Windfarm Modules for Ubuntu 10.04 (G5 Imac)
I tried downloading and installing Ubuntu 10.04 from here:-
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.04/release/
and the kernel included is 2.6.32-something!
However, when I ran the system, it would freeze from time to time.
Latterly it began to reset itself without my intervention ... but
hardware reboots are not a great idea when you are in the middle of
something!!
My only clue is that there is a message during bootup about windfarm
modules not being loaded. From a quick google, windfarm controls the
temperature of the box ... through controlling the fans.
I have reverted to Debian 5.0.4 ... which has an older kernel. This
runs quietly for hours at a time ... without complaint. OS X too runs
without complaint so I believe I have rejected hardware problems as the
cause of my difficulties.
Trying to reach fellow G5 masochists is difficult, but are there:
1. work-arounds for this problem?? n Perhaps I can 'insmod
windfarm' ???
2. forums for 'crazy' ubuntu users for the powerpc??
Many thanks...
Richard
PS My machine reports that under the debian kernel 2.6.26
something ... windfarm IS loaded!!
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Eraina and Richard Jenkins
Canberra, AU
'linux on a Mac: delightful'
Skype: richardirena
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