From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Dec 6 1:16:10 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx4.airmail.net (mx4.airmail.net [209.196.77.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70B3137B422 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 01:16:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from covert.black-ring.iadfw.net ([209.196.123.142]) by mx4.airmail.net with smtp (Exim 3.16 #10) id 16BudQ-000LVe-00; Thu, 06 Dec 2001 03:16:04 -0600 Received: from fanec from [213.121.101.103] by covert.black-ring.iadfw.net (/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.16 #30.55) with smtp for sender: id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 03:17:32 -0600 (CST) From: "Alan Edmonds" To: "Benjamin Close" , "Max Flatulence" Cc: Subject: RE: dual fan inspiron, only one fan used Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 09:16:01 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <3C0EF6D5.EF61929B@reason.levels.unisa.edu.au> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Benjamin Close > Sent: 06 December 2001 04:41 > To: Max Flatulence > Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: dual fan inspiron, only one fan used > > > Max Flatulence wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8000 and it has two cpu fans. Under MS Windows both > > fans are used to cool the cpu. Under freebsd only one fan turns on. This > > laptop typically runs freebsd 8 to 13 hours per day. The fan that runs > > under freebsd recently died and Dell had to do an entire motherboard swap to > > replace the fans. Watching someone you have never seen before render your > > laptop into a pile of components can be unnerving! > > > > My question is this: Does anyone know of a way that I can utilize both fans > > in the proper manner (both fans used, variable speeds)? > > > > Have a look at http://delltalk.dell.com > Under the Inspiron->BIOS section, there is a message with a URL to a > freebsd controller for the fans. > > Cheers, > BC I dug around in DellTalk and here's the URL for the app. http://fanon.8m.net/ It's based on the i8kfangui appplication. Alan Edmonds > > -- > 3D Research Associate +61 8 8302 3669 > School of Computer and Information Science Room D1-07, Levels > Campus > University of South Australia Mawson Lakes Blvd. > Benjamin.Close@cs.unisa.edu.au South Australia, 5095 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message