From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Karol Kozimor Subject: Re: fan control based on temp Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:10:23 +0200 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20040613151023.GA27597@hell.org.pl> References: <1087114303.21682.2.camel@nazgul.overridex.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1087114303.21682.2.camel-zaTuhZP8yyaauuQHeMDlAOTW4wlIGRCZ@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Dan Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Thus wrote Dan: > When I have acpi enabled on my laptop, the cpu fan doesn't come on > unless I run acpi -t and my cpu temp happens to be too hot, likewise it > doesn't turn the fan off or to low unless I run acpi -t and the temp is > low enough. Is there some standard automated way of having this checked > and kept up with? My laptop's overheating way too often right now cuz > of this :) I'd guess your BIOS is buggy and neither generates thermal events nor reports it to the OS. echo > /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/polling_frequency might help. Best regards, -- Karol 'sziwan' Kozimor sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >>From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504