xserver-xorg-driver-ati

  1. Bug #488152
  2. Comment #34

Comment 34 for bug 488152

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himynameiskevin (kevinpook) wrote : Re: [RV710] With ATI restricted driver deactivated, GPU is overheating

Same problem here, it's been ongoing ever since I started using the gallium3d drivers. While the performance is better, I can't run 3D programs for very long without overheating. I tested this running Google Earth for a few minutes, and the GPU temperature reached 104C. The bottom of the laptop was also burning hot. In Win7 (blahh) I can run any 3D program (including graphic intensive games) endlessly without it coming close to overheating. Normal idle is around 76C with the gallium3d drivers, whereas it was closer to 55C previously.

The laptop is a Lenovo T60p with an ATI FireGL V5250 (Radeon x1700 as I recall). Problem occurs with Ubuntu and Arch Linux.