Dell Vostro 3350 - hot, hot, hot.

[globetrotterdk]

I have installed Salix64 Xfce 14.0 on my Dell Vostro 3350, which results in a very hot(to the touch) laptop. The 3350 has a hybrid Intel / AMD graphics setup:

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# lspci -v
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Dell Vostro 3350
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 52
	Memory at f6400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
	Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
	Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
	Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
	Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Caicos [Radeon HD 6400M/7400M Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Dell Vostro 3350
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 51
	Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Memory at f7b20000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
	I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
	Expansion ROM at f7b00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [58] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
	Capabilities: [150] Advanced Error Reporting

Any ideas what I can do? I have been searching the net, but have nothing that leads me to a solution. I should add that at this time I am dual booting with Win 7, and there are no problems on the Win side. Weird, because the drivers on both sides are Intel.

[sqlpython]

Could be that your Video chip is Getting temperamental.
Had a Dell XPS1200 which ran Hot and the video chip was on the Board. Failed 3 times and this course resulted in multiple Board replacements.

Some Smaller Footprint Notebooks with High Performance Chips packed in Close quarters just will have to run hot. The Dell XPS 1200 actually had a liquid cooling channel to help alleviate this problem.

As noted in this link an others a Hot Vostro 3350 is a common complaint which results in a constantly running Fan.
http://reviews.dell.com/2341n/vostro-33 ... eviews.htm

[globetrotterdk]

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, it is also slightly hot in Win 7, but I still believe that it is running hotter under Linux with the Intel open source drivers. Interestingly, I have also tried to run Ubuntu 12.10 on this computer, but the GUI kept crashing on me. Not sure whether this was due to the heat issue, but looking on the bright side, it proves the rock solid stability of Salix OS I will continue to actively look for a solution, but thanks for your input.

[sqlpython]

Good luck, Meanwhile see if this offers you some control and thereby relief

http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:hardwa ... cy_scaling

[globetrotterdk]

Good luck, Meanwhile see if this offers you some control and thereby relief

http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:hardwa ... cy_scaling

Thanks for the reply. The question is whether it is the CPU or the GPU that needs frequency scaling...
Here is what the feedback was:

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$ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor
ondemand
ondemand
ondemand
ondemand

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$ cpufreq-info
cpufrequtils 008: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009
Report errors and bugs to cpufreq@vger.kernel.org, please.
analyzing CPU 0:
  driver: acpi-cpufreq
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0
  maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.80 GHz
  available frequency steps: 2.80 GHz, 2.80 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1000 MHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: ondemand, userspace
  current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.80 GHz.
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
analyzing CPU 1:
  driver: acpi-cpufreq
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 1
  maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.80 GHz
  available frequency steps: 2.80 GHz, 2.80 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1000 MHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: ondemand, userspace
  current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.80 GHz.
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
analyzing CPU 2:
  driver: acpi-cpufreq
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 2
  maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.80 GHz
  available frequency steps: 2.80 GHz, 2.80 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1000 MHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: ondemand, userspace
  current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.80 GHz.
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
analyzing CPU 3:
  driver: acpi-cpufreq
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 3
  maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.80 GHz
  available frequency steps: 2.80 GHz, 2.80 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1000 MHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: ondemand, userspace
  current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.80 GHz.
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 2.00 GHz.

My Vostro has an i7 Intel CPU.

[barnabyh]

You may find this http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=216583 from post 5 and below helpful for setting your frequency from the command line and making it persistent.