Re: PROBLEM: CPU fan shuts down on load of fan.ko in kernel 2.6.18 and later

Alexey Starikovskiy
2007-01-13T15:52:07Z

Matthew Brett wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> If BIOS does not export fan controls to OS via DSDT, it means that BIOS
>> wants to control fans via its own means (hardware), this doesn't mean
>> that your machine is at risk, it only means that you are not allowed to
>> tamper with it...
>
> Well, except the original poster complained that linux but not windows
> was shutting down the fan - meaning - surely - that somehow linux is
> tampering with the fan when it should not.
>
> Best,
>
> Matthew
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As it was said above, Linux has no means to do that. At least through
ACPI framework.