Re: No Thermal

[Alf <alfredo.mapelli-y7mWNqJcIDpfJ/NunPodnw@public.gmane.org>]

OK I already check my Kernel and it is everything OK, dmesg only find 3 
devices, CPU1, CPU2 and Power Button.
I am pretty sure that my MB suports fan and thermal control cause the 
Bios Recognize it, I am kind of newby so how the hell do I disasemble 
the acpidmp?

Len Brown wrote:

>On Sun, 2004-02-22 at 01:56, Alf wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>I trying to use ACPI for linux in a Asus MotherBoard (P4P800) but I am 
>>unable to use thermal and fan the only ACPI that works is Buttons if I 
>>cat /proc/acpi/event and press the power button it gives up a message, 
>>but under /thermal_zone and /fan there is nothing... The BIOS from this 
>>MB says that it is ACPI 2.0 enabled, but as I sayd before I cannot use ACPI.
>>Can anyone tell me if it is possibel to use? If /button woks, why 
>>/thermal_zone or /fan does not?
>>thaks
>>
>>Alfredo
>>
>>first check your .config has them enabled, eg.
>>    
>>
>
>CONFIG_ACPI=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_AC=m
>CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=m
>CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m
>CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=m
>CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m
>CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=m
># CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set
># CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set
># CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
>CONFIG_ACPI_BUS=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_PCI=y
>CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
>
>Then see what dmesg says -- ACPI will tell you what it finds.
>If you think it doesn't find something it should, dump the DSDT with
>acpidmp, disassemble it, and look for "Device" and see what's in there.
>
>Some MB's have ACPI fan control, other's don't.
>
>cheers,
>-Len
>
>
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