sysctl -w kernel.powersave-nap = 1 will quiet the fans down. You can put it in /etc/sysctl.conf to preserve the setting across boots.
On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 12:28 -0500, Dimitar Georgievski wrote: > Hi, > > > I just installed YDL on my Power G5 1.8 GHz and the fan is out of > control. It produces so much noise that after couple of minutes I have > to shut down the computer. > > > Is there any fix for this issue? I noticed on older posts in the > forums users have experienced similar issues in the past. From their > replies it doesn't look like there is an official fix for this issue > yet. > > > Here is the info about my Mac > > > $ cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > cpu : PPC970FX, altivec supported > clock : 1800.000000MHz > revision : 3.0 (pvr 003c 0300) > > > timebase : 33333333 > platform : PowerMac > model : PowerMac9,1 > machine : PowerMac9,1 > motherboard : PowerMac9,1 MacRISC4 Power Macintosh > detected as : 337 (PowerMac G5) > pmac flags : 00000000 > L2 cache : 512K unified > pmac-generation : NewWorld > > > $ uname -a > Linux myhost 2.6.29-3.ydl61.4 #1 SMP Mon Sep 7 14:50:27 PDT 2009 ppc64 > ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux > > > thanks, > > > Dimitar > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com > Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com'