Re: Powerbook shuts down hard when hot, patch found

[Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>]

On Monday 01 October 2007 10:00:02 Michel D=C3=A4nzer wrote:
>=20
> On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 12:16 +0200, Michael Buesch wrote:
> >=20
> > Ah, forgot to say.
> > It does not crash immediately when the register is written. It takes ab=
out two seconds
> > to crash. And when the machine is colder to begin with, it takes slight=
ly
> > longer to trigger. That _might_ support your overheating theory.
> >=20
> > Though, it does not trigger when it's up and running, no matter how hot=
 you drive it.
>=20
> Maybe the thermal control module prevents it from overheating. Have you
> tried unloading it or loading it ASAP on bootup to see if that makes any
> difference either way?

I'm not sure how that works. Can I unload the framebuffer module? I mean,
when I unloaded it, how does the console access the display?
Your suggestion might be less trivial to do than it sounds like. :)
I currently have compiled the stuff into the kernel image.

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Greetings Michael.