On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:20:30 -0700, Kevin Fenzi wrote: > On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:38:36 +0000 (UTC) "Juan R. de Silva" > <juan.r.d.silva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I used i8krllm plugin on F11 and F12 to manage cooling fans on my >> laptop. However, after upgrade to F14 I found the plugin not >> functioning correctly in Auto mode. It does not respect any temperature >> settings anymore. Instead it runs fans at full speed continually and >> leaves as the only option Manual fans management. Imagine this... :-( > > ...snip... > > Possibly this bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=647677 I've seen it too. Looks like it is the bug. Have you noticed the priority they set it? LOW. :-( > which is a kernel issue. Perhaps both Fedora and OpenSUSE use the same > kernel version? I've tried Ubuntu Maveric, which runs 2.6.35 kernel and did not notice a problem. > This is a d820? I have one here, and have never had to install any tool > to manage the fans, it just works fine out of the box. Perhaps a bios > upgrade is in order? Well, my BIOS manages fans as it is supposed. The problem is that, in my taste, it is supposed (by design probably ?) to cook a laptop sooner then I would see it happen. :-) With i8krellm I always kept the CPU temperature below 48 degrees C. True - fans run a lot. But again, fan is a cheap part. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
