From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 31 16:22:56 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5CD195E9 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:22:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from frontend1.warwick.net (wvtcvoicemail.wvtc.com [204.255.24.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0B7BF1E33 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:22:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 11640 invoked from network); 31 Dec 2013 16:22:54 -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 frontend1.warwick.net with SMTP (ccbd0582-7237-11e3-8893-001e0b616b8e); Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:22:54 -0500 Message-ID: <1388506973.2584.9.camel@res-cmts> Subject: Re: loud fan pavilion ze2000 From: ito To: Ian Smith Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:22:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20131231155224.R35277@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <1387551635.2533.21.camel@res-cmts> <20131221152703.E25305@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <1387666895.5356.22.camel@res-cmts> <20131222153537.T25305@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <1388443144.2697.31.camel@res-cmts> <20131231155224.R35277@sola.nimnet.asn.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.6.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MagicMail-UUID: ccbd0582-7237-11e3-8893-001e0b616b8e X-MagicMail-Authenticated: egunther@warwick.net Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:22:56 -0000 On Tue, 2013-12-31 at 18:49 +1100, Ian Smith wrote: > On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:39:04 -0500, ito wrote: > > Ok, > > > > So I have tried looking around more, and working on powerd.There seems > > to be no difference in any change I make aside from the temperature staying > > below where I set PSV. > > > > hw.acpi.thermal.tz0_PSV: 85C > > > > (set back to what it was) > > So does your noisy fan run less often with powerd running? Does it run > cooler when idle now? What freq does it run at when idle? Here I run > gkrellm which displays freq and temperature among many other goodies. > Ian, I'm sorry, I forgot to answer the actual points; PSV keeps it below where it is set. The fan continues to run approx. every 20 sec, for 14 sec Currently (with it set to HIGH in /etc/rc.conf) it runs at a consistent 1298, at C2 99% of the time. Occasionally dips down to 1135 which does not seem to coincide with fan operation. This computer is by no means a workhorse, and even when I do work it it more or stays the same (fan wise). Like running rezound and gnuitar while playing guitar through it and looping on rezound. I think I have some issues with ports or pkg_add databases, I cannot install it. But I will, probably. I was trying to use the 'watch' command to update 'sysctl' but I must have forgotten the command that keeps tabs on a command printing the results periodically. Cheers, eg