[ltp] Latest BIOS update on T41 running my fan faster

[Alex Deucher]

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:53:56 -0400, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com> wr=
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> On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:41:20 +0200, Peter Fr=FChberger
> <peter.fruehberger@t-online.de> wrote:
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> > obi wrote:
> > >>hmmm... does it seem to increase battery life any?  does turning off
> > >>the option restore performance?
> > >
> > >
> > > So the patch defenitely affects the fan action: I tested with Dynamic=
PM
> > > off off and the fan came on almost immedietely. Turning it on and
> > > starting this email and the fan went off!! Thanks Alex :)
> > >
> > > So the testing thus far (once again only using xengine and glxgears)
> > > gives me
> > >       DynamiPM on
> > >               best xengine 4398
> > >               best glxgears 1029
> > >       DynamicPM off
> > >               best xengine 7960
> > >               best glxgears 1069
> > >
> > > so yes, turning it off restore the full performance, while DRI doesn'=
t
> > > seem to be affected by it.
> > >
> > > graziano
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>>From a seat of the pants experience it seems that the fan is more ac=
tive
> > >>>with your patches then with the ATI driver. It comes up earlier and
> > >>>stays up for longer.
> > >>
> > >>to be honest I have no idea if the patch will affect the fan or not, =
I
> > >>just assumed it might since theoretically the gfx chip is using less
> > >>power.  Ati's driver does more stuff in HW, so it probably uses the
> > >>CPU less than the DRI driver.  hence your experience.
> > >>
> > >>Thanks,
> > >>
> > >>Alex
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I'll post the radeon and ati modules somewhere next week.
> > >>>
> > >>>thanks
> > >>>graziano
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Thanks,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Alex
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>graziano
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>>--
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>thanks,
> > >>>>>>>  flo
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>--
> > >>>>>+-----------------------+--------------------------+
> > >>>>>| Graziano Obertelli    | CS Dept. Rm 102          |
> > >>>>>| graziano@cs.ucsb.edu  | University of California |
> > >>>>>| (805) 893-5212        | Santa Barbara, CA 93106  |
> > >>>>>+-----------------------+--------------------------+
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>--
> > >>>+-----------------------+--------------------------+
> > >>>| Graziano Obertelli    | CS Dept. Rm 102          |
> > >>>| graziano@cs.ucsb.edu  | University of California |
> > >>>| (805) 893-5212        | Santa Barbara, CA 93106  |
> > >>>+-----------------------+--------------------------+
> > >>>--
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I made some tests with my selfbuild modules for debian sources
> > 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6, too, here the results:
> > There is no difference for my Radeon Mobility 7500
> > enabled:
> > (**) RADEON(0): Option "DynamicPM" "true"
> > (II) RADEON(0): Dynamic Power Management Enabled
> > glxgears 1193.000 FPS (16 bit)
> > xengine  3019.8 FPS (16 bit)
> > glxgears 703.000 FPS (32 bit)
> > xengine 1545.1 FPS (32 bit)
> >
> > or
> > disabled:
> > (WW) RADEON(0): Option "DynamicPM" is not used
> > glxgears 1188.400 FPS
> > xengine 3019.8 FP
> > glxgears 721.800 FPS (32 bit)
> > xengine 1545.1 FPS (32 bit)
> >
> > over the weekend I do some accu testing
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> Thanks for testing guys!  If I have some time this weekend, I'll try
> and get this committed to xorg.
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> Alex
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Just an FYI... I committed this to xorg last week.  The name of the
option has changed though.  It's now "DynamicClocks".  The new name
better reflects what the option actually does.

Alex


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