Re: High PCI Adapter Temperature
On 10/25/2012 11:54 PM, Zhong wrote:
> I've searched the archives and didn't found a solution to my problem. I've created a new xorg.conf file but I accidentally names it x11, so I moved it to /etc/x11/xorg.conf. The integers, booleans, strings all left empty with comments on their lines. So I removed most of comments and add values to them. I restart but that did not stop the temperature from rising.
>
> Maybe I'm asking the wrong person but wanted to know if you have a clue.
Please reply to the list. And yes, I am the "wrong person" to help you
with xorg and software fan speed control issues. Which is why you
always reply to the list, not individuals.
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Stan
> Thanks.
>
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
>
>> On 10/25/2012 12:06 AM, Zhong wrote:
>>> The problem is, high temperature readings only occur in Debian but not evident in Windows. So I suspect that it's not a hardware issue but due to my video card driver. CPU usage were low on debian despite the fan continually blew for extended periods.
>>
>> This has come up before, and yes it is a software issue. You might find
>> the answer in the list archives. In that thread I recall beating on the
>> industry for putting laptop/desktop fan speed control in the hands of
>> the BIOS/OS instead of using closed loop feedback hardware circuits,
>> which are both cheap and easy to implement.
>>
>> --
>> Stan
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 11:59 PM, Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/24/2012 8:54 AM, Zhong wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure if this is the second time I've send you this message but regarding about my fan heating up, is there any known issue surrounding the Linux kernel on a similar problem such as mine?
>>>>>
>>>>> Because much of my research on this topic either revolves around open source drivers or manual configuration of certain files.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your time.
>>>>
>>>> Your first message to Debian had an empty body. This message doesn't
>>>> describe a problem. If you describe the problem we might be able to help.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Stan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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