HELP Laptop Gets Hot Fast

I Just install Zorin OS 7 on my HP Pavillion Laptop that I bought 2 years ago. I notice that my laptop get hot quite fast after I install Zorin OS. Any suggestion to solve this issue ? The fan actually keep spinning. IT doesn't happen when I use WIndows 7

Please post the result of:

lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 VGA

Do you have an ATI card...?

I think I have.
leezhijiang@leezhijiang-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~/.config/autostart$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:166e]
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1c3a] (rev 04)
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Seymour [Radeon HD 6400M/7400M Series] [1002:6760]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:166e]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)

See this topic and follow my advise. It may help you.
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4781&hilit=ATI

The system don't recognize my command .
cat /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile. It say no files exist

Have you tried installing the proprietary drivers? (through the Additional drivers)

You mean sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade ?

No. I mean to install the closed source (proprietary drivers) of the ATI card (fglrx), as now you are probably running on the open sourve drivers (radeon) which may be causing the high temps.

Open synaptics package manager and go to Synaptic > Settings > Repositories > Additional Drivers and see if there are any options available.
If yes choose the one that does NOT say "updates".

IT doesn't work. I wanted to choose again after restart but it show ntg after I restarted

Ok, since you have a switchable GPU (intel/AMD) follow these instructions.

This: http://cisight.com/install-amd-radeon-h ... 0-oneiric/

and/or this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1930450

I do not have a switchable GPU, so I have not tried the instructions, so use at your own risk.
Sorry I cannot help you any further.

Haha, it's much better now. Thanks

Hi,

can we mark this as solved now?.

Regards Wolfman

The problem is back again... I waited for 8 hours after clicking apply. Still applying settings.... OK I think it's solved now, but those minimize and maximize buttons are disappeared

The last thing I can recomend is that you install latest kernel 3.11.1 which is also LTS (long term support).
It has the latest fixes and many updates for supporting the power management of ATI cards.
I have tried it my self in a laptop with ATI 5400 and it worked great as regards the temps of the open source (radeon) drivers.
It may work great for your dual (intel/ATI) GPU too.

In case you want to install it -of course at your own risk - open terminal and give the following 3 commands:

For 32bit systems

Code:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.1-031101-generic_3.11.1-031101.201309141102_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.1-031101_3.11.1-031101.201309141102_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.1-saucy/linux-image-3.11.1-031101-generic_3.11.1-031101.201309141102_i386.deb

For 64bit systems

Code:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.1-031101-generic_3.11.1-031101.201309141102_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.1-031101_3.11.1-031101.201309141102_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.1-saucy/linux-image-3.11.1-031101-generic_3.11.1-031101.201309141102_amd64.deb

After the 3 above files (according to your system 32 or 64 bit) are downloaded, run the following command:

Code:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.11.1*.deb linux-image-3.11.1*.deb

and then

Code:

sudo reboot

See if your temp issue is improved.

In case you don't like the new kernel or you see bugs etc. and you want to delete the 3.11 kernel and revert to your previous one, from the grub menu boot to the previous kernel (i.e. 3.8), and then in terminal write

Code:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.11.1*

Erm, My problem here is the minimize buttons m ( th ebuttons on top ) are missing.

I actually switch back to the original driver and did a dpkg repair at the recovery menu. I also installed the kenal as suggested. Have to monitor for a few more days.The problem actually still presist. Will change back to WIndows 7 and see.
What I can say is my laptop stays cool after I switched to propetary drivers, but it ruins the whole thing as it affects everything.

Hi,

try running these terminal commands and see if the problems still persist, the 2nd command will force an update!:

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -f

I also advise you to change your software download location which may help your problem further, see the section: "Software Sources Settings:":

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

Regards Wolfman

I actually found a solution already thanks.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2175255&page=2

leezhijiang wrote:Erm, My problem here is the minimize buttons m ( th ebuttons on top ) are missing.

Go to System Tools | Preferences | Tweak-Tool:


Go to GTK+ Theme part and for each one (apart from Mouse) Choose ZorinOS - this should bring your buttons back.

No it doesn't. Changing the driver back to open source get my buttons back.