> > I installed OpenBSD 5.3 i386 on my HP nc6400 notebook. Now when booting > > the system, the kernel prints > > acpitz3: critical temperate exceeded (3290 C): shutting down. > > > > This temperature (3290 C) is shown after starting a system that was > > powered off for several hours. After finishing the installation the > > reported temperature was about 4180 C. > > > > The other BSDs also report wired temperates but not that high. Some > > years ago Linux reported about 55 C for the CPU which seems to be > > a more realistic value. > > This is just a next chapter of never-ending story of HP screwing up > ACPI tables. This is not OS's fault - it just shows what hardware > sends. Send an email to HP telling them to fix this crap (broken for > well over 10 years).
It's funny that you are so sure. I don't believe it is a bug in the HP ACPI tables. I am certain it is a bug in /sys/dev/acpi/*.c
