hot laptop

[Alex Olivas]

Michael P. Soulier wrote:

>On 11/12/03 Antti did say:
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>>My laptop runs very hot and it doesn't even try too cool it. AFAIK
>>thermal.o should be loaded. Am I right? acpi is on but I can't load
>>thermal.
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>ACPI won't load for me. Does the stock kernel include support for it? I
>see a bunch of acpi options turned on in the kernel config, but I'm not
>sure how to use them. 
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>I have a Sony VAIO, PCG-SR33. 
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>[root at piglet root]# modprobe thermal
>/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/drivers/acpi/processor.o:
>init_module: No such device
>Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
>including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>      You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
>/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/drivers/acpi/processor.o: insmod
>/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/drivers/acpi/processor.o failed
>/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/drivers/acpi/processor.o: insmod
>thermal failed
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>It runs very hot. I'd love to do something about it.
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>Mike
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i have very little experience with this, but i passed "acpi=on" to the 
kernel.
i edited /boot/grub/grub.conf.  you can see the simple change i made 
below...

title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi 
rhgb acpi=on
#       kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi rhgb
        initrd /initrd-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.img

and this allowed the battery monitor to work, but i haven't tried 
monitoring the temperature yet.
i would like to and if this works for you i'd appreciate hearing how you 
do monitor your temperature.
by the way, i have a fujitsu N3010.
hope this helps,
al.