Beginning with kernel 2.6.38 (might be .37 too) I observed, that the fan speed is often much higher than before. I'm wonder why b/c the temperatures itself seems to be not so high. With this alias : tfoerste@n22 ~ $ alias temp alias temp='cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal /proc/acpi/ibm/fan | sed '\''s/-128/./g'\''' I got within few seconds : tfoerste@n22 ~ $ temp temperatures: 49 41 35 . 28 . 28 . 39 45 44 . . . . . status: enabled speed: 2931 level: auto and : tfoerste@n22 ~ $ temp temperatures: 49 42 35 . 28 . 28 . 39 45 44 . . . . . status: enabled speed: 1846 level: auto Do I miss omething ? -- MfG/Sincerely Toralf FÃrster pgp finger print: 7B1A 07F4 EC82 0F90 D4C2 8936 872A E508 7DB6 9DA3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ ibm-acpi-devel mailing list ibm-acpi-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ibm-acpi-devel