From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 4 12:16:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D4EC106567D; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:16:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nlaroche@vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 404708FC1E; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:16:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nlaroche@vt.edu) Received: from vivi.cc.vt.edu (IDENT:mirapoint@evil-vivi.cc.vt.edu [10.1.1.12]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id m53FDS76021549; Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:28 -0400 Received: from imp-b08.cc.vt.edu (imp.cc.vt.edu [198.82.161.55]) by vivi.cc.vt.edu (MOS 3.8.6-GA) with ESMTP id JLR93538; Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imp-b08.cc.vt.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by imp-b08.cc.vt.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m53FDRuN025377; Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:27 -0400 Received: (from apache@localhost) by imp-b08.cc.vt.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id m53FDRbN025376; Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:27 -0400 Received: from bos-gate4.raytheon.com (bos-gate4.raytheon.com [199.46.154.96]) by webmail.vt.edu (IMP) with HTTP; Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:27 -0400 Message-ID: <1212506007.48455f97a3788@webmail.vt.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:27 -0400 From: nlaroche@vt.edu To: nlaroche@vt.edu References: <18501.12329.638264.761303@cs.wpi.edu> <20080603122218.GA69827@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <1212505961.48455f69d37b8@webmail.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <1212505961.48455f69d37b8@webmail.vt.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.8 X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=vivi.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A090209.48455F98.022E,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=199.46.154.96, so=2007-10-30 19:00:17, dmn=5.4.3/2007-10-19 X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: Jeremy Chadwick , freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad t61p and FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:16:19 -0000 Quoting nlaroche@vt.edu: > Quoting Jeremy Chadwick : > > Based on my experiences with my workplace-provided T60p, it's safe to > > say I'll never recommend a Lenovo product. The temperatures of these > > laptops are absolutely insane, supported by an incredibly loud fan. I'm > > not interested in a product that can have a GPU reaching temperatures of > > almost 70C **while idling**. > > I purchased a T60p about two months ago and I haven't had any of these happen > (yet?) running Ubuntu 7.10. The machine only gets slightly warm to the touch > after a few hours idling. > > Does your fan run all the time that loud? I'm wondering if there were changes > made at the factory to fix this type of problem if it was wide spread. > > Regards, > Nick LaRoche > > That was a T61p not a T60p