Following showcaser's post, I installed nvidia-glx-177 version 117.80-0ubuntu2 from the repositories together with latest updates. Following shutdown and restart, the GPU is now idling at 44 C. Problem seems to have been rectified.
This is on Kubuntu Intrepid, XPS M1330 8400M, running dual head with external monitor on twinview. -- Latest nvidia driver for Interpid (x64) makes my fan spin all the time. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280805 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs