Dell Inspiron 5521 overheating

[Nicolas Devillers]

I'm having issue with dell inspiron 5521 overheating when using ubuntu.

With a fresh new installation of ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04, both with last kernel (3.8.0-19 on 13.04), the FAN works on max speed and is really noisy.

I'm using the last version of the BIOS provided by DELL and don't meet this issue on the pre-installed windows 8.

This bug is a following to the discussion on https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-certification/+question/226189
The bug is also notified by others users on Dell forum http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/p/19487086/20340451.aspx
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ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: nicolas 2572 F.... pulseaudio
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=173db09c-bffc-4da9-ab42-7ca73f84e71f
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-08 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5521
MarkForUpload: True
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=09af3e13-8004-48fa-b0fe-116acbf8d3d7 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.106
StagingDrivers: rts5139
Tags: raring staging
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-08 (16 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 02/22/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 0HK2KG
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A06
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd02/22/2013:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5521:pvrA06:rvnDellInc.:rn0HK2KG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA06:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5521
dmi.product.version: A06
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.9 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.9-rc8-raring/

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checked on mainline kernel v3.9-rc8-raring => confirmed

[vitorafsr (vitorafsr)]

The solution to this problem is usually to use i8kutils. I think you would try this solution and post here the results. After that, if the problem remains, a bug report would ask for fixing i8k to support Dell Inspiron 5521.

i8kutils solved this same problem in my Dell Inspiron 15R SE-4670.

[Nicolas Devillers (nicolas-devillers)]

i8kutils doesn't support Inspire 5521 as far as i can tell. (It seems that I have less trouble with the fan noise lately though maybe a recent update.)

[vitorafsr (vitorafsr)]

I don't know if you already have done that, but it is very clarifying if you post here the result of the command 'cat /proc/i8k'. Before that the module 'i8k' must be loaded into kernel with the command 'sudo modprobe i8k'.

[Nicolas Devillers (nicolas-devillers)]

hm my bad, shame on me i thought the module would have load by itself only if supported.. thanks for the tips.

[vitorafsr (vitorafsr)]

So, the status of this bug is invalid...?

[Nicolas Devillers (nicolas-devillers)]

As there are no other user of inspiron 5521 complaining about this issue so far, i think we can probably consider it invalid/solved.