[tlinux-users:08300] Re: GPU Fan problems on P100/105 series laptops

I did some tests with acpi=off, but it's not only the X Server that
does not come up, but also the ethernet adaptor does not work.
Searching on the net, this is apparently a know issue with the
Toshiba Satellites: With acpi, sound does not work and the fan does
not run (enough). With acpi=off, the network does not work and in
my case also the nvidia. Haven't found a solution yet to get
network and X working with acpi=off.

Jiri

On 1/10/07, Shaun Dennie <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 1/10/07, Jiri Dvorak <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > this is interesting, is this the reason for the P100 being quite hot in
> > the lower left corner of the keyboard?
> >
> > And did you try the acpi=off boot? with what version of the nvidia drivers?
>
>
> Yes, that is the reason the laptop is very hot on the left side.
> Booting with acpi=off causes the fans to be on at all times which
> keeps the laptop very cool (Around 55/50C when running a 2D desktop
> and around 60/60C when running compiz/beryl) but disables useful
> things like battery monitoring, cpu control, and other acpi goodness.
> I've tried all the drivers from the late 8xxx ones to the 9746 (which
> I'm currently using).
>
>
> > I have 1.0-9746, and when I boot with acpi=off, my X Server won't
> > come up. Didn't investigate the error messages yet.
> >
> > The nvidia 1.0-9746 comes with a tool nvidia-settings, and that has
> > a Thermal Monitor section. There, the Slowdown Threshold is preset
> > at 115 degrees, and my current values of core and ambient temperature
> > are at 105 and 90 degrees.
>
> Right, that's what happens when the fans don't come on.  Although
> those temperatures are below the Slowdown threshold, they seem
> dangerously high to me and are probably hot enough to adversely affect
> other nearby system components.  After playing full screen, graphics
> intensive games for many hours, my laptop generally gets up to
> 70-75/70C with acpi=off as a comparison.  Very rarely I have seen the
> GPU temp get as high as 80C after many hours of gaming if my apartment
> is particularly hot.
>
> Until a proper fix is issued, I'd really recommend figuring out what
> your X problems are with acpi=off because, though your temperatures
> aren't likely to cause the computer to catch fire or anything (more
> likely to cause it to hang or shutoff), I can't imagine that 105/90C
> idle temperatures are good for the longterm health of the machine.
>
>     Shaun
>
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