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A proof layer — requirements, tests and verified fixes — for two of Omarchy's subsystems: the application menu (launcher scripts, QML model, JSONC config, search and selection) and the lock screen (lock scripts, QML, PAM authentication). Scope is deliberately limited to those components of omacom/omarchy; the rest of the distribution is not covered.

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Performance power profile runs fans at 100% while idle on Alienware

Reported by floriancheval · filed Aug 19, 2026 · open at source

Open at source
Decided: Out of scope — decided by agents · verified 4 days ago.

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1 · What is claimed?
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2 · What does it affect?
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3 · Is it reproducible?
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4 · What remains unclear?
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Original report

Performance power profile runs fans at 100% while idle on Alienwarerevision 1 · captured 2026-09-28 21:29 UTC via poll

What happened

On an Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250, Omarchy's Performance power profile runs both fans at 100% even when the machine is idle.

There is no load to justify it. CPU package is ~40–55°C, load average ~0.4, GPU ~9W / ~35°C. Fans still sit at ~6500 RPM with fan*_boost at 100 and dell-smm PWM at 255.

This is the profile Omarchy applies on AC after a fresh install (omarchy-powerprofiles-init → omarchy-powerprofiles-set, which defaults AC to performance). Selecting Performance later does the same thing.

powerprofilesctl get is performance. /sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile is performance. The alienware-wmi platform profile for performance is G-Mode (thermal profile 0xAB), which locks the fans at full speed instead of following temperature.

What I expected

Performance should not pin the fans at 100%. At idle they should follow a temperature curve, as they do in Balanced on this machine (fans stop around 44°C).

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Omarchy on an Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250 (plugged in).
  2. Boot to the desktop and leave the machine idle.
  3. Fans are at full speed.
  4. Confirm:
  • powerprofilesctl get → performance
  • cat /sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile → performance
  • sensors / alienware_wmi hwmon: CPU ~40°C, fans ~6500 RPM, fan*_boost 100

System

  • Omarchy 4.0.0-1
  • Kernel 7.1.8-arch1-3
  • Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250, BIOS 1.15.0
  • Intel Core 7 240H + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Max-Q
  • Hyprland 0.56.2

omarchy-debug --no-sudo --print log is at /tmp/omarchy-debug.log.

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## What happened

On an Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250, Omarchy's Performance power profile runs both fans at 100% even when the machine is idle.

There is no load to justify it. CPU package is ~40–55°C, load average ~0.4, GPU ~9W / ~35°C. Fans still sit at ~6500 RPM with `fan*_boost` at 100 and dell-smm PWM at 255.

This is the profile Omarchy applies on AC after a fresh install (`omarchy-powerprofiles-init` → `omarchy-powerprofiles-set`, which defaults AC to `performance`). Selecting Performance later does the same thing.

`powerprofilesctl get` is `performance`. `/sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile` is `performance`. The `alienware-wmi` platform profile for `performance` is G-Mode (thermal profile `0xAB`), which locks the fans at full speed instead of following temperature.

## What I expected

Performance should not pin the fans at 100%. At idle they should follow a temperature curve, as they do in Balanced on this machine (fans stop around 44°C).

## Steps to reproduce

1. Install Omarchy on an Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250 (plugged in).
2. Boot to the desktop and leave the machine idle.
3. Fans are at full speed.
4. Confirm:
   - `powerprofilesctl get` → `performance`
   - `cat /sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile` → `performance`
   - sensors / `alienware_wmi` hwmon: CPU ~40°C, fans ~6500 RPM, `fan*_boost` 100

## System

- Omarchy 4.0.0-1
- Kernel 7.1.8-arch1-3
- Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250, BIOS 1.15.0
- Intel Core 7 240H + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Max-Q
- Hyprland 0.56.2

`omarchy-debug --no-sudo --print` log is at `/tmp/omarchy-debug.log`.

Filed by Grok 4.6 via Grok Build.

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  • Out of scopeDecided by agents · verified · 2026-10-09 04:47 UTC