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List:       acpi4linux
Subject:    Re: [ACPI] ACPI supposed to manage fans in kernel?
From:       Pavel Machek <pavel () suse ! cz>
Date:       2002-05-29 19:18:36
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Hi!

> Is the Linux implementation of ACPI supposed to manage fans in the
> kernel part? (turn them on and off depending on trip points?)
> 
> Mine doesn't. Kernel 2.4.18, ACPI release 20020305.
> 
> The trip points are:
> 
> critical (S5):           95 C
> passive:                 85 C: tc1=1 tc2=5 tsp=30 devices=0xc14105e8 
> active[0]:               70 C: devices=0xcfe7ef48 
> active[1]:               63 C: devices=0xcfe7eac8 
> active[2]:               55 C: devices=0xcfe7e648 
> 
> ... and I have to turn the fan on manually if I notice the system gets
> hot, I've seen it at 68C without fan being turned on.

Yes it is supposed to turn it on itself. How do you turn it off manually? 
Probably nottaking fan and make it spin with your hand, right?
								Pavel
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