Re: amd64 system powering down

[Kurt Schreiner <ks%ub.uni-mainz.de@localhost>]

On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 06:17:59PM +0200, David Young wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 12:10:50PM +0200, Kurt Schreiner wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:37:41AM +0200, Iain Hibbert wrote:
> > > On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, Kurt Schreiner wrote:
> > > > Hm, I think I've tracked my problem down to the following: Doesn't 
> > > > matter
> > > > what kernel I use, just switching from X11 to console via F1 brings the
> > > > notebook down in a minute or so. One of the temperature sensors goes 
> > > > from
> > > > ca. 70 degC to over 110 degC and eventually the beast is shut down by 
> > > > the
> > > > BIOS... Switching back to X11 (while it's still running ;-) doesn't 
> > > > change
> > > > anything.
> > > > Graphic chip is (from scanpci):
> > > >  pci bus 0x0001 cardnum 0x00 function 0x00: vendor 0x1002 device 0x3154
> > > >  ATI Technologies Inc M24 1T [FireGL M24 GL]
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps I should try X11 from pkgsrc instead of the native one?
> > > [... truncated...]
> 
> Sounds like TMP3 measures the temperature in the vicinity of the graphics
> chip.  Which XFree86 driver do you use?  It almost sounds as if the
> video adapter is not "idling" properly, but it is furiously trying to
> draw something, instead.  The notion may not even apply to your adapter
> and/or driver.
Hm, as the chip isn't supported by the XFree86 radeon driver I'm
using the vesa driver (relevant excerpts below). This configuration
was working OK during the ~3 years I own this notebook. The (over)
heating showed up first around 3 month ago or so - but wasn't a real
problem 'till summer temperatures arrived... 

Kurt

In /etc/X11/XF86config (last changed Jan 15 2007) I have:

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "ShadowFB"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultRefresh"            # [<bool>]
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "vesa"
        VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
        BoardName   "M24 1T [FireGL M24 GL]"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

And /var/log/XFree86.0.log says:

_XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/ipaddi:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6

XFree86 Version 4.5.0
Release Date: 16 March 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System:NetBSD/i386 4.99.67 - The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
Current Operating System: NetBSD ipaddi 4.99.69 NetBSD 4.99.69 (PADDI) #344: 
Mon Jul  7 09:59:30 MES
T 2008  ks@ipaddi:/u/NetBSD/arch/i386/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/PADDI i386
Build Date: 28 June 2008
        Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Command line: /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt05 -auth 
/var/db/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-00295a

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(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Loading sub module "vbe"
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a I am at 0x80a96bc
(II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
        compiled for 4.5.0, module version = 1.1.0
        ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.8
(II) Loading sub module "int10"
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libint10.a I am at 0x80a96bc
(II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
        compiled for 4.5.0, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.8
(II) VESA(0): initializing int10
(WW) VESA(0): remove MTRR a0000 - c0000
(WW) VESA(0): remove MTRR c0000 - 100000
(II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(WW) VESA(0): remove MTRR 0 - 1000
(II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 131008 kB
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600   
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: CP24
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Capabilities: 0x00000001
(**) VESA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 24
(==) VESA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) VESA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a I am at 0x80a96bc
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
        compiled for 4.5.0, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.8
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC Level none
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 2 sec.
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC read failed
(II) VESA(0): Searching for matching VESA mode(s):
(II) VESA(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 10.00-80.00 kHz
(II) VESA(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh value of 60.00 Hz

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