Running hot since kernel update -

[Tod Merley]

On 10/20/06, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>
>                    This computer has always been quiet except on rare
>                    occasions.
>
>                    Since the most recent kernel update a fan keeps
>                    cycling on every fifteen minutes or so.
>
>                    Sensors gives me only one indication "temp1."  I
>                    have not been able to determine if that is sensed on
>                    the board or in the processor but suspect it's the
>                    former.
>
>                    It looks like the fan comes on after the temp1
>                    exceeds 47.0° C for a short time. It has survived
>                    this for about a week with no indication of a
>                    problem other than the annoyance of the fan noise
>                    and it is probably the quietest of the computers in
>                    this room but it has aroused my curiosity.
>
>                    Has anyone else observed anything similar?
>
>                    I've been using this computer for 3+ years and know
>                    what is normal for it.
>
>                    uname -a  shows:
>
>                    Linux box1 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 #1 Sat Oct 14 16:59:26
>                    EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>
>                    It's an old Gateway E-4200 with a PIII 450 mHz
>                    processor and as much RAM as it can handle, 384 megs.
>
>                    Any words of wisdom will be appreciated.
>
>                    Bob Goodwin
>
>
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Hi Bob,

Written for another, have little time.

Hopefully a place to start, hope helpful:

http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/man/fancontrol

# This was found adding FC5 to the search and references FC5 -
http://www.sourcentral.org/man/FC5/8+fancontrol

I would:

1. Grab any updates over the Internet.
2. Google the specific name of the machine with "fan control" and any
other keys that occur to me along the way.
3. Figure out a way to determine if the fan control application is
talking through the BIOS with the fan.

Good Hunting!


Tod