Public bug reported: On my fresh Ubuntu 13.10 x64 installation, my ATI XFX Radeon HD5970 runs over 75C when idle. This is obviously unacceptably high and there seems to be insufficient means for adjusting the temperature by adjusting the fan speed.
I tried to change card's power method and power profile (auto, default, low, mid, high), but these did not make any significant differences: sudo sh -c "echo profile > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_method" sudo sh -c "echo high > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile" Gallium 0.4 on AMD HEMLOCK radeon-pci-0500 Adapter: PCI adapter temp1: +75.5°C ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Thu Jan 30 17:56:22 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: saucy DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hemlock [Radeon HD 5970] [1002:689c] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:3020] Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:3020] MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=ba2f4587-22e5-4c25-a861-c4f3e4cb9b07 ro acpi_enforce_resources=lax SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/30/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0704 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P6T SE dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0704:bd12/30/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP6TSE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan 30 17:09:57 2014 xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input Logitech Logitech G710 Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8 input Logitech Logitech G710 Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9 input Logitech Gaming Mouse G400 MOUSE, id 10 xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. RADEON(0): failed to set mode: Invalid argumentreporting 12 3 43 349 xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1 xserver.video_driver: radeon ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 saucy third-party-packages ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1274568 Title: Radeon HD5970 idle temperature over 75C To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1274568/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp