Re: G5 thermal module... Louder under Linux than OS X?
On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 12:21:59AM +0100, Christian Luijten wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've installed Debian on my PowerMac7,3 a few days ago (thanks again,
> Sven) and it seems that it is louder than it is under OS X. A quick look
> inside showed that the two front CPU fans are blowing at full power,
> whereas on OS X they would be blowing at a fraction of this speed.
>
> Are the speeds user-adjustable or are they fiddling with constants in
> the driver or how can they be controlled, if at all?
>
> Would it be possible to turn all fans off for a few seconds and turn
> them on one by one? I have a strange noise coming from the case which I
> hope to pinpoint.
Have you tried the debian powerpc kernels 2.6.8-8 and -9, which include
support for G5 thermal management ?
Actually everyone should upgrade to 2.6.8-9 because of the various security
issues fixed by it.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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