Open inetknght opened 4 years ago
@inetknght I had the same problems. I solved it by replacing Linux Kernel 5.x with Linux Kernel 4.15.x
I hope, it can help you.
This was with the 4.x kernel initially. I recently upgraded to the 5.x kernel and it still has the issue.
Hi @claudiux thank you for the suggestion. I disabled Intel power state by modifying /etc/default/grub
as you stated, and then rebooted the computer. Unfortunately it did not help the problem: Cinnamon still goes to 100% utilization on one core, the laptop's fan still spins up, and I still have network access to the machine.
@inetknght Maybe a parameter to change in your BIOS?
@inetknght any update on this issue?
I don't think you want to look at the entire syslog. What do you want to grep for?
Issue
When I lock the machine, things are idle. I expect the system to hibernate after some time. Instead, fans spin up when the screen goes dark. Additionally, the laptop's keyboard illumination is still active when the screen is dark.
I left an SSH session running and I see that it is still responsive. From
htop
:cinnamon --replace
is using 100% of one core.syslog
reports CPU thermal events.When I wake the laptop (back to the lock screen), the fans spin down and
cinnamon --replace
stops using 100% core; the CPU is effectively idle according tohtop
while the lock screen is active.Steps to reproduce
1) power on machine 2) log in 3) lock the machine 4) wait for the screen to blank 5) hear the fans spin up and the keyboard illumination is still active and ssh is still responsive indicating the machine has not hibernated
Expected behaviour
1) power on the machine 2) log in 3) lock the machine 4) wait for the screen to blank 5) keyboard illumination should turn off and ssh should become unresponsive on all interfaces indicating that the machine is hibernating
Other information
I am a C++ developer and am familiar with system level debugging tools but am not familiar with Cinnamon's development/debugging workflow.