Hey David,
Have you tried compiling your kernel from source, or researching if a certain option in the kernel config could cause this? Interesting things to look at: Menuconfig, Kernel patches, Custom Drivers. On 12/13/2017 02:22 PM, Brian J. Oney wrote: > Dear David, > > this is different issue. My CPUs are just fine and I can use the > laptop without issue. Still the my laptop whines. Downgrading, > upgrading to a rolling release, or (gasp) installing windows would be > running from the problem. > > Ideally, a kernel shepherd would teach me to coax my sheep to calm > down when being rewoke. It's bleats but does not stink, and all I have > figured out to remedy this is to knock it out :-). Killing this > bleating lamb is not an option. > > Cheers, > Brian > > > > > > On Tue, 2017-12-12 at 18:47 -0800, David Christensen wrote: >> On 12/12/17 05:30, Brian Oney wrote: >>> I am having trouble with my 2016 lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e (3rd gen) >>> running the current version of debian stable (stretch). The on >>> wake-from-suspend the fan runs on high. Specifically, I have: ~ $ >>> uname -a Linux tinkbox 4.9.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.51-1 >>> (2017-09-28) x86_64 GNU/Linux On wake-from-suspend: ~ $ sensors >>> thinkpad-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter fan1: 6125 RPM >>> acpitz-virtual-0 Adapter: Virtual device temp1: +65.0°C (crit = >>> +90.0°C) The acpitz-virtual-0 pegs the temperature at 65°C and won't >>> let it go. Therefore the fan attempts liftoff. I could attach the >>> output of 'reportbug kernel', but the problem is known and the bug >>> is described in: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196129 >>> The bug is present up until it's fix in kernel 4.13.4 or something >>> around that time. The solution is to install a much newer kernel (or >>> downgrade). Being lazy I tried to just install the latest backported >>> kernel (linux-image-4.13.0-0.bpo.1-amd64). That doesn't work. What I >>> find most interesting would be to compile a slimmer, faster kernel, >>> but I have failed (after consulting the debian kernel handbook). One >>> thing or the other doesn't work afterwards. Also, I run out of disk >>> space lately (15Gb is huge!) My idea was to use the old kernel >>> configuration (with 'make olddefconfig'), but there are so many new >>> options and I honestly have no clue how to get an overview and make >>> an informed decision. I would report this as a low priority kernel >>> bug but it's (far) upstream. It's also a known problem, which isn't >>> necessarily debian's problem. I would appreciate any advice. I >>> bought this laptop because it's tough and has a good battery. Any >>> laptop that misbehaves on wake-from-suspend is not a very useful >>> laptop (Imagine a meeting with a constantly whining laptop). Thanks >>> in advance! >> >> >> Debian 9 on certain laptops seems to have polling loop issues that >> manifest when the graphical login screen is displayed and when the >> screen saver is displayed. These are deal-breaker bugs that will burn >> up your CPU and suck your battery dry. Here's the bug report for my >> Dell Inspiron E1505/6400: >> >> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=878313 >> >> The fact that it has been ignored for 2 months is not encouraging. >> >> >> My work-around has been to pull the battery, plug in the power adapter, run: >> >> cpufreq-set -g powersave >> >> to minimize heating/ damage when I log out/ screen lock, and run: >> >> cpufreq-set -g ondemand >> >> when I log in. >> >> >> I read a post somewhere that someone had found a way to muck with >> configuration settings and make at least some of the problems go away, >> but I don't have that URL. >> >> >> Looking at the Debian Testing kernel packages, it doesn't look like >> Testing includes the bug fixes you mention (?): >> >> https://packages.debian.org/testing/kernel/ >> >> >> Ideas: >> >> 1. Go older -- e.g. Debian 8 or Debian 7. >> >> 2. Go bleeding edge -- e.g. Debian Unstable, Fedora, or Arch. >> >> 3. Run Windows and a hypervisor. >> >> >> David >>
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