Re: RE: thermal.o Linux ACPI Kernel Modul

[Ducrot Bruno <ducrot-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>]

On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 05:19:59PM -0800, Grover, Andrew wrote:
> > From: Daniel [mailto:Fat32-S0/GAf8tV78@public.gmane.org] 
> > 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

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--  Don't know.  Don't care.


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