From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Garrett Subject: Re: HP/Compaq NC6120 ACPI problems Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:05:18 +0000 Message-ID: <1111104319.8136.182.camel@tyrosine> References: <20050317200052.686d683f.andrej.prsa@guest.arnes.si> <1111088904.11380.36.camel@eeyore> <20050317215635.1c788c09.andrej.prsa@guest.arnes.si> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <20050317215635.1c788c09.andrej.prsa-zs/Xt9NzJtxxh+DGd0HQrg@public.gmane.org> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Andrej Prsa Cc: ACPI Support List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 21:56 +0100, Andrej Prsa wrote: > Observational update: it does *NOT* gradually slow down, it slows down > *instantly* after 2-3 minutes of running; the time of kacpid blowup is > somewhat arbitrary, it sometimes happens even before the boot-up is > complete. If I was to make another wild guess, it might be connected > with the fan - when the computer is cool, the blowup occurs later, if it > is warm, it occurs sooner. Is it possible that the call to turn the fan > on is triggering this kacpid blowup? How does one go about to test this? Ah, right - I've seen similar behaviour on a range of HPs (inluding the 6120). Try using http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=4516&action=view and see if it makes a difference. -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click