On 17 Jul 2003, Michel D�nzer wrote: > On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 20:42, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > > > > What I have: > > Kernel: 2.4.18-newpmac > > > > Hardware: > > Powerbook3.5 (version = 3.2) > > 867 MHz > > 768 MB SDRAM > > > > The problem is the machine is getting very hot at the bottom side of the > > metal case when running Linux. It does not get that hot under Mac OS X. > > > > So my simple question: will, or can, this situation change after > > installing a fresher kernel? > > A recent benh kernel might certainly help.
Thanks a lot, it worked: In the meantime I upgraded from the kernel installed from IIRC the Debian installation CD (2.4.18-newpmac) to 2.4.20-powerpc and now 2.4.21-ben2. The heat on the powerbook isn't a problem anymore now: IIRC both the 2.4.20-powerpc and especially the 2.4.21-ben2 kernel seem to be a very effective solution to the heat problem on the Powerbook G4: Since I installed the 2.4.20-powerpc some days ago the machine case didn't become as warm as in times when I had the 2.4.18-newpmac installed. If I'm seeing this correctly the machine doesn't get more warm than running it in Mac OS X. I never measured the exact temperature: just a quick check with the hand on the machine case. So thanks to everyone contributing to these new kernels, above all to Benjamin Herrenschmidt. And last, but not least: Thanks, too, to all the posters in this thread mentioning additional approaches to the problem. I'll have a closer look at the suggestions at a later time, after I managed to get a working X here ... :) Bye. Best Regards, Wolfgang -- Profile, Links: http://profiles.yahoo.com/wolfgangpfeiffer
