Hello all,
I'm currently running Arch Linux and Cinnamon 3.2.8 on a Macbook Pro 11,3 with the 4.8.13-1 kernel and a NVIDIA GT-750M GPU that I'm driving with the proprietary NVIDIA driver. I'm experiencing some power management and temperature issues and I'm wondering if you guys can provide any insight onto how I can rememdy them.
System temps are between 60 and 85 depending on load and usually idle around 70.Obviously this is very hot compared to temperatures when running in MacOS which are usually between 30 and 50 depending on load. Additionally, my battery life is only around 2 hours when driving two external monitors and 3 hours without. With MacOS, however, I can usually expect around 5-8 hours of battery life when driving two monitors.
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LM-Sensors output:
Code:Dir: /home/tj Usr: tj - Tue 24, 11:28AM > sensors coretemp-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter Physical id 0: +65.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +100.0 C) Core 0: +62.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +100.0 C) Core 1: +60.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +100.0 C) Core 2: +65.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +100.0 C) Core 3: +62.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +100.0 C) applesmc-isa-0300 Adapter: ISA adapter Left side : 3675 RPM (min = 2160 RPM, max = 6156 RPM) Right side : 3681 RPM (min = 2000 RPM, max = 5700 RPM) TB0T: +33.5 C TB1T: +33.5 C TB2T: +31.5 C TBXT: +33.5 C TC0E: +64.2 C TC0F: +65.5 C TC0P: +53.5 C TC1C: +62.0 C TC2C: +62.0 C TC3C: +64.0 C TC4C: +62.0 C TCGC: +61.0 C TCSA: +62.0 C TCTD: +0.0 C TCXC: +64.2 C TG0D: +61.8 C TG0P: +56.5 C TG1D: +64.0 C TG1F: +63.5 C TG1d: +58.0 C TH0A: +35.8 C TH0B: +35.8 C TH0F: -45.2 C TH0R: -45.2 C TH0V: +37.0 C TH0a: +35.8 C TH0b: +35.8 C TH0c: -127.0 C TM0P: +47.2 C TM0S: +46.5 C TP0P: +47.5 C TPCD: +52.0 C TW0P: +45.5 C Ta0P: +36.2 C TaSP: +35.8 C Th1H: +44.0 C Th2H: +52.2 C Ts0P: +31.5 C Ts0S: +37.0 C Ts1S: +37.0 C
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Power Management Configuration:
1. powertop I have set powertop to run at start with a systemd service module with the --auto-config parameter that uses a config I created with the --calibrate flag. Here is the report that it generates for me: https://tjzimmerman.com/Files/public/powertop.html
2. cpupower I'm using cpupower with the conservative governor as defined in /etc/default/cpupower. However, I have not defined a maxium cpu frequency in that file.
3. mbpfan-git I'm using mbpfan-git with the following configuration. I derived the settings by using the advice in the config file and at https://ineed.coffee/3838/a-beginner...n-under-ubuntu
Code:Dir: /home/tj Usr: tj - Tue 24, 11:28AM > cat /etc/mbpfan.conf [general] # see https://ineed.coffee/3838/a-beginners-tutorial-for-mbpfan-under-ubuntu for the values min_fan_speed = 2000 # put the *lowest* value of "cat /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan*_min" max_fan_speed = 6156 # put the *highest* value of "cat /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan*_max" low_temp = 55 # try ranges 55-63, default is 63 high_temp = 65 # try ranges 58-66, default is 66 max_temp = 84 # take highest number returned by "cat /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.*/hwmon/hwmon*/temp*_max", divide by 1000 polling_interval = 1 # default is 7 seco
4. cpufreqd I have installed cpufreqd but have left it to use the default configuration.
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Additional Tweaks I've performed:
1. I disabled the gpe17 and sci ACPI Interupts as I noticed that I was experiencing hundreds of thousands of them when I ran grep . -r /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts. There are 0 interrupts listed now, though:
Code:Dir: /home/tj Usr: tj - Tue 24, 11:14AM > grep . -r /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/ff_gbl_lock: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe15: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe05: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe3F: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe33: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe2F: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe23: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe1F: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe13: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe0F: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe03: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe3D: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe31: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe2D: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe21: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe1D: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe11: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/ff_pwr_btn: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/ff_slp_btn: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe0D: 0 disabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe01: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/ff_pmtimer: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe3B: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe2B: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe1B: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe38: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe0B: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe28: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe18: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe08: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/sci: 0 /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe36: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe26: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/error: 0 /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe16: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe06: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/ff_rt_clk: 0 disabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe34: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe24: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe14: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe04: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe3E: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe32: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe2E: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe22: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe1E: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe12: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe0E: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe02: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe3C: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe30: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe2C: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe20: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe1C: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe10: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe39: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe0C: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe00: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe3A: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe29: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe2A: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe19: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe1A: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe09: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe37: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe0A: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe27: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe17: 0 disabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/sci_not: 0 /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe07: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe35: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe25: 0 invalid /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe_all: 0
2. I've tried to install the linux-macbook package from the aur but it fails to build and pass a integrity check whenever I try.
3. Computer backlight and keyboard light have been turned down.
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My Questions
1. What can I do to reduce my core temperatures and increase my battery life? I have several friends running Linux on their MBPs without the same issues I'm experiencing so I know it's possible. One runs Arch Linux with a custom kernel and the other uses Xubuntu 16.04. Both of them experience temps in the 40-55 degree range and battery lives of 4-6 hours.
2. Do you guys see anything in my powertop report that I can do to help my situation? https://tjzimmerman.com/Files/public/powertop.html
3. Should I be using a different configuration of power management daemons?
4. Does anyone else run Linux on a MBP? What distro? What are your battery life/temps like?
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