David Ayers, thank you for your quick response. One other data point that would helpful is if you test a more lightweight desktop environment (ex. Xubuntu) does this provide any further improvement?
** Description changed: Ever since upgrading from Maverick (with GNOME Classic) to Precise (using Unity 2D since using the default Unity makes the situation worse) my note book regularly overheats with normal usage: I've been regularly using: echo low | sudo tee /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile I've am also using psensor to warn me if the temperature rises above 92°. When 'idle' the temperature is at about 80°. If the CPU is used (merely starting eclipse and letting all the the startup validation processes finish) it quickly rises to 88°. If the usages is sustained (rebuilding a java project) the temperature oscillates between 95° and 98°. If I do anything else that adds to the load (ie. if the temperature is >98° for short period of time), the system freezes, but the everything remains on, fans and CPU temperature stays up. I need to turn off the notebook by keeping the power button pressed. Note that this system overheats /with/ the low power profile. Here are some general stats about this system, please let me know, if I can provide further information: - HP Presario CQ61 320eg - AMD Turion(tm) II Dual-Core Mobile M500 - 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) - Linux schiefer 3.2.0-33-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 18 16:29:15 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux - ayers@schiefer:~$ lsmod|grep rad - radeon 804503 2 - ttm 76949 1 radeon - drm_kms_helper 46978 1 radeon - drm 241921 4 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper - i2c_algo_bit 13423 1 radeon - This started after the upgrading from Maverick. I'm currently running Precise with the 2D Unity desktop. + + WORKAROUND: sudo apt-get -y install gnome-applets && sudo cpufreq- + selector --cpu=0 --governor=powersave && sudo cpufreq-selector --cpu=1 + --governor=powersave ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: - + ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,grid,resize,snap,vpswitch,move,mousepoll,wall,place,imgpng,gnomecompat,unitymtgrabhandles,regex,session,animation,fade,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: None Date: Sun Nov 18 14:30:50 2012 DistUpgraded: 2012-04-29 09:57:42,118 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, GraphicsCard: - Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series] [1002:9552] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) - Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3652] + Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series] [1002:9552] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) + Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3652] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Presario CQ61 Notebook PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg--hostname-lv--ubuntu ro vga=795 quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-29 (203 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/10/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.07 dmi.board.name: 3652 dmi.board.vendor: Quanta dmi.board.version: 42.14 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.07:bd10/10/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPresarioCQ61NotebookPC:pvr0392100000210D10000020000:rvnQuanta:rn3652:rvr42.14:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Presario CQ61 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0392100000210D10000020000 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 - --- + --- .tmp.unity.support.test.0: - + ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu6 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 CurrentDesktop: Unity DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4330/4350/4550] [1002:9552] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) - Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3652] + Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4330/4350/4550] [1002:9552] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) + Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3652] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-09 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140109) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Presario CQ61 Notebook PC MarkForUpload: True Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-1-generic root=UUID=dcaf769c-8952-4172-96d9-da86251503c1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-1.16-generic 3.13.0-rc7 Tags: trusty ubuntu reproducible compiz-0.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-1-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 05/17/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.15 dmi.board.name: 3652 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 42.15 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.15:bd05/17/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPresarioCQ61NotebookPC:pvr0392100000210D10000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3652:rvr42.15:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Presario CQ61 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0392100000210D10000020000 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.50-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.907-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan 9 19:07:18 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: - + xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 xserver.video_driver: radeon -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080350 Title: 1002:9552 [Compaq Presario CQ61-320EG Notebook PC] CPU Overheating with ATI driver Radeon HD Mobility graphics To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/1080350/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
