From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 31 13:31:03 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E62049E4 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 13:31:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from frontend2.warwick.net (webmail.warwick.net [204.255.24.103]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9731411FE for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 13:31:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 9656 invoked from network); 31 Dec 2013 13:31:02 -0000 Received: from 70.44.113.171.res-cmts.sefg.ptd.net (HELO [70.44.113.171]) (egunther@warwick.net@70.44.113.171) by frontend2.warwick.net with SMTP (ca5a2dd2-721f-11e3-b9bb-001f2909bf3e); Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:31:02 -0500 Message-ID: <1388496661.2692.37.camel@res-cmts> Subject: loud fan, hp pavilion ze 2000 From: ito To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:31:01 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.6.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MagicMail-UUID: ca5a2dd2-721f-11e3-b9bb-001f2909bf3e X-MagicMail-Authenticated: egunther@warwick.net X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 13:31:04 -0000 Hi, I have been asking around about this laptop multiple places but have not solved the problem. The problem is the loud cycling of the fan (14 sec on, 20 sec between cycles). uname -a FreeBSD arhtur 9.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE #0 r255898: Fri Sept 27 03:52:52 UTC 2013 root@bake.isc.-not -an -address :/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 INFO--------- >From HP and Intel listed, transcribed: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-acpi/2013-December/008452.html Sticker on machine says celeron M ---------- I am running powerd: /etc/rc.conf: ----------------snip--------- performance_cx_lowest="HIGH" performance_cpu_freq="NONE" economy_cx_lowest="HIGH" economy_cpu_freq="NONE" powerd_enable="YES" powerd_flags-"-a hadp -b hadp" ----------------------snip--- There seems to be little difference in what I set the 'adaptive' behavior to be although the last time I changed it I tried 'high adaptive'. I gathered, through reading and the previously list I asked on, that I should set the performance and economy values. That also makes no difference it seems although I think it is probably good to do. The temperature reads as hovering between 59-64 C under little load, just running; blackbox, and xterm and xacpim (simple temp monitor). The frequency sits at 1298, which is the highest level available. I have had it run at a slower frequency but that does not seem to change the behavior. While just running the xterm and blackbox (typing on another machine), -dev.cpu.0.cx_supported: C1/1/0 C2/2/1 -dev.cpu.0.cx_usage: 100.00% 0.00% last 1684us - - - dev.cpu.0.freq: 1298 - - dev.cpu.0.freq_levels: 1298/-1 1298/ -1 1135/-1 973/-1 811/-1 - 649/-1 486/-1 324/-1 - - dev.p4tcc.0.freq_settings: 10000/-1 8750/-1 7500/-1 6350/-1 - 5000/-1 3750/-1 2500/-1 - --------- As far as processes; if I turn off idle process's in top "i" I get Xorg and top, if I turn the idle process's back on I get nothing for cpu usage. ps -A yields the highest value while fan is on is 49:43.83 idle and 2:14.08 /usr/local/bin/X :0 -auth /root/.serverauth.799 (Xorg) Maintenance: I have cleaned this laptop a few times, but it was recommended that I clean it... I don't think that is the problem, although I think it could not hurt. HISTORY: Recently did an upgrade from 9.0 to 9.2 Recently bought a new main battery Recently fixed and installed CMOS (RTC) battery, so time was screwed up for a while... years. Generic Install with some packages. BIOS would constantly revert (before changing/fixing battery) to 2004 so I think that is the build date of the ?BIOS?. As far as I remember I have not done a BIOS upgrade, could not figure out how to do it safely and efficiently. Thanks for any help, eg