Netbook runs hot with Lucid

[Pete Graner]

This is a tracking bug with detailed analysis of a machine that has the symptom described. The system in question is a HP mini.

I will test with the following configurations:

1. Karmic fresh install no uupdates
2. Karmic fresh install with all updates
3. Lucid upgraded from karmic with all updates
4. Lucid fresh install with all updates

Please do not add anything to this bug, I ask that you file a new bug. Thanks.

[Pete Graner (pgraner)]

Test Case #1: Karmic clean install.
System idle logged in at the Gnome Desktop no other applications running:
5 min sample

pgraner@pgraner-laptop:~$ while true
> do
> cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
> sleep 10
> done
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C

[Pete Graner (pgraner)]

Test Case #2: Karmic clean install + updates
System idle logged in at the Gnome Desktop no other applications running:
5 min sample

pgraner@pgraner-laptop:~$ for count in `seq 1 30`;
> do
> cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
> sleep 10
> done
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 54 C

[Pete Graner (pgraner)]

Test Case #3: Lucid upgraded from Karmic install + updates
System idle logged in at the Gnome Desktop no other applications running:
5 min sample

pgraner@pgraner-laptop:~$ for count in `seq 1 30`; do cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature ; sleep 10; done
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 55 C
temperature: 57 C
temperature: 55 C
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 57 C
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 60 C
temperature: 55 C
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 58 C
temperature: 55 C
temperature: 61 C
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 55 C
temperature: 60 C
temperature: 56 C
temperature: 61 C
temperature: 61 C
temperature: 60 C
temperature: 62 C
temperature: 61 C
temperature: 61 C
temperature: 61 C
temperature: 62 C
temperature: 61 C
temperature: 62 C
temperature: 62 C

[Pete Graner (pgraner)]

For the Lucid tests I went with:

a) Lucid Clean install no updates
b) Lucid Clean install with all updates

Lucid testcase (a):
System idle logged in at the Gnome Desktop no other applications running:
5 min sample

pgraner@zorak:~$ for count in $(seq 1 30);
> do
> cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
> sleep 10
> done
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 51 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C

[Pete Graner (pgraner)]

Lucid testcase (b):
System idle logged in at the Gnome Desktop no other applications running:
5 min sample

pgraner@zorak:~$ for count in $(seq 1 30); do cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature ; sleep 10; done
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 55 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 51 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 49 C
temperature: 55 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 53 C
temperature: 50 C
temperature: 54 C
temperature: 52 C
temperature: 51 C
temperature: 51 C

[Moka Moilanen (moka-moilanen)]

Can I ask what is the fix for that? Im asking because I have problem like this. CPU temperature is 38-41C and acpi is 60-64.