Public bug reported:
This AMD 3-core + Radeon runs really hot, and I'm trying to maximize
battery life.
When I try radeon.dpm=1, I get display glitching every few seconds when
the dpm switches displays. I haven't found any way to force dpm to keep
the discrete display completely turned off, both to save power and to
stop the glitching.
Among other problems, the mere existence of HDMI audio keeps waking up
the discrete GPU, both wasting power & glitching the display. So I
tried radeon.audio=0. I don't think it helps, but I left it in.
The only way to really kill the HDMI audio problems is to blacklist
snd_hda_intel, but that kills _all_ of my audio (except Bluetooth
audio). So I had to un-blacklist snd_hda_intel.
So I'm using radeon.dpm=0.
If radeon.runpm=1, I still get problems.
So I'm using radeon.runpm=0.
This works pretty well; I've gotten the temperature down to 68 degrees
or so, but this is still too hot.
If I turn off the discrete graphics completely using
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
this works quite well -- I can get the temperature down to 64 degrees or
so -- but now my log fills up with complaints that my radeon discrete
driver isn't turned on. (I'll send you another report showing you
this.)
I want to be able to operate this HP laptop in the most power-saving way
-- by completely turning off the discrete radeon GPU.
Could you provide any suggestions about how to do this?
Thanks very much.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-21.21-generic 3.19.8
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-21-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
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 Jun 19 09:31:02 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250]
[1002:9712] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1641]
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Robson CE [Radeon HD 6370M/7370M]
[1002:68e4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Radeon HD 6370M [103c:1641]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-06 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-21-generic
root=UUID=0a49d103-e2eb-4b21-a433-c41a1ef8d27b ro quiet splash radeon.runpm=0
radeon.dpm=0 radeon.audio=0 radeon.pcie_gen2=0 acpiphp.disable=1 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/25/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.29
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1641
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 67.33
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.29:bd02/25/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0583120000242B20000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1641:rvr67.33:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0583120000242B20000620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
xserver.bootTime: Fri Jun 19 09:08:20 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
xserver.video_driver: radeon
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu vivid
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Title:
Trying to maximize battery life on HP dv7-4272us
Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
This AMD 3-core + Radeon runs really hot, and I'm trying to maximize
battery life.
When I try radeon.dpm=1, I get display glitching every few seconds
when the dpm switches displays. I haven't found any way to force dpm
to keep the discrete display completely turned off, both to save power
and to stop the glitching.
Among other problems, the mere existence of HDMI audio keeps waking up
the discrete GPU, both wasting power & glitching the display. So I
tried radeon.audio=0. I don't think it helps, but I left it in.
The only way to really kill the HDMI audio problems is to blacklist
snd_hda_intel, but that kills _all_ of my audio (except Bluetooth
audio). So I had to un-blacklist snd_hda_intel.
So I'm using radeon.dpm=0.
If radeon.runpm=1, I still get problems.
So I'm using radeon.runpm=0.
This works pretty well; I've gotten the temperature down to 68 degrees
or so, but this is still too hot.
If I turn off the discrete graphics completely using
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
this works quite well -- I can get the temperature down to 64 degrees
or so -- but now my log fills up with complaints that my radeon
discrete driver isn't turned on. (I'll send you another report
showing you this.)
I want to be able to operate this HP laptop in the most power-saving
way -- by completely turning off the discrete radeon GPU.
Could you provide any suggestions about how to do this?
Thanks very much.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-21.21-generic 3.19.8
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-21-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
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 Jun 19 09:31:02 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250]
[1002:9712] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1641]
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Robson CE [Radeon HD 6370M/7370M]
[1002:68e4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Radeon HD 6370M [103c:1641]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-06 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-21-generic
root=UUID=0a49d103-e2eb-4b21-a433-c41a1ef8d27b ro quiet splash radeon.runpm=0
radeon.dpm=0 radeon.audio=0 radeon.pcie_gen2=0 acpiphp.disable=1 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/25/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.29
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1641
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 67.33
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.29:bd02/25/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0583120000242B20000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1641:rvr67.33:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0583120000242B20000620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
xserver.bootTime: Fri Jun 19 09:08:20 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
xserver.video_driver: radeon
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