From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Danny Kukawka Subject: Re: hp omnibook xe4500 fan control Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:41:44 +0200 Message-ID: <200506271141.45275.dkukawka@suse.de> References: <42BE53EB.5050601@perli.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <42BE53EB.5050601-MhksZLCqGG5eoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> Content-Disposition: inline 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: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Sunday 26 June 2005 09:06, Thomas Perl wrote: > I'm having a problem with HP's Omnibook XE4500. > > I cannot control the fan using its /proc/acpi interface. There is a fan > entry and I can try to set some options, however - they are not set > effectively (seems like Linux isn't in control of the fan). I'd like to > set the trip_points to some values so that the fan doesn't come on so > often. Any hints on where to start? Or it is not possible on Linux anyway? > > There is a fan.exe on the diagnostic partition which switches the fan on > and then off for diagnose purposes, so it _should_ be possible to > control the fan by software. Did you tried the omnibook kernel modules [1] ? They should also support th= e =A0 XE4500. =A0=20 Danny [1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/omke/ =2D-=20 Danny Kukawka dkukawka-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org Mobile Devices SUSE LINUX a Novell Business Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click