glitches and (rare) freezes with rc6 enabled. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-13 Thread julius von kohout
y the article says that they are trying to make a pointfix release for 3.2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-13 Thread Matthias Schmidt
@ #50: What's the issue with your X220? I have one and my power consumption is about 8W using WLAN (battery lasts about 5h with the small 4 cell battery). I just use the kernel command options from the articles mentioned above. And yes, it runs stable :) -- You received this bug notification beca

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-12 Thread Jorge G
Can the patch be included in Kernel 3.2 ? I would help testing if it get's backported to precise kernel or a ppa for testing or something. The info on the patch is here: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives /intel-gfx/2012-February/015075.html -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-12 Thread Steven Keys
Thank you for the information, Julius, but the article says that the fix will be seen in kernel 3.4 if I'm reading it correctly, no? Hopefully this fixes the awful battery life on my ThinkPad X220! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-12 Thread julius von kohout
fucking finally http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1NzA everything you need to know. afix for 3.2 kernel is on the way -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title:

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-02 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Also affects: ubuntu-power-consumption Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: ubuntu-power-consumption Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/b

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-02-01 Thread Kate Stewart
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Precise) Assignee: (unassigned) => Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread Kevin
Hmm, as Steven mentioned, this article http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NjE says "- Intel RC6 by default still hasn't been figured out fully by Intel for the logic when it can be successfully enabled without causing issues. This is for Intel Sandy Bridge hardware, but at le

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread Kevin
mediterran81, yeah I understand. I subscribed to the both bug tickets and once I was confused too. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regress

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread Kevin
OK, the kernel bug tracker says it was fixed but it looks like it was closed about a half year ago. I'm not sure why we Ubuntu users do still not have it. Andrea Corbellini, could you please let us know exactly which kernel we need to use in order to test if it's really fixed? If the bug was real

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread mediterran81
I am sorry. Thanks Kevin and Steven. I indeed confused the two bugs which I am subscribed to. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression fro

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread Steven Keys
mediterran81, the bug that Phoronix is saying is fixed is the ASPM power bug. It is entirely different than the bug that this report is about. This bug report refers to the Sandy Bridge-only bug relating to graphics drivers and RC6. This bug is not fixed. The ASPM power bug is fixed. On Sandy Bridg

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread Kevin
Based on the comments 32, 33 and 34, I don't think it's fixed. Brad in the comment 32 says it's better than before, yet he also says "it still half that of Windows 7 on the same machine." Why do I see "Fix Released"? Has anyone actually tested it properly before changing the issue status? -- You

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread Kevin
mediterran81, probably you did. The bug, http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MTM says it's fixed is, I think, the bug #760131 It is different from what we have in this bug ticket. The bug in this ticket is specific to Intel Sandy Bridge. Please check out the comments 212 and

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread mediterran81
How come? The link says it is fixed in 3.3 (merging of Garrett Patch), while Ubuntu 12.04 will come with the patch included. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MTM http://voices.canonical.com/user/50/tag/power/ Did I mis-read? -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread Steven Keys
Actually, mediterran81, the link you gave specifically states that this bug has NOT been fixed, and is an "ongoing headache for Intel." This is just further confirmation that is is not fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubu

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-23 Thread mediterran81
Here is a source confirming that the power regression is fixed for Kernel 3.3: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NjE -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title:

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-22 Thread Rafael P.
Agreed, I didn't notice any change either, we need more reports of testings -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-22 Thread Andrea Corbellini
@Steven: thank you for your interest in Ubuntu. The bug has been fixed upstream (i.e. in the kernel itself), it is not marked as fixed in Ubuntu. The status of this bug in Ubuntu is 'Triaged', which means that the bug is reproducible and contains enough information. So the bug is still open and the

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-22 Thread Steven Keys
Can someone with the authority to do so change the status of this bug to "Confirmed" from "Fix released?" Pretty sure it is not fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sa

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-14 Thread mediterran81
I mentioned 3.2 because it was tested in a recent thinkpad suffering the same disease. Battery life recovered about one hour and CPU temp dropped to 54 °C. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-14 Thread Ian Howson
I tested kernel 3.2.1 and saw no improvement in power consumption, even with i915_enable_fbc and i915_enable_rc6 set. There are two commits tagged against the upstream bug (#38332). One makes a change and the other reverts it. I don't think this bug is fixed. -- You received this bug notificati

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-13 Thread Steven Keys
I have tested kernel 3.2.1 (from here: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/v3.2.1-precise/ ) on my ThinkPad X220, and it seems to use a tad MORE power than kernel 3.0. I take it that you were just guessing at random, mediterran81 (post #30)? Anyone have any actual info about this? -- Y

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-12 Thread Brad Heap
I am on Kernel 3.2 in 11.10... using the 12.04 Kernel Package. My grub config is set to: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1" This has restored a lot of battery life and dramatically dropped the temp the cpu is running at. But it still half that of Win

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-12 Thread Steven Keys
So is this information out-of-date? http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAzNDg According to that article, rc6 was not enabled by default in 3.2 because of the graphical glitches/freezes some users experienced. So what happened? Did they fix rc6 so it doesn't cause those problems

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-12 Thread mediterran81
3.2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled) To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-12 Thread Steven Keys
I see that the status in Linux is now "Fix released." Any details on this? Links? Information? Which version of the kernel so we can try it? Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2012-01-12 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Unknown => Fix Released ** Changed in: linux Importance: Unknown => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-12-07 Thread Kevin
Could anyone please tell me if there is any fresh news regarding this issue? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 t

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-19 Thread Ron Ellis
@mediterran81 Maybe you're referring to this. https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/10/467 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-19 Thread mediterran81
@Steven Keys Actually, they are not really related! Intel is working on this regression which is supposed to be resolved in Kernel 3.2. I do not remember the link where i read this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. http

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-19 Thread fz
Same here on my Thinkpad T420. i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 causes occasional freezes, but no video corruption. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Bridge] serious power re

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-17 Thread Steven Keys
So comments 20-23 are entirely unrelated to this particular bug, right? It has nothing to do with Sandy Bridge graphics drivers? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Title: [Sandy Br

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-17 Thread Hanine
@Rocko indeed. I have enabled the Bumblebee experimental power management and now battery life is 3h15 instead of 2h00, and the fan is at comfort now while it has been soothing like hell. reference: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/ACPI- Removed -- You received this bug noti

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-16 Thread Hanine
I had doubts about it. Yes! I have Bumblebee installed. No doubt Nvidia would consume all the power. I am going to switch it off and compare. Thanks Rocko for the guidance! I totally forgot that. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-16 Thread Rocko
@Hanine: do you have ironhide (https://launchpad.net/~mj- casalogic/+archive/ironhide/) or at least acpi-call installed? If not, the nvidia card on the XPS 15 will be on permanently and it draws a heck of lot of power even though it is doing nothing. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-16 Thread Hanine
Same problem on a Dell XPS 15 - Intel i7 2670QM. - huge power loss (4 hours in windows 7 and 1h55 in Ubuntu 11.10). - Linux L502X 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:56:25 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I just got aware of that, during today's conference when I wanted to write

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-11-14 Thread quarara
@Steven Keys I'm experiencing video corruption and glitches as well with RC6 enabled. I experience high power consumption with the default Ubuntu 11.10 kernel setting. My machine is a Dell Inspiron 15r N5110 - i3-2310M + HD3000 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-20 Thread Steven Keys
Good to hear that Intel is working on this; thanks for the update. I would like to point out, however, that this power problem has two separate symptoms that add up to give the huge power loss. The first is disabling rc6 (on Sandy Bridge) in kernels 3.x. The second has to do with "sparse irq" in th

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-20 Thread Joseph Salisbury
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[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-20 Thread Lennart Karssen
Monday Thorsten Leemhuis wrote a comment on this bug and added a suggestion on how distributions might go around to solve it. I like his proposal. Read it at http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel- Comment-Untapped-power-saving-potential-1361906.html -- You received this bug notification be

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-20 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi All, I just want to post some status information regarding this issue. I've been in contact with Intel and they are aware of this power regression issue being experienced on Sandy Bridge hardware. They are actively investigating a fix(es). They have confirmed that the root cause is the graphi

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-19 Thread Kate Stewart
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Oneiric) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Medium Status: Triaged ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Oneiric) Importance: Undeci

Re: [Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-17 Thread flo
same problem here on the x220i (oneiric 32bit). the combination of both settings work for me too, battery usage went down from 15 to 8 watt! On Oct 16, 2011 1:30 AM, "hanfkeks" <818...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > same problem here, > pcie_aspm=force acpi=noirq > or > i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 > > by

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-15 Thread hanfkeks
same problem here, pcie_aspm=force acpi=noirq or i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 by itself didn t do any good, but in combination it helped me on a oneiric amd64 on my Thinkpad X220i with an i3. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubunt

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-09-30 Thread Matthias Schmidt
I just installed a fresh copy oneiric amd64 on my Thinkpad X220 i5-2520M. Without the extra kernel parameter my power consumption is about 16W, w/ the parameter it is about 8W in idle state. I do not saw the graphic errors after some hours of working and a suspend/resume cycle. Due to an older Lin

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-09-12 Thread John Eikenberry
Just passing along what I've experienced with this bug. I also posted this on the duplicate bug (#834037) in case one of them is marked as a duplicate. X220 i7-2620M I experience the difference in power usage w/ 3.x kernels and setting the i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 parameter fixes this issue while

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
Eric, if you could please put your information at the following link, it would be appreciated. You seem to be experiencing this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/834037 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:/

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-09-01 Thread Eric Liang
I'm seeing the same behavior with a i5-2410M (also on a Thinkpad X220). With i915.i915_enable_rc6=1, power usage is ~12W, but textures seem to get corrupted over time. Without rc6, power usage on idle is ~20W, but graphics are fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-09-01 Thread Steven Keys
I made a mistake previously and would like to clear it up. The mistake was a result of not giving something enough time and testing. I have now tested it more thoroughly and have more to report: Using a modified (no sparse irq) kernel with kernel parameter i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 DOES increase batt

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-08-26 Thread Steven Keys
I filed a new bug with a link to TONS more information over at ubuntuforums: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/834037 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1822629 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

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