Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:47:29 -0300 From: Mario Lobo <lobo@bsd.com.br> To: Saniya Maheshwari <saniya.mah@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Heating issues with FreeBSD on laptop Message-ID: <CA%2ByoEx9oNKJ0anKPFN-cqWkAu0asJJiobLDBftaO9hrMzOoWpw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5YSTIR.Y5KGLFASW5IU2@gmail.com> References: <5YSTIR.Y5KGLFASW5IU2@gmail.com>
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--000000000000f01c1c05e999cc15 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 1:40 PM Saniya Maheshwari <saniya.mah@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I just installed FreeBSD on my laptop, and everything went smoothly, > except one thing that my laptop seems to be a little warm and noisy (due to > the fans) even when it's idle. > > Following some steps on other forums, I tried the following: > > $ sysctl 'hw.acpi.thermal' > > This gives me an 'unknown oid' error. > > $ sysctl -a | grep temp > > This gives no results. > > After running > > # kldload coretemp > > and retrying: > > $ sysctl -a | grep temperature > > I do get the CPU temperature values: > > dev.cpu.15.temperature: 51.0C > dev.cpu.13.temperature: 50.0C > dev.cpu.11.temperature: 50.0C > ... > > All this is when the laptop is absolutely idle with just the shell running > in the TTY. I can confirm that > > # top > > shows the same (CPU 100% idle). > > I'm not sure what is going wrong and would be grateful for any help. > > Thanks! > Saniya > Hi Saniya. Have you tried inserting powerd_enable="YES" powerd_flags="-a adaptive -b adaptive -n adaptive" in /etc/rc.conf? and issue: service powerd start -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] --000000000000f01c1c05e999cc15 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div>On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 1:40 PM San= iya Maheshwari <<a href=3D"mailto:saniya.mah@gmail.com">saniya.mah@gmail= .com</a>> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmai= l_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,20= 4,204);padding-left:1ex"><div id=3D"m_-996564436095393930geary-body" dir=3D= "auto"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>I just installed FreeBSD on my lap= top, and everything went smoothly, except one thing that my laptop seems to= be a little warm and noisy (due to the fans) even when it's idle.</div= ><div><br></div><div>Following some steps on other forums, I tried the foll= owing:</div><div><br></div><div>$ sysctl 'hw.acpi.thermal'</div><di= v><br></div><div>This gives me an 'unknown oid' error.</div><div><b= r></div><div>$ sysctl -a | grep temp</div><div><br></div><div>This gives no= results.</div><div><br></div><div>After running</div><div><br></div><div>#= kldload coretemp</div><div><br></div><div>and retrying:</div><div><br></di= v><div>$ sysctl -a | grep temperature</div><div><br></div><div>I do get the= CPU temperature values:</div><div><br></div><div>dev.cpu.15.temperature: 5= 1.0C</div><div>dev.cpu.13.temperature: 50.0C</div><div>dev.cpu.11.temperatu= re: 50.0C</div><div>...</div><div><br></div><div>All this is when the lapto= p is absolutely idle with just the shell running in the TTY. I can confirm = that</div><div><br></div><div># top</div><div><br></div><div>shows the same= (CPU 100% idle).</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure what is going w= rong and would be grateful for any help.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</= div><div>Saniya</div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>Hi Saniya= .</div><div><br></div><div>Have you tried inserting</div><div><br></div><di= v>powerd_enable=3D"YES"<br>powerd_flags=3D"-a adaptive -b ad= aptive -n adaptive"</div><div><br></div><div>in /etc/rc.conf? and issu= e:</div><div><br></div><div>service powerd start<br></div><br>-- <br><div d= ir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Mario Lobo<br><a= href=3D"http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br" target=3D"_blank">http://www.mallav= oodoo.com.br</a><br>FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!]</= div></div></div></div> --000000000000f01c1c05e999cc15--
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