Hello,
I've got a GPU issue with the following graphical card:
$ lspci | grep -E "VGA|3D"
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
Richland [Radeon HD 8550G]
I tried to install Trisquel GNU/Linux-libre 7.0 but was not able to finish
the installation due to overheat and consequent turning off of my laptop.
Neither graphical nor text mode worked. Editing grub.cfg to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash radeon.dpm=1" after I managed to
install the operating system using additional cooling did not solve the
problem.
I also tried to install Ubuntu GNOME without proprietary drivers, and the
situation was the same.
CPU is definitely not the source of issues, for it is not overloaded, and the
overheat of the equipment caused solely by GPU, which burns up to 85-88
degrees centigrade before shutdown of the system.
Now I'm with Ubuntu GNOME using Catalyst driver, and everything is OK with my
graphical card. But not everything is OK with my freedom, as you might
understand.
Could you please suggest any solution for the open-source driver overheat
issue? I want to use FSF-endorsed distribution of GNU/Linux if this is
technically possible, after all.
Thank you in advance.
