tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post281342887812961640..comments2023-08-19T14:33:11.148+02:00Comments on Vedran Rodic's blog: For fglrx using people having idle overheating problems and eco friendly people...vrodichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952600307413126205noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-47805573309214233772009-05-22T19:12:38.059+02:002009-05-22T19:12:38.059+02:00Hi! Are you still working on this? I have a sugges...Hi! Are you still working on this? I have a suggestion for one step further: hack the bios so that the default powerstate is the lowest powerstate. Then the computer wouldn't get hot even during installation/live distribution use phases. I have tried to look for a bios editor that would work with my X1600 mobility, but with no luck so now I try to hunt projects and knowledgeable people that are close to my goals.pedrohortahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172706668224278388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-19812282731459462972009-01-30T23:28:00.000+01:002009-01-30T23:28:00.000+01:00I think that the opensource driver still doesn't d...I think that the opensource driver still doesn't do powersaving on 7xx, but when I use fglrx on rv670 (I think that it has the same power saving architecture as the 7xx), it uses power saving.vrodichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952600307413126205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-10425625005111046842009-01-30T22:13:00.000+01:002009-01-30T22:13:00.000+01:00is there still work going on? What about newer chi...is there still work going on? What about newer chips, like the RS780? I heard powersaving get's harder with that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-59207128919529203002008-12-21T15:47:00.000+01:002008-12-21T15:47:00.000+01:00thank you very much ^^you are my savior, now i can...thank you very much ^^<BR/>you are my savior, now i can stay and rest in the heaven (linux) and dont have to go back to hell (XP/Vista)<BR/><BR/>hurraa ^^<BR/>thank you^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-30335187737364418432008-12-21T12:56:00.000+01:002008-12-21T12:56:00.000+01:00archive already contains a binary, just use cp to ...archive already contains a binary, just use cp to copy it where you want it to be installedvrodichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952600307413126205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-90263846082109700142008-12-21T00:09:00.000+01:002008-12-21T00:09:00.000+01:00which binary do you mean ?yours or the one (radeon...which binary do you mean ?<BR/>yours or the one (radeontool) in /usr/sbin ?<BR/><BR/>if yours then how can i compile it ?<BR/>i tried .configure make makeinstall but it didnt workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-27238676218462152862008-12-20T18:28:00.000+01:002008-12-20T18:28:00.000+01:00hi, you can put the command /locationofthebinary/r...hi, you can put the command /locationofthebinary/radeontool power low in /etc/rc.local to start it up every time on boot. replace locationofthebinary with the location of the radeontool binary filevrodichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952600307413126205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-34443388019729433422008-12-20T14:51:00.000+01:002008-12-20T14:51:00.000+01:00hi vedran, i downloaded your file and extracted it...hi vedran, i downloaded your file and extracted it to Desktop<BR/>then i went there with terminal and typed sudo ./radeontool power low <BR/><BR/>it worked but next time when i restard my computer and check it then it already back like this<BR/>sudo ./radeontool power status <BR/>Dynamic clock mode: single block<BR/>Static screen enable: OFF<BR/>Client power enable: OFF<BR/>Lower power mode: OFF<BR/>Static screen mode: OFF<BR/>Disable unused clk: OFF<BR/><BR/>so everytime i restart my computer i will have to type that code again. is there a way to make power low default ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-11218794549542477312008-12-19T09:44:00.000+01:002008-12-19T09:44:00.000+01:00maybe you're hitting the distro versiontry sudo ./...maybe you're hitting the distro version<BR/><BR/>try sudo ./radeontool power low when you're in the directory of my archivevrodichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952600307413126205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-54932481415692713182008-12-19T03:56:00.000+01:002008-12-19T03:56:00.000+01:00uhm... power low doesn't work.sudo radeontool powe...uhm... power low doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>sudo radeontool power low<BR/><BR/>... prints usage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-32470561551968474522008-10-22T22:49:00.000+02:002008-10-22T22:49:00.000+02:00http://bljak.org/~vedran/radeontool-1.5-qq-vr3.tar...http://bljak.org/~vedran/radeontool-1.5-qq-vr3.tar.gz is the new location.<BR/>page updated, thanks for reminding mevrodichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952600307413126205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-2699052453658365092008-10-22T11:37:00.000+02:002008-10-22T11:37:00.000+02:00Where can I find your modified version?Because htt...Where can I find your modified version?<BR/>Because http://nskunca.pbf.hr/~vedran/ati/radeontool-1.5-qq-vr2.tar.gz seems to be down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-38581419301643086732008-06-21T21:23:00.000+02:002008-06-21T21:23:00.000+02:00Thanks a lot for this, prevented me from going bac...Thanks a lot for this, prevented me from going back to windows...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-38899312575318619882008-05-01T17:34:00.000+02:002008-05-01T17:34:00.000+02:00my question might look a little stupid, but how ca...my question might look a little stupid, but how can i measure the gpu temperature on linux?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-38170278313225898562008-02-26T03:24:00.000+01:002008-02-26T03:24:00.000+01:00Fglrx is more than 8 degrees C hotter than ATI's W...Fglrx is more than 8 degrees C hotter than ATI's Windows driver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-48031134817722133122008-01-17T16:52:00.000+01:002008-01-17T16:52:00.000+01:00I'm really not sure about models other than the on...I'm really not sure about models other than the one I have. I would appreciate any patches or feedback on other models. Please do try to post the temperature on linux vs temperature under windows.vrodichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952600307413126205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-5271399913154024482008-01-02T19:34:00.000+01:002008-01-02T19:34:00.000+01:00It certainly doesn't work on an X1300 PRO, since r...It certainly doesn't work on an X1300 PRO, since running "radeontool power low" immediately freezes the whole system (video turns off, kernel unresposive and not syncing disks, etc.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802291155051137127.post-37302294761667422392007-11-27T22:35:00.000+01:002007-11-27T22:35:00.000+01:00it doesn't seem to work with my HD2600XT. after i ...it doesn't seem to work with my HD2600XT. after i make power low and then power status it says that lower power mode is off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com