Re: G4 Powerbook System Fan UBUNTU Feisty

[Andreas Schreiner <andreas.schreiner@sonnenmulde.at>]

Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 02:28:45PM -0400, Matthew Polashek wrote:
> > I am running Ubuntu Feistey on a G4 Powerbook 17 1.5 and the processor
> > fan doesn't seem to kick on.  Any suggestions?
>
>  I am running Debian lenny on a G4 Powerbook 15" 1.6 and the processor
> fan kicks quite well.  Propably you would either want to ask on an
> Ubuntu list (no idea at all what kernel Feistey is using, for a
> start...) or switch over to Debian if you want to stay on this list.
> You can download the images from <http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/>.

Try to unload the "therm_adt746x" Kernel module!

I run Debian Etch on a 1.5 Ghz PowerBook (although it is a 12" model)
and made the experience that the hardware manages its thermal conditions
better than the mentioned Linux Kernel module.

Run "modprobe -r therm_adt746x" with root permissions from a Terminal
and see if the fan kicks in earlier. (You may have to uncomment the
according line from the "/etc/modules" file to prevent the module from
loading at the next boot.

good luck,
Andreas