http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6315
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2007-03-08 10:15 ------- > So it looks like this isn't ACPI accessing the SMBus, but something > else... presumably SMM, against which we can't do anything. Yes, this seems likely. I've always had the impression that the fan was not being controlled from linux, but from the BIOS. See also #1 and #8. Just read up a bit about SMM, and it looks somewhat evil :-/ > [...] so we might have to remove the quirk which unhides the SMBus > on your laptop. Just as a question, not as criticism... Why? What would break? Everything seems to work fine currently, including suspending to RAM. And another question I asked once before (#14): how come Windows _is_ able to access and display sensor data without conflicts? ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ acpi-bugzilla mailing list acpi-bugzilla@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/acpi-bugzilla
