Christopher, I managed to fix the bug by switching from the nouveau driver to the nvidia proprietary driver. Then installing Optimus later. Thanks though.
Sent from my Android™ On 11-Aug-2013 2:21 AM, "Christopher M. Penalver" < [email protected]> wrote: > Piyush Puranik, as per http://www.service.asus.com/#!downloads/c1wax an > update is available for your BIOS (214). If you update to this, does it > change anything? > > If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the > output of the following terminal command: > sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date > > Thank you for your understanding. > > ** Description changed: > > I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installed on my Asus K53SM alongside Windows > 7. Ubuntu has been installed on a seperate partition and I am using the > GRUB loader for booting. > > The CPU fan on my laptop is constantly at a very high speed irrespective > of whether I'm running any CPU intensive applications or not. The CPU's > reported temperature is 42 degrees centigrade (room temp is 28 degrees). > The air being ejected out of the system is cold and not warm enough to > warrant a high fan speed. > > I have installed bumblebee to ensure that my Nvidia card is not > constantly running and I ensured that it is fully updated to the latest > version. All the reported updates have also been installed on Ubuntu. > > + WORKAROUND: Switching to the Nvidia proprietary drivers seems to have > + drastically reduced the fan throttling. > + > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 > Package: linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30 > Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686 > AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. > ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14 > Architecture: i386 > ArecordDevices: > - **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** > - card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog] > - Subdevices: 1/1 > - Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > + **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** > + card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog] > + Subdevices: 1/1 > + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > AudioDevicesInUse: > - USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > - /dev/snd/controlC0: piyush 2031 F.... pulseaudio > + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > + /dev/snd/controlC0: piyush 2031 F.... pulseaudio > Card0.Amixer.info: > - Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf000000 irq 50' > - Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI' > - Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431ac3,00100100 > HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000' > - Controls : 24 > - Simple ctrls : 11 > + Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf000000 irq 50' > + Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI' > + Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431ac3,00100100 > HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000' > + Controls : 24 > + Simple ctrls : 11 > Date: Mon Oct 29 19:18:15 2012 > HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c1fe8aa2-eadb-4d88-9a2a-a77346a7085e > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 > (20120817.3) > MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K53SM > ProcEnviron: > - LANGUAGE=en_IN:en > - TERM=xterm > - PATH=(custom, no user) > - LANG=en_IN > - SHELL=/bin/bash > + LANGUAGE=en_IN:en > + TERM=xterm > + PATH=(custom, no user) > + LANG=en_IN > + SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae > root=UUID=5e0353be-ffe5-4b71-8616-dbc6e0767248 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > RelatedPackageVersions: > - linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A > - linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A > - linux-firmware 1.79.1 > + linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A > + linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A > + linux-firmware 1.79.1 > SourcePackage: linux > StagingDrivers: rts5139 mei > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2012 > dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. > dmi.bios.version: K53SM.211 > dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. > dmi.board.name: K53SM > dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. > dmi.board.version: 1.0 > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag > dmi.chassis.type: 9 > dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. > dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK53SM.211:bd03/06/2012:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnK53SM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnK53SM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct9:cvr1.0: > dmi.product.name: K53SM > dmi.product.version: 1.0 > dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. > > ** Tags added: bios-outdated-214 needs-upstream-testing regression- > potential > > ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) > Status: Confirmed => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1072730 > > Title: > CPU fan constantly at high speed on Asus K53SM laptop > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installed on my Asus K53SM alongside Windows > 7. Ubuntu has been installed on a seperate partition and I am using > the GRUB loader for booting. > > The CPU fan on my laptop is constantly at a very high speed > irrespective of whether I'm running any CPU intensive applications or > not. The CPU's reported temperature is 42 degrees centigrade (room > temp is 28 degrees). The air being ejected out of the system is cold > and not warm enough to warrant a high fan speed. > > I have installed bumblebee to ensure that my Nvidia card is not > constantly running and I ensured that it is fully updated to the > latest version. All the reported updates have also been installed on > Ubuntu. > > WORKAROUND: Switching to the Nvidia proprietary drivers seems to have > drastically reduced the fan throttling. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 > Package: linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30 > Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686 > AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. > ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14 > Architecture: i386 > ArecordDevices: > **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** > card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > AudioDevicesInUse: > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/controlC0: piyush 2031 F.... pulseaudio > Card0.Amixer.info: > Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf000000 irq 50' > Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI' > Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431ac3,00100100 > HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000' > Controls : 24 > Simple ctrls : 11 > Date: Mon Oct 29 19:18:15 2012 > HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c1fe8aa2-eadb-4d88-9a2a-a77346a7085e > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 > (20120817.3) > MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K53SM > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_IN:en > TERM=xterm > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_IN > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae > root=UUID=5e0353be-ffe5-4b71-8616-dbc6e0767248 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > RelatedPackageVersions: > linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A > linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A > linux-firmware 1.79.1 > SourcePackage: linux > StagingDrivers: rts5139 mei > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2012 > dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. > dmi.bios.version: K53SM.211 > dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. > dmi.board.name: K53SM > dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. > dmi.board.version: 1.0 > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag > dmi.chassis.type: 9 > dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. > dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK53SM.211:bd03/06/2012:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnK53SM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnK53SM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct9:cvr1.0: > dmi.product.name: K53SM > dmi.product.version: 1.0 > dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1072730/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1072730 Title: CPU fan constantly at high speed on Asus K53SM laptop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1072730/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
