Re: 17" Powerbook fan turns on when starting into Ubuntu Dapper
Sven Luther wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 12:32:34AM +0200, Børge Holen wrote:
>> On Friday 11 August 2006 00:17, Adam D wrote:
>>> Adam D wrote:
>>>> BXrge Holen wrote:
>>>>> On Thursday 10 August 2006 23:53, Adam D wrote:
>>>>>> OK, I decided to just install Ubuntu on the 2nd Gen 17" powerbook with
>>>>>> ext3 as the file system and it works for now instead of booting into
>>>>>> xfs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Upon startup and starting the network interfaces and then the portmap
>>>>>> the fan turns on full throttle and spins for a while. It is semi loud
>>>>>> and is rather annoying. Is there a way not to have the fan spin when
>>>>>> booting into Ubunto on startup?
>>>>> Is the fan a problem? As in; a fault that make it spin, instead of
>>>>> temp.? Anyway, I believe I had some sort of unagreement with my fan
>>>>> together with kernel 2.6.8, while at it, I'm not completely sure.
>>>>>
>>>>>> -Adam
>>>> Guess one would say it is not a problem however when booting into OSX the
>>>> fan does not turn on unless of something really pushing the CPU hard. On
>>>> Ubuntu the fan is extremely sensitive and turns on with the slightest
>>>> thing running.
>> Yes, that could be what I mentioned, I installed debian testing and a vanilla
>> kernel, problem solved.
>
> Can you file a bug report, including a diff of your .config and the debian
> stock one, as well as the version used ?
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
>
>
I am sorry for taking a bit long to list what I am been doing. I have been trying many different scenarios and using different Debian Install disks. Every Debian install disk has graphic issues when starting into Debian. As soon as the kernel boots I get funky graphic lines that wave on the screen. I don't get any of this when using the Ubuntu install disk at all. I just downloaded the latest reversion of Debian and burned the disk. http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r2/powerpc/iso-cd/ But I can't any choice in yaboot that will give me a proper kernel to boot from.
Is there something I can do because this is my 2nd powerbook that is very temperamental in using Linux and it is very frustrating. All my G3s (b&w), G4s, and G4 xserv all do very well and are running as servers and workstations quite nicely all the time.
Stats:
Machine Name: PowerBook G4 17"
Machine Model: Powerbook5.5
CPU Type: PowerPc G4 (1,1)
CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512KB
Memory: 2G
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot Rom Version: 4.86f0
It was taking me some extra time because I have been trying to install a Debian system and use that so I can compare my configs compiled on Debian instead of Ubuntu with Debian's stock kernel.
Is there a way I can not have any graphic distortion with lines scrolling up on the center of the monitor.
-Adam
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