Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:08:01 -0400 From: Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com> To: Michael Copeland <michael@kryptos-security.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quick question about dev.smu dev.smusat on powermac11,2 Message-ID: <20121028150801.78f72f2a@narn.knownspace> In-Reply-To: <CAKLtBCjdNpXKktDX0YAdRn2OPEAeXoP3G9XY-aDuRBCLdXKdPA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAKLtBCjdNpXKktDX0YAdRn2OPEAeXoP3G9XY-aDuRBCLdXKdPA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:52:33 -0400 Michael Copeland <michael@kryptos-security.com> wrote: > Is the fan control disabled by default on a GP dual core? Only reason > I ask is that the fans on spool up under full load, and that usually > results in a panic. > I did make a rather simple program and associated script to control > the fans, but this happens to result in the fans constantly going up > and down by about 300-400 rpm even while doing something simple like > portsnap extract. I checked the list after doing that, and found a > thread where someone else already did the same thing(a common problem > of mine, I usually try to fix it myself without checking the list). I > swapped out the program written by Nathan, but my results are the > same. It DOES work, but I was only wondering if it's normal for the > fan speed to vary so often. > > Thanks, > > Michael You shouldn't need to manually control the fans, they should be automatically controlled by the kernel based on temperature. - Justin
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