GPU Temperature raise after resume

Nate Lawson nate at root.org
Thu May 18 23:26:23 UTC 2006


m.ehinger at ltur.de wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i recognize an raise of temperature of the GPU after i resumed my Thinkpad T42 with Ati Radeon 9600 Graphic Chip. Temperature raises
> about 10 Degrees Centigrade within 10 minutes.
> If i start X temperature drops within seconds to its normal value before suspend ( about 45 degrees centigrade).
> 
> I'm using CURRENT from last week. Sorry for the inaccuracy but i have no access to my notebook at the moment.
> 
> i hope i am on the right list?
> 
> thanks in advance

There must be something in the X server that sets lower power states for 
the GPU.  Video cards are extremely proprietary and most of the 
intelligence is in the X server, not ACPI.

-- 
Nate


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