Re: fan management on G5

2010-07-01 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Erik, Gary wrote: Is anyone using ppc64 Debian on an Apple Power Mac G5 have issues with their fans? I raised this bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=580832 My solution to the problem was to add a line containing: windfarm_core to /etc/modules. Thanks -

fan management on G5

2010-06-30 Thread Gary
Is anyone using ppc64 Debian on an Apple Power Mac G5 have issues with their fans? Mine will run quietly for some time after bootup but after an indeterminate amount of time the fans will turn on full blast until I reboot again. I know that some of these systems used to run pretty hot but I don't

Re: fan management on G5

2010-06-30 Thread Mike Hore
On 1/07/10 8:54 AM, Gary wrote: Is anyone using ppc64 Debian on an Apple Power Mac G5 have issues with their fans? Mine will run quietly for some time after bootup but after an indeterminate amount of time the fans will turn on full blast until I reboot again. I know that some of these systems

Re: fan management on G5

2010-06-30 Thread Gary
On 6/30/10, Mike Hore wrote: Hi Gary - I've got a G5 iMac (Rev A) - I'm running squeeze and usually get the latest updates every couple of weeks. The fan control has always been fine, but with recent updates I've seen the same erratic behavior you describe. Thanks for the quick reply. I,

Re: fan management on G5

2010-06-30 Thread brian m. carlson
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 05:46:08PM -0700, Gary wrote: Thanks for the quick reply. I, too, am running squeeze -- maybe I forgot to mention that. I'm a regular updater as well. In fact, I was just running an update before checking my email and found the following unrelated issue with a Broadcom

Re: fan management on G5

2010-06-30 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
Gary wrote: Is anyone using ppc64 Debian on an Apple Power Mac G5 have issues with their fans? I raised this bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=580832 My solution to the problem was to add a line containing: windfarm_core to /etc/modules. HTH, Erk --

Re: fan management on G5

2010-06-30 Thread Eraina and Richard jenkins
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 13:20:06 +1000 Erik de Castro Lopo mle+deb...@mega-nerd.com wrote: Gary wrote: Is anyone using ppc64 Debian on an Apple Power Mac G5 have issues with their fans? I raised this bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=580832 My solution to the