hot laptop

[Jim Cornette]

Alex Olivas wrote:

> Michael P. Soulier wrote:
>
>> On 11/12/03 Antti did say:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> 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.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> 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.
>> I have a Sony VAIO, PCG-SR33.
>> [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
>>
>> It runs very hot. I'd love to do something about it.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>  
>>
> 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.
>
I check out my temperature with the below command. My laptop runs at 
around 44 degrees C. The fan comes on whenever it gets in the

cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/*

gives the below output for my machine.

cooling mode:            active
<polling disabled>
state:                   ok
temperature:             44 C
critical (S5):           100 C
passive:                 97 C: tc1=4 tc2=3 tsp=40 devices=0xcf6b6d80

Jim