Re: tibook fan/heat regulation
On 18 Jun, this message from Michael Schmitz echoed through cyberspace:
>> The fan seemed to come on a lot at one time, but it hasn't at all as
>> of late, despite quite hot temperatures... BTW, I'm using a stock
>> 2.4.18.
I can't remember having my fan on at all....
>> > I'd guess the regulation is being done by the PMU without OS
>> > intervention by default.
I only hope it's automatic ;-)
> What temperature do you have in
>> > /proc/cpuinfo ??
>>
>> Doesn't seem terribly accurate - it's telling me 16 degrees, whereas
>> it's 36 degrees outside.
>
> The data on my G3 seemed quite reasonable. Maybe the calibration for your
> processor isn't accurate?
It's definitely off by far on the 7410: mine says 2C just after wakeup,
and 11C after a few minutes of heavy work. Makes me want to climb inside
that box, considering the temperature outside ;-)
Cheers
Michel
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