On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Anne Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 06/08/12 11:03, Max Quarterpleen wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Shlomi Fish > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi Max, > > > > On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 08:24:34 +0300 Max Quarterpleen > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >> I finally got around to upgrading my laptop to Mga2, and it's > >> running very hot. Much hotter than Windows and Mga1. Does > >> anybody know of any way to help this? This not only makes it > >> uncomfortable to work, it has a detrimental effect on battery > >> life... > > > > Your message is awfully short of details. What I'd like to know > > is: > > > > 1. What is your laptop's model and specifications? > > > > > > It is a Toshiba Satellite L745-S4210. Specs from manufacturer's > > site: > > http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/l740/l745-s4210/ > > (I paid $100 less than that price last December at Best Buy) > > > I have a Toshiba Tecra, and it runs considerably cooler than my old Acer. > > > > > > 2. Which desktop environment are you using? > > > > > > KDE 4.8.2 > > > So am I. > > > > > > 3. Which applications are you running? > > > > > > As a general rule: Firefox and Konsole. Occasionally Dolphin, > > Dragon Player, Libre Office, Amarok.... nothing exceptionally > > heavy. > > > I would normally have a heavier load than that. > > > > > > 4. Which graphics driver are you using? Is it the proprietary > > driver? > > > > > > From lshw: *-display description: VGA compatible controller > > product: 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics > > Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: > > pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 09 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz > > capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom > > configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 resources: irq:41 > > memory:c0000000-c03fffff memory:b0000000-bfffffff > > ioport:4000(size=64) > > *-display > description: VGA compatible controller > product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller > vendor: Intel Corporation > physical id: 2 > bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 > version: 12 > width: 64 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom > configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 > resources: irq:41 memory:d0000000-d03fffff > memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:3058(size=8) > > Looks almost identical > > > > $ modinfo video filename: > > /lib/modules/3.3.6-desktop-2.mga2/kernel/drivers/acpi/video.ko.xz > > license: GPL description: ACPI Video Driver author: Bruno > > Ducrot srcversion: 10DC2D8B4D20653B4416E00 alias: > > acpi*:LNXVIDEO:* depends: intree: Y vermagic: > > 3.3.6-desktop-2.mga2 SMP mod_unload modversions parm: > > brightness_switch_enabled:bool parm: > > allow_duplicates:bool parm: > > use_bios_initial_backlight:bool > > > > I think that answers the question. Thanks. > > > The first thing I'd suggest is going into System Settings > Desktop > Search and turn off all indexing. If that solves your problem then > you can either leave it off, or try closing all other software and > letting the indexing happen overnight or while you are doing something > elsewhere. The initial indexing does take a lot of resources and many > people have found that their computers run hot while it is working. > Usually, once the initial run is complete, it doesn't cause any real > problem. >
Nope. It's not the indexing. Top reports what I suspected: nothing taking more than 5% CPU time, and the two top contenders are Firefox and X. > > HTH > > Anne > - -- > Need KDE help? Try > http://userbase.kde.org or > http://forum.kde.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlAfp94ACgkQj93fyh4cnBd+UgCdGZG1Wc1vwwfDpXJ4R3DwJJG/ > Z8YAn0Qy2k3EoAVGuL1l6q5WEi7pMViG > =yEuz > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
