Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:19:57 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Roger Mason <rmason@mun.ca> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Installing on G5 Message-ID: <B0030273-4D85-4061-A55E-841F800757AC@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20120128121804.40d02cff.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <y65obtqcsh1.fsf@jade.esd.mun.ca> <20120128121804.40d02cff.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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On Jan 28, 2012, at 5:18 AM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:58 -0330 > Roger Mason <rmason@mun.ca> wrote: > >> >> Then the fan accelerates until I turn off the machine. > > FYI, this is normal on some models of the G5's. They need to have a > "fan control" program running, > if not the firmware takes over and set the fans at full blast. > Search the archives of this mailing list for more info. > That's only partially true these days -- the fan control program is now integrated into the kernel. But it does still mean the fans will pick up in the event of a kernel panic. Can you paste in the few lines of output before that as well as tell us what model of G5 you have (PowerMacX,Y)? -Nathan
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