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Dell G16 7630 - Power modes and CPU, GPU fan controls don't work #124

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Device Info

  • Device Name: Dell G16 7630
  • CPU Name: i7-13650HX
  • Kernel version: Linux 6.19.10-arch1-1
  • OS: EndeavourOS

Describe the bug
Power modes and CPU, GPU fan controls don't work

Error

sudo awcc -g
2026-04-02 11:32:35.043 (   0.008s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:32:35.043 (   0.008s) [        8BA9F2C0]           Thermals.cpp:90     ERR| Unknown thermal mode returned: 0xffffffff
error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is invalid or not set in the environment.
2026-04-02 11:32:35.147 (   0.113s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:32:35.147 (   0.113s) [        8BA9F2C0]           Thermals.cpp:90     ERR| Unknown thermal mode returned: 0xffffffff
2026-04-02 11:32:35.147 (   0.113s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:32:35.147 (   0.113s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:32:35.761 (   0.726s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:32:35.761 (   0.726s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:32:46.530 (  11.496s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:43:27.396 ( 652.362s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:43:31.161 ( 656.127s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:43:31.161 ( 656.127s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:43:33.337 ( 658.303s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:43:33.337 ( 658.303s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:43:33.773 ( 658.739s) [        8BA9F2C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel

Resources:

  • Output of awcc test-modes --testmode
awcc test-modes --testmode
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]           Thermals.cpp:90     ERR| Unknown thermal mode returned: 0xffffffff
Device Name: Dell G16 7630
Testing thermal modes...

2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa0 -> -0x1 (Balanced)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa1 -> -0x1 (Performance)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa2 -> -0x1 (Cool)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa3 -> -0x1 (Quiet)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa4 -> -0x1 (Full Speed)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa5 -> -0x1 (Battery Saver)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa6 -> -0x1 (Unknown)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa7 -> -0x1 (Unknown)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa8 -> -0x1 (Unknown)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xa9 -> -0x1 (Unknown)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xaa -> -0x1 (Unknown)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
0xab -> -0x1 (G-Mode)
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel

Generated thermal modes bitmap for database.json:
"thermalModes": "00000000"

Reverting to balanced.
2026-04-02 11:54:07.657 (   0.006s) [        58AE42C0]          AcpiUtils.cpp:223    ERR| ACPI module not found in kernel

  • Output of systemctl status awccd.service
systemctl status awccd.service
● awccd.service - Alienware Command Centre Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/awccd.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-04-02 11:30:56 CEST; 27min ago
 Invocation: 6f6b75b4df4e4cfb822c60e16171f607
       Docs: https://github.com/tr1xem/AWCC
   Main PID: 225955 (awcc)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 37981)
     Memory: 1M (peak: 2M)
        CPU: 2.637s
     CGroup: /system.slice/awccd.service
             └─225955 /usr/bin/awcc -d -v

kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.491 (   0.014s) [        7AAA82C0]          AcpiUtils.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.491 (   0.014s) [        7AAA82C0]               main.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.491 (   0.014s) [        7AAA82C0]          AcpiUtils.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.491 (   0.014s) [        7AAA82C0]           Thermals.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.491 (   0.014s) [        7AAA82C0]           Thermals.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.491 (   0.014s) [        7AAA82C0]               main.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.491 (   0.014s) [        7AAA82C0]          KeyBinder.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.983 (   0.506s) [        7AAA82C0]          KeyBinder.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.983 (   0.506s) [        7AAA82C0]          KeyBinder.>
kwi 02 11:30:56 Dell awcc[225955]: 2026-04-02 11:30:56.983 (   0.506s) [        7AAA82C0]             Daemon.>
lines 1-22/22 (END)

  • Output of lsmod | grep -E 'alienware_wmi|acpi_call'
lsmod | grep -E 'alienware_wmi|acpi_call'
alienware_wmi          45056  0
platform_profile       20480  3 alienware_wmi,dell_pc,processor_thermal_soc_slider
wmi                    32768  10 dell_wmi_sysman,video,nvidia_wmi_ec_backlight,dell_wmi_ddv,alienware_wmi,dell_wmi,wmi_bmof,dell_smm_hwmon,dell_smbios,dell_wmi_descriptor

  • Attach the acpi-dump here.
head acpi-dump.txt
SSDT @ 0x0000000000000000
    0000: 53 53 44 54 CD 65 00 00 02 19 44 70 74 66 54 62  SSDT.e....DptfTb
    0010: 44 70 74 66 54 61 62 6C 00 10 00 00 49 4E 54 4C  DptfTabl....INTL
    0020: 17 07 20 20 A0 47 61 00 15 5C 44 49 53 50 08 01  ..  .Ga..\DISP..
    0030: 15 5C 44 44 44 52 01 00 15 5C 2F 04 5F 53 42 5F  .\DDDR...\/._SB_
    0040: 50 43 30 30 4C 50 43 42 45 43 44 56 06 00 15 5C  PC00LPCBECDV...\
    0050: 45 43 52 44 01 00 15 5C 2F 05 5F 53 42 5F 50 43  ECRD...\/._SB_PC
    0060: 30 30 4C 50 43 42 45 43 44 56 45 43 52 31 08 01  00LPCBECDVECR1..
    0070: 15 5C 2F 05 5F 53 42 5F 50 43 30 30 4C 50 43 42  .\/._SB_PC00LPCB
    0080: 45 43 44 56 45 43 57 31 08 02 15 5C 54 53 4F 44  ECDVECW1...\TSOD

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