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Le 06/08/2012 13:17, Anne Wilson a écrit :<br>
<blockquote type="cite">On 06/08/12 11:03, Max Quarterpleen wrote:<br>
<br>
<br>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Shlomi Fish<br>
> <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:shlomif@shlomifish.org">shlomif@shlomifish.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:shlomif@shlomifish.org"><mailto:shlomif@shlomifish.org></a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hi Max,<br>
<br>
> On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 08:24:34 +0300 Max Quarterpleen <br>
> <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bogusman222@gmail.com">bogusman222@gmail.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bogusman222@gmail.com"><mailto:bogusman222@gmail.com></a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
>> I finally got around to upgrading my laptop to Mga2, and
it's <br>
>> running very hot. Much hotter than Windows and Mga1. Does<br>
>> anybody know of any way to help this? This not only makes
it<br>
>> uncomfortable to work, it has a detrimental effect on
battery<br>
>> life...<br>
<br>
> Your message is awfully short of details. What I'd like to
know<br>
> is:<br>
<br>
> 1. What is your laptop's model and specifications?<br>
<br>
<br>
> It is a Toshiba Satellite L745-S4210. Specs from
manufacturer's <br>
> site: <br>
>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/l740/l745-s4210/">http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/l740/l745-s4210/</a><br>
> (I paid $100 less than that price last December at Best Buy)<br>
<br>
I have a Toshiba Tecra, and it runs considerably cooler than my
old Acer.<br>
<br>
<br>
> 2. Which desktop environment are you using?<br>
<br>
<br>
> KDE 4.8.2<br>
<br>
So am I.<br>
<br>
<br>
> 3. Which applications are you running?<br>
<br>
<br>
> As a general rule: Firefox and Konsole. Occasionally Dolphin,<br>
> Dragon Player, Libre Office, Amarok.... nothing exceptionally<br>
> heavy.<br>
<br>
I would normally have a heavier load than that.<br>
<br>
<br>
> 4. Which graphics driver are you using? Is it the proprietary
<br>
> driver?<br>
<br>
<br>
> From lshw: *-display description: VGA compatible controller<br>
> product: 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
Graphics<br>
> Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info:<br>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pci@0000:00:02.0">pci@0000:00:02.0</a> version: 09 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz<br>
> capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom<br>
> configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 resources: irq:41<br>
> memory:c0000000-c03fffff memory:b0000000-bfffffff<br>
> ioport:4000(size=64)<br>
<br>
*-display<br>
description: VGA compatible controller<br>
product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics
Controller<br>
vendor: Intel Corporation<br>
physical id: 2<br>
bus info: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pci@0000:00:02.0">pci@0000:00:02.0</a><br>
version: 12<br>
width: 64 bits<br>
clock: 33MHz<br>
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master
cap_list rom<br>
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0<br>
resources: irq:41 memory:d0000000-d03fffff<br>
memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:3058(size=8)<br>
<br>
Looks almost identical<br>
<br>
> $ modinfo video filename: <br>
>
/lib/modules/3.3.6-desktop-2.mga2/kernel/drivers/acpi/video.ko.xz
<br>
> license: GPL description: ACPI Video Driver author:
Bruno<br>
> Ducrot srcversion: 10DC2D8B4D20653B4416E00 alias: <br>
> acpi*:LNXVIDEO:* depends: intree: Y vermagic: <br>
> 3.3.6-desktop-2.mga2 SMP mod_unload modversions parm: <br>
> brightness_switch_enabled:bool parm:<br>
> allow_duplicates:bool parm:<br>
> use_bios_initial_backlight:bool<br>
<br>
> I think that answers the question. Thanks.<br>
<br>
The first thing I'd suggest is going into System Settings >
Desktop<br>
Search and turn off all indexing. If that solves your problem
then<br>
you can either leave it off, or try closing all other software and<br>
letting the indexing happen overnight or while you are doing
something<br>
elsewhere. The initial indexing does take a lot of resources and
many<br>
people have found that their computers run hot while it is
working.<br>
Usually, once the initial run is complete, it doesn't cause any
real<br>
problem.<br>
<br>
HTH<br>
<br>
Anne<br>
</blockquote>
<span style="white-space: pre;">></span><br>
Ages ago I had success running "powertop",<br>
don't know if it is still available though.<br>
<br>
JPB<br>
--<br>
GNUsquetaire<br>
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