I've updated my BIOS to A05 following the procedure "Upgrading with a FreeDOS USB drive" that can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DellBIOS. The update process worked like a charm.
After update the BIOS, I ran some tests on the same game. The temperature is ranging from 83 to 86 with the peak at 91 degrees Celsius (°C). I cannot say (yet) if the BIOS update has decrease the temperature, because (as you can see on the description of this bug) I did an nvidia driver upgrade that helped the temperature to decrease. In other words, I need to perform more tests to check if the BIOS update has helped or not. I'm working now, but this night I'll perform more tests. Thanks for the help and the fast answer. :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1401839 Title: Nvidia 820M operating in a high temperature Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Laptop: DELL Inspiron 3000 Series I14-3442-A40 (Core i5) GPU: Nvidia 820M (2GB 64 bits) Nvidia Driver: 331.38 Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 Problem: My GPU temperature is reaching 90-93 degrees Celsius (°C) and the fan is always operating in the maximum rpm If I change to the Intel integrated graphics the problem doesn't happen and the processor operates in 62 degrees Celsius (°C) After noting this behavior my Ubuntu was updated. The NVIDIA Driver now is 331.113. I'm playing now and my temperature is 88 degrees Celsius (°C). What you expected to happen: A temperature between 75 and 80 degrees Celsius (°C) What happened instead A temperature between 88 and 93 degrees Celsius (°C) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 331.113 Mon Dec 1 21:08:13 PST 2014 GCC version: gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Dec 12 08:18:55 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0652] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0652] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-12 (183 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3442 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-39-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A04 dmi.board.name: 0C1F3F dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A04 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd08/05/2014:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3442:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0C1F3F:rvrA04:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3442 dmi.product.version: Not Specified dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.3 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Fri Dec 12 08:11:48 2014 xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf xserver.errors: NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change. NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 12860 vendor AUO xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1401839/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
