Index of /log/Hardware/laptop-running-hot

gconftool-2 -u /apps/gnome-power-manager/cpufreq_ac_policy
gconftool-2 -u /apps/gnome-power-manager/cpufreq_battery_policy

What would you run to set it back to the current default?

Posted by etank at Wed Apr 11 21:22:21 2007 from

The commands reset it to the default value the package  sets. You can use gconf-editor to see the current values, or change  them.

Posted by Martijn at Wed Apr 11 21:27:26 2007 from

Does it take effect immediately?

Posted by Miles at Wed Apr 11 21:31:46 2007 from

If this works, I am forever in your debt kind stranger

Posted by Tyler at Wed Apr 11 22:20:29 2007 from

This is also regulated by laptop-mode.

However, it's important that your CPU is also going to higher C-states.  You can see how much time your CPU is spending in which C-states by running:

cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power

Unfortunately, it seems like some set of things I'm running keeps me in C2 and out of C3.  It's at least the hci_usb driver, but it seems like something else is doing it as well.  :(

I've submitted a bug (105011) on this.  I hope to eventually figure out what all causes it.  C3 is critical to battery life (Windows had a problem with not reaching C3 because of a USB driver, which caused much angush in the press).

Posted by Joseph at Wed Apr 11 22:48:01 2007 from

Holy crap,  this Dell D400 has suddenly stopped melting... as in you can now pick the laptop up by the right hand side without burning your hand :)

I will have to buy you a beer at LRL :)

Next question is a whiney luser one,  WTF is this not part of updates? :/

Posted by Rev.Tig at Wed Apr 11 23:13:09 2007 from

Just to clarify I ran the commands about 2 hours ago and came back to comment :)  Don't expect to suddenly chill your beer or anything :)

Posted by Rev.Tig at Wed Apr 11 23:16:38 2007 from

No changes at all here

HP nc8430
Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04
1024 Ram
CPU Core 2 Duo T5600 @1.83GHz

This CPU doesn't seem too be well supported (running @ 100% all the time without any ability to change this problem).

This laptop is so hot that I'm still wondering how it can run without automatically shutting down. Ouch!

Posted by Miles at Thu Apr 12 03:55:37 2007 from

There will only be a change if you've ever changed those values (there was a dialog for this at some point).

The new defaults are just better ;)

Posted by Martijn at Thu Apr 12 06:32:19 2007 from

How do i reset them to their (new) default values by running the following commands?

How do i run commands? sorry im new at all this stuff

Posted by vinnie at Wed Apr 25 19:26:46 2007 from

My dell latitude is so hot...I didn't know if it was normal. Apparently it is not a good thing. I don't know how to run commands and am also new to this so if anyone can help me i'd be most greatful.

Posted by RonPaul at Tue May 22 04:58:49 2007 from