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Re: kernel module i8k.ko - laptop fan control - help needed!



On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 08:21:11PM +0000, Vladimir Komendantsky wrote:
> /proc/i8k:
> 1.0 A13 7P1R04J 43 0 0 0 0 -1 -22

What does syslog say, i.e.
dmesg | grep i8k
 
> Some time earlier I tried to use dellfand with a similar result: it read
> parameters from the BIOS but did not wrote to it.
> 
> I wonder whether there could be some dependencies, e.g. acpi modules, that
> prevent i8k.ko from writing to the BIOS.

Sorry, dont know.

> Please tell me if you know about any exploits for the fan of Inspiron 1525.

Sorry, I don't know. I have a Dell Latitude and:
dmesg | grep i8k
i8k: unable to get SMM BIOS version

Also there is:
Dell laptop SMM driver v1.14 21/02/2005 Massimo Dal Zotto (dz@debian.org)
which is old

Also have a look at
modinfo i8k

Although I haven't "played" with any of the options.

Sorry I can't be of any more help.

-- 
Chris.
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I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god
than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other
possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
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