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Piyush Puranik (piyushpuranik) wrote : Re: [Bug 1072730] Re: CPU fan constantly at high speed on Asus K53SM laptop

Christopher, I managed to fix the bug by switching from the nouveau driver
to the nvidia proprietary driver. Then installing Optimus later. Thanks
though.

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On 11-Aug-2013 2:21 AM, "Christopher M. Penalver" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Piyush Puranik, as per http://www.service.asus.com/#!downloads/c1wax an
> update is available for your BIOS (214). If you update to this, does it
> change anything?
>
> If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the
> output of the following terminal command:
> sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installed on my Asus K53SM alongside Windows
> 7. Ubuntu has been installed on a seperate partition and I am using the
> GRUB loader for booting.
>
> The CPU fan on my laptop is constantly at a very high speed irrespective
> of whether I'm running any CPU intensive applications or not. The CPU's
> reported temperature is 42 degrees centigrade (room temp is 28 degrees).
> The air being ejected out of the system is cold and not warm enough to
> warrant a high fan speed.
>
> I have installed bumblebee to ensure that my Nvidia card is not
> constantly running and I ensured that it is fully updated to the latest
> version. All the reported updates have also been installed on Ubuntu.
>
> + WORKAROUND: Switching to the Nvidia proprietary drivers seems to have
> + drastically reduced the fan throttling.
> +
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
> Architecture: i386
> ArecordDevices:
> - **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> - card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
> - Subdevices: 1/1
> - Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> + **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> + card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
> + Subdevices: 1/1
> + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> - USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> - /dev/snd/controlC0: piyush 2031 F.... pulseaudio
> + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> + /dev/snd/controlC0: piyush 2031 F.... pulseaudio
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> - Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf000000 irq 50'
> - Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
> - Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431ac3,00100100
> HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
> - Controls : 24
> - Simple ctrls : 11
> + Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf000000 irq 50'
> + Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
> + Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431ac3,00100100
> HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
> + Controls : 24
> + Simple ctrls : 11
> Date: Mon Oct 29 19:18:15 2012
> HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c1fe8aa2-eadb-4d88-9a2a-a77346a7085e
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386
> (20120817.3)
> MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K53SM
> ProcEnviron:
> - LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
> - TERM=xterm
> - PATH=(custom, no user)
> - LANG=en_IN
> - SHELL=/bin/bash
> + LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
> + TERM=xterm
> + PATH=(custom, no user)
> + LANG=en_IN
> + SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae
> root=UUID=5e0353be-ffe5-4b71-8616-dbc6e0767248 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> - linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
> - linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
> - linux-firmware 1.79.1
> + linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
> + linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
> + linux-firmware 1.79.1
> SourcePackage: linux
> StagingDrivers: rts5139 mei
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2012
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: K53SM.211
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: K53SM
> dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> dmi.chassis.type: 9
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
> dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK53SM.211:bd03/06/2012:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnK53SM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnK53SM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct9:cvr1.0:
> dmi.product.name: K53SM
> dmi.product.version: 1.0
> dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
>
> ** Tags added: bios-outdated-214 needs-upstream-testing regression-
> potential
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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>
> Title:
> CPU fan constantly at high speed on Asus K53SM laptop
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installed on my Asus K53SM alongside Windows
> 7. Ubuntu has been installed on a seperate partition and I am using
> the GRUB loader for booting.
>
> The CPU fan on my laptop is constantly at a very high speed
> irrespective of whether I'm running any CPU intensive applications or
> not. The CPU's reported temperature is 42 degrees centigrade (room
> temp is 28 degrees). The air being ejected out of the system is cold
> and not warm enough to warrant a high fan speed.
>
> I have installed bumblebee to ensure that my Nvidia card is not
> constantly running and I ensured that it is fully updated to the
> latest version. All the reported updates have also been installed on
> Ubuntu.
>
> WORKAROUND: Switching to the Nvidia proprietary drivers seems to have
> drastically reduced the fan throttling.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
> Architecture: i386
> ArecordDevices:
> **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: piyush 2031 F.... pulseaudio
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf000000 irq 50'
> Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
> Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431ac3,00100100
> HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
> Controls : 24
> Simple ctrls : 11
> Date: Mon Oct 29 19:18:15 2012
> HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c1fe8aa2-eadb-4d88-9a2a-a77346a7085e
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386
> (20120817.3)
> MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K53SM
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_IN
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae
> root=UUID=5e0353be-ffe5-4b71-8616-dbc6e0767248 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
> linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
> linux-firmware 1.79.1
> SourcePackage: linux
> StagingDrivers: rts5139 mei
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2012
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: K53SM.211
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: K53SM
> dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> dmi.chassis.type: 9
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
> dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK53SM.211:bd03/06/2012:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnK53SM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnK53SM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct9:cvr1.0:
> dmi.product.name: K53SM
> dmi.product.version: 1.0
> dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
>
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