[arch-general] Laptop cooling fan does not work

[Peter Nabbefeld]

Am 23.08.2016 um 19:49 schrieb Sean Greenslade:
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 07:38:51PM +0200, Peter Nabbefeld wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> this should provide the Linux stuff versions:
>>
>> core/libutil-linux 2.28.1-1 [Installiert]
>> core/linux 4.7.1-1 (base) [Installiert]
>> core/linux-api-headers 4.7-1 [Installiert]
>> core/linux-firmware 20160730.6bc2c60-1 [Installiert]
>> core/util-linux 2.28.1-1 (base base-devel) [Installiert]
>>
>> However, the problem is probably related to the video card (as overheating
>> appears when some OpenGL game is running):
>>
>> extra/nvidia 370.23-1 [Installiert]
>> extra/nvidia-utils 370.23-1 [Installiert]
>> extra/opencl-nvidia 370.23-1 [Installiert]
>> community/nvidia-cg-toolkit 3.1-4 [Installiert]
>>
>> Laptop is from Tuxedo (can I get the modell number somehow from my linux
>> system, instead of looking into the invoice?):
>>
>> Tuxedo Book XC1704 with Geforce GTX 860M 2GB GDDR5
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Peter
>
> A good way to provide an overview of your hardware is the "lspci"
> command.
>
> Have you tried downgrading your system and seeing if the problem
> remains? This should usually be the first step in troubleshooting a bad
> update.
>
> Additionally, can you describe in more detail what exactly the problem
> is? Nearly all laptop chipsets have BIOS-controlled fans, so unless you
> have some unusual software running, the kernel / video card drivers
> shouldn't be messing with the fans unless you explicitly set something
> up to do so.
>
> --Sean
>

Downgrading the Nvidia driver does not seem to be a good idea, as 
version 367.35 has a dependency on linux<4.7.

As both, the graphics driver and the Linux OS, need to be downgraded 
simultaneously, this will not show which causes the problem.

The second option is to replace the Nvidia driver with the Nouveau 
driver - I've to read about this first, as the driver evolves and 
probably supports more features as when I checked this last time.

"lspci" results in the following list:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core 
Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core 
Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core 
Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core 
Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family USB xHCI (rev 05)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev d5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev d5)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM87 Express LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 
SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK104M [GeForce 
GTX 860M] (rev ff)
03:00.0 PCI bridge: Texas Instruments XIO2213A/B/XIO2221 PCI Express to 
PCI Bridge [Cheetah Express] (rev 01)
04:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments XIO2213A/B/XIO2221 
IEEE-1394b OHCI Controller [Cheetah Express] (rev 01)
05:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8411 
PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
05:00.2 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 
RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0a)
06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev bb)

Kind regards
Peter