On 8/25/2010 2:43 AM, ICMP Request wrote:
Hello! I'm planning to install lm_sensors in my Linux platform using
Gentoo, but I've got a little worried when I've read the following
about lm_sensors on Gentoo Wiki:
"Warning: Be careful when activating sensors, like i2c, in the kernel.
On some systems this might stop the fans from working and can disable
the ACPI system-overheat shutdown as well. This will cause your
computer to freeze at best, or may even cause serious hardware damage.
* See the lm_sensors website for a problematic hardware list.
* Using lm_sensors on IBM ThinkPads is especially not advised"
Well, I believe my hardware is in the supported list, but to avoid any
problems, I would like to disable fan control under
Linux/acpi/lm_sensors and any application using sensors, so they
cannot turn my fan off. Fan would be purely controlled by hardware.
Can it be done by simply disabling the "fan" as built-in or module
under ACPI?
Under Linux 2.6 Kernel:
Power management and ACPI options -> ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface) Support -> Fan =n
Or do I have to do something more complex?
Thanks in advance!
Oh sorry, I've forgot to mention that I wish to disable turning my fan
off but I still want to enable full acpi/lm_sensors to check my cpu
temp/status, battery state, cpu freq scaling, etc. So is this possible
to by doing what I mentioned above disable this single option but enable
all the rest?
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