Re: [OT] Sidux, New HP AMD/ATI dv4 Pavilion - sound, fan, ...

["s. keeling" <keeling@nucleus.com>]

Berni Elbourn <berni@elbournb.fsnet.co.uk>:
>  s. keeling wrote:
> > Daryl Styrk <darylstyrk@gmail.com>:
> >>  s. keeling wrote:
> >>> Hi.  This is a nice box.  I've installed Sidux' latest on it.
> >>>
> >>> The fan runs constantly.  Gkrellm reports 161.6 F; is that normal?
> >>> The machine is generally just ticking over, as in not doing anything.
> >>> Why's the fan running constantly?
> >>>
> >>> I've spent the past three days hunting for clues.  k8temp kernel
> >>> module, lm_sensors, ... no effect.  Suggestions please?
> >>>
> >>> AMD Turion Dual core, ATI Radeon graphics, 3 Gb RAM.
> >>  
> >>  That seems pretty hot to me.. Is that a constant temp?  Have you looked
> >>  for a hung process?  My T-61 is sitting at 102F currently and will climb
> >>  as high as 155-156F when something is hung up.  But the normal usage
> >>  temp swings between 102F - 122F..
> > 
> > Propping up its back feet, increasing airflow, takes it down to 140 F,
> > and the fan's backed off a lot.  lm_sensors is working, everything
> > else seems normal, ...  21st Cent. HW.  :-|
> 
>  I am guessing your cores are running 100%. Try installing the powersaved 

No, I've gkrellm displaying graphs of each core.  Flash videos spike
both to 100%, and xscreensaver ramps up there too.


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