[arch-general] nvidia card - fans are really cranked up after the latest driver update a week or so ago

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David C. Rankin wrote:
> Listmates,
> 
> 	I have been chasing an issue on Arch having to do with the 8800GT in it. A 
> couple of weeks ago there was a driver update from Nvidia that has caused the 
> fans on my video card to really take off. With all drivers before that there 
> wasn't a noise issue. The box is dual boot with openSuSE 11.0 so I can confirm 
> that this is an arch/nvidia issue. Has anyone else noticed fan speed increases 
> on your NV cards here lately? If so, any solutions??
> 

Hello


I suggest you take it up with nvidia, as only they have access to the source code. Nothing much we can do about it.


Best regards,


Glenn