Bug#623701: nvidia-glx: GPU idle temperature ~10C higher than normal

[Andreas Beckmann]

On 2011-04-22 12:56, Steve wrote:
> Package: nvidia-glx
> Version: 260.19.44-1

> This has been reported to nVidia.
Do you have an URL where progress could be followed?

> I'm using a Dell Precision M90 with a GeForce Go 7950GTX.
> Using any driver versions 260 and upwards causes the GPU idle temperature to
> increase by ~10C. This happens on both Squeeze and Wheezy. I am able to use the

Have you tested the 270.41.06-1 driver which is now available in unstable?

> 256.53 driver in Squeeze without a problem, but I cannot install it in Wheezy
> due to a compile error.

That could eventually be fixed by using the patches from a newer driver
version ...

> Could you please consider downgrading the driver to version 256 in Wheezy until
> this issue has been resolved by nVidia.

No. Newer driver releases usually add support for new cards, and that's
a feature needed by many users.

Andreas