Re: Powerbook produces a lot more heat after kernel upgrade
On 02 Dec 2004 at 13h12, José Manuel Pérez wrote:
Hi,
> I'm having same problem with my iBook G4. Now with kernel 2.6.9 fan is
> almost always running. I've looked at cpu heat and is over 50, normal
> 53-54 degrees. I'd like to know if it's posible to set cpu limit to 55
> in order to fan stops.
Yes, just
echo 5 > /sys/devices/temperatures/limit_adjust
(limit is 50 + limit_adjust). Verify the setting with
cat /sys/devices/temperatures/cpu_limit
which should be 55 after that.
> With OSX fan runs almost never doing same things
> (mail, browser, editor, etc) as in Linux. I don't know if setting cpu
> limit to a higher value would be a problem, I don't like to fry my
> iBook.
Just don't go to high (> 60 may be risky).
--
Colin
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