On Thu, Dec 05, 2013 at 12:36:44PM +0100, Daniel Collaziol wrote: > Hi all, > > so, I installed the OpenBSD 5.4 in my laptop (hardware/configs dumps > below) a few weeks ago and everything is running smoothly, with one > exception: the fan is quite noisy. > > I tried already setting the hw.setperf to 0 by using the apmd(8) > options -C, -A and -L, which indeed set this config although the fan > speed keeps high (see below). > > I also found another related thread within OpenBSD's mailing lists here: > http://openbsd.7691.n7.nabble.com/x201-fan-noise-td103277.html > > I just wondered whether there is some new i.e. built-in solution to > that other than hacking the Thinkpad driver.
The thread you're referencing refers to the x201 thinkpad, but.... > $ dmesg > bios0 at mainbus0: SMBIOS rev. 2.6 @ 0xeb2e0 (54 entries) > bios0: vendor Dell Inc. version "A08" date 09/13/2010 > bios0: Dell Inc. Inspiron N5010 ... your bios doesn't make it look like a thinkpad. I have an x201i thinkpad with the latest BIOS, and it runs without too much fan noise on OpenBSD -current. bios0 at mainbus0: SMBIOS rev. 2.6 @ 0xe0010 (78 entries) bios0: vendor LENOVO version "6QET70WW (1.40 )" date 10/11/2012 bios0: LENOVO 3626EZ4
