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High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle (how to remove in Trisquel)

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+ Tested in Trisquel 6. +

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+ Note: untested in Trisquel 7. Remove this note when it is. +

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Powertop - how to use

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Now you can use this command to kill that noise:
+ $ sudo powertop --auto-tune

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You can also run it without parameters and then go into 'Tunables' and set everything to 'Good'

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Note: On Trisquel 6, you will need to use a later powertop version from git. The one in the repositories is too old. See below:

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Powertop - Start automatically at boot time (Trisquel 6)

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Included with libreboot is a script called 'powertop.trisquel6'. Run this and it will setup powertop to run with --auto-tune + at boot time. Load the file in your text editor to see how it does that.

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$ ./powertop.trisquel6

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This has been tested on Trisquel 6.

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High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle (how to remove in Parabola)

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The following removes most of the noise. It reduces what is a high frequency whine + (that not everyone can hear) to a slight buzz (which most people can't hear or doesn't bother most people).

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This is not perfect! The full solution is still not discovered but this is a step towards that. + Also, in some instances you will need to run 'sudo powertop --auto-tune' again. + This needs to be implemented properly in coreboot itself!

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On the X60 with coreboot or libreboot, there is a high pitched sound when idle. + So far we have use processor.max_cstate=2 or idle=halt in GRUB. + These consume power. Stop using them!

+ +

Be root
+ $ su -

+ +

Installed powertop:
+ # pacman -S powertop

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and added the following to /etc/systemd/system/powertop.service :

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+[Unit]
+Description=Powertop tunings
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+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=no
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/powertop --auto-tune
+# "powertop --auto-tune" still needs a terminal for some reason. Possibly a bug?
+Environment="TERM=xterm"
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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+ + +

Finally, as root do that:
+ # systemctl enable powertop
+ # systemctl start powertop

+ +

The next time you boot the machine, the buzz will be gone.

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X60/T60: Serial port - how to use (for dock owners)

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+ For the Thinkpad X60 you can use the "UltraBase X6" dock (for the X60 Tablet it is called + X6 Tablet UltraBase). For the ThinkPad T60, + you can use the "Advanced Mini Dock". +

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+ If you are using one of the ROM's with 'serial' in the name, then you have serial port enabled in libreboot + and you have memtest86+ included inside the ROM. Connect your null modem cable to the serial port on the dock + and connect the other end to a 2nd machine using your USB Serial adapter. +

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+ On the 2nd machine, you can try this (using GNU Screen):
+ $ sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 +

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+ How to quit GNU Screen: Ctrl+A then release and press K, and then press Y. +

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There are also others like Minicom but I like GNU Screen

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+ By doing this before booting the X60/T60, you will see console output from libreboot. You will also see + GRUB displaying on the serial output, and you will be able to see MemTest86+ on the serial output aswell. + You can also configure your distro so that a terminal (TTY) is accessible from the serial console. +

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+ The following guide is for Ubuntu, and can be followed for Trisquel 6.0 which is based on Ubuntu 12.04 + (should also work in Trisquel 7, based on Ubuntu 14.04) to enable a serial console using GeTTY:
+ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialConsoleHowto +

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+ Note: part of the tutorial above requires changing your grub.cfg. Just change the linux line to add instructions for enabling getty. + See ../gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html. +

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Get EDID: Find out the name (model) of your LCD panel

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+ Get the panel name with sudo get-edid | strings
+ Or look in /sys/class/drm/card0-LVDS-1/edid +

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+ Alternatively you can use i2cdump. In Trisquel, this is in the package i2c-tools.
+ $ sudo modprobe i2c-dev
+ $ sudo i2cdump -y 5 0x50
+ $ sudo rmmod i2c-dev
+ You'll see the panel name in the output (from the EDID dump). +

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+ If neither of these options work (or they are unavailable), physically removing the LCD panel is an option. + Usually, there will be information printed on the back. +

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+ Copyright © 2014 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>
+ This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. + A copy of the license can be found at ../license.txt. +

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+ This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See ../license.txt for more information. +

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