Berni Elbourn <be...@elbournb.fsnet.co.uk>: > s. keeling wrote: > > Daryl Styrk <darylst...@gmail.com>: > >> s. keeling wrote: > >>> Hi. This is a nice box. I've installed Sidux' latest on it. > >>> > >>> The fan runs constantly. Gkrellm reports 161.6 F; is that normal? > >>> The machine is generally just ticking over, as in not doing anything. > >>> Why's the fan running constantly? > >>> > >>> I've spent the past three days hunting for clues. k8temp kernel > >>> module, lm_sensors, ... no effect. Suggestions please? > >>> > >>> AMD Turion Dual core, ATI Radeon graphics, 3 Gb RAM. > >> > >> That seems pretty hot to me.. Is that a constant temp? Have you looked > >> for a hung process? My T-61 is sitting at 102F currently and will climb > >> as high as 155-156F when something is hung up. But the normal usage > >> temp swings between 102F - 122F.. > > > > Propping up its back feet, increasing airflow, takes it down to 140 F, > > and the fan's backed off a lot. lm_sensors is working, everything > > else seems normal, ... 21st Cent. HW. :-| > > I am guessing your cores are running 100%. Try installing the powersaved
No, I've gkrellm displaying graphs of each core. Flash videos spike both to 100%, and xscreensaver ramps up there too. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
