[Kernel-packages] [Bug 990731] Re: Request: Scale back CPU and GPU to avoid notebook overheating

2013-09-22 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu.

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 990731] Re: Request: Scale back CPU and GPU to avoid notebook overheating

2013-07-24 Thread madbiologist
I neglected to mention that to use the new power management feature on R700 and newer hardware (other than APUs) requires installation of the latest AMD graphics microcode (ucode) files to /lib/firmware/radeon These are available at http://people.freedesktop.org/~agd5f/radeon_ucode/ Get the

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 990731] Re: Request: Scale back CPU and GPU to avoid notebook overheating

2013-07-24 Thread Daniel Letzeisen
@madbiologist: good info on the radeon open-source improvements, but the OP is (was?) using fglrx on Precise. I'm marking this Incomplete because it is dependent on the OP's specific BIOS, and it's difficult to tell whether the overheating has anything to do with the OS without more info, such as