From: ICMP Request <icmp.request.lists@gmail.com>
To: lm-sensors@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] Disabling fan control under Linux
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:53:20 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C74AFD0.8030202@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C74AD95.8030505@gmail.com>
On 8/25/2010 2:43 AM, ICMP Request wrote:
> Hello! I'm planning to install lm_sensors in my Linux platform using
> Gentoo, but I've got a little worried when I've read the following
> about lm_sensors on Gentoo Wiki:
>
> "Warning: Be careful when activating sensors, like i2c, in the kernel.
> On some systems this might stop the fans from working and can disable
> the ACPI system-overheat shutdown as well. This will cause your
> computer to freeze at best, or may even cause serious hardware damage.
>
> * See the lm_sensors website for a problematic hardware list.
> * Using lm_sensors on IBM ThinkPads is especially not advised"
>
> Well, I believe my hardware is in the supported list, but to avoid any
> problems, I would like to disable fan control under
> Linux/acpi/lm_sensors and any application using sensors, so they
> cannot turn my fan off. Fan would be purely controlled by hardware.
>
> Can it be done by simply disabling the "fan" as built-in or module
> under ACPI?
>
> Under Linux 2.6 Kernel:
>
> Power management and ACPI options -> ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
> Power Interface) Support -> Fan =n
>
> Or do I have to do something more complex?
>
> Thanks in advance!
Oh sorry, I've forgot to mention that I wish to disable turning my fan
off but I still want to enable full acpi/lm_sensors to check my cpu
temp/status, battery state, cpu freq scaling, etc. So is this possible
to by doing what I mentioned above disable this single option but enable
all the rest?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-08-25 5:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-25 5:43 [lm-sensors] Disabling fan control under Linux ICMP Request
2010-08-25 5:53 ` ICMP Request [this message]
2010-08-28 8:20 ` Jean Delvare
2010-08-28 20:49 ` ICMP Request
2010-08-29 7:21 ` Jean Delvare
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