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Date:      Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:56:06 +1100
From:      Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org>
To:        Adrian Higgs <nx_dark_one@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Disabling the thermal zones
Message-ID:  <20100322195606.GA76189@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <54456.17476.qm@web36202.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <54456.17476.qm@web36202.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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On 2010-Mar-19 21:52:15 -0700, Adrian Higgs <nx_dark_one@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I've got a constant annoyance on my hands, the acpi module keeps
>forcing my laptop to shutdown due to its thermal limits. Is there any
>way I can disable the thermal monitor for this module?

As mentioned, your first step is to work out why you are getting ACPI
shutdown events by reviewing the output from "sysctl hw.acpi.thermal"
and also confirm that the shutdowns really are spurious - dust buildup
on CPU cooling fins is fairly common and there have been issues in the
past where incorrect amounts of heatsink compound resulted in overheating.

It _is_ possible to alter the ACPI thermal limits by first setting
hw.acpi.thermal.user_override=3D1 but you need to be confident that you
aren't masking a real problem or you could damage your laptop.

--=20
Peter Jeremy

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