I just installed Redhat 7.1 on an old Toshiba Tecra 8000 that I had lying around. I did the 'laptop' install, and my fan seems to kick in 'regularly' without a problem, so either this laptop uses a hardware system to regulate heat, or linux is telling it to cool down... Any idea how I can check for you all?
Also, on a related note, my damn screen keeps on going black in gnome. I have tried 'xset s off' and 'xset noblank' to no avail'. man xset did not seem to help beyond the previous settings. The power saving screen saver is turned off in settings->desktop->screensavers. I have also checked the bios, but there is nothing in there that relates to screen blanking. With Winblows I could set it so the screen did not blank. Any ideas? Rich -- Richard Soule Principal Product Manager, Portal Development 650.506.4563 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oracle Corporation Todd Littlefield wrote: > > What about Linux's power-saving software? Is it possible the laptop > is running in a conservation type mode that disables the onboard fan? > > Just a guess... There is probably something in the enerygy saver mode > that doesn't know to turn the fan on when the system temperature gets > above a certain point. > > It might be worth poking around in whatever code controls energy > saver... Anyone with a laptop want to volunteer? > > Anyone with a spare laptop they would like this working on ;) > > -- > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > || || || > || Todd Littlefield || SPECTRUM Apps Group || > || Aprisma Mgmt. Tech. || - Focus Division || > || [EMAIL PROTECTED] || - C, C++, Perl || > || (603) 334-2593 || - HTML, CGI, Java || > || || || > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > ********************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the > *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: > unsubscribe gnhlug > ********************************************************** ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
