From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 24 10:46:39 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F4791065670 for ; Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:46:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: from raven.bwct.de (raven.bwct.de [85.159.14.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 221848FC20 for ; Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:46:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de ([10.1.1.7]) by raven.bwct.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id nBOAkaaU093327 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:46:37 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: from cicely7.cicely.de (cicely7.cicely.de [10.1.1.9]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id nBOAkR5m045918 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:46:27 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: from cicely7.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely7.cicely.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id nBOAkQD3040082; Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:46:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely7.cicely.de (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id nBOAkQAf040081; Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:46:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:46:26 +0100 From: Bernd Walter To: Gleb Kurtsou Message-ID: <20091224104625.GY2260@cicely7.cicely.de> References: <4B2FF2D9.3030005@FreeBSD.org> <4B303AA1.3000603@FreeBSD.org> <20091223144435.GA18018@tops.skynet.lt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091223144435.GA18018@tops.skynet.lt> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely7.cicely.de 7.0-STABLE i386 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, AWL=0.016, BAYES_00=-2.599 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on spamd.cicely.de Cc: Doug Barton , "b. f." , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: powerd and nvidia drivers not playing nicely together (Was: Re: Systems running hot?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:46:39 -0000 On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 04:44:35PM +0200, Gleb Kurtsou wrote: > On (21/12/2009 19:18), Doug Barton wrote: > > b. f. wrote: > > > On 12/21/09, Doug Barton wrote: > > >> b. f. wrote: > > >>>> no X! So I think to myself, what else did I change last night.... oh > > > > > >>> acpi_perf? acpi_throttle? acpi_thermal? acpi_video? > > >> I haven't done anything special with the acpi stuff. The only thing > > >> that looks relevant from dmesg is: acpi_tz0: on acpi0 > > >> > > > > > > Yes, but which components show up in 'sysctl -a | grep -ie acpi' ? > > > > It's a long list, but here you go: > > http://people.freebsd.org/~dougb/acpi-grep.txt > > > > >>> Which nvidia driver? > > >> The latest. > > > > > > Which video card? > > > > nvidia0: > I had similar problems with GeForce 8400M. GPU temperature could get up > to 100C in X, which increased CPU temperature in its turn. I use > powerd, and had lockups with *_cx_lowest settings. I run amd64, i386 was > just fine on the same notebook. It is not just nvidia. I'm using two plain old PCI Matrox G400 and whenever I start X with powerd enabled I have a full freeze within 24 hours. It doesn't seem to be a problem to start powerd once X is runnning. Maybe it is something like tuning some delay loop with reduced clock rate, which then isn't long enough with increased speed. -- B.Walter http://www.bwct.de Modbus/TCP Ethernet I/O Baugruppen, ARM basierte FreeBSD Rechner uvm.