From: Ducrot B. <du...@po...> - 2003-01-16 11:35:34
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On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 05:19:59PM -0800, Grover, Andrew wrote: > > From: Daniel [mailto:Fa...@we...] > > Hallo Andrew, > > I have a little problem getting my cpu fan to work proppably > > with linux. > > The ACPI module you coded creates a file in the proc fa calle > > "trip_points". > > When I cat this file I get the following: > > cat trip_points > > critical (S5): 85 C > > passive: 95 C: tc1=2 tc2=5 tsp=300 devices=0xc12c7680 > > > > So my fan is running the hole time (sometimes slower, > > sometimes faster, but > > never realy stops). btw. I have a Acer 613TXC Notebook with > > Phoenix BIOS > > (latest version). > > You will notice that your system does not have an "active" entry. This > generally means that the fan is not under ACPI's control. So, the OS > power policy can read the temp (what does your temperature read?) and > implement passive cooling (throttle the CPU) and may shut the system > down when the temp hits 85C (wow, pretty hot) but it doesn't know about > any active cooling mechanisms. passive at 95 and critical at 85 ?! Oh my.. -- Ducrot Bruno -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. |