> > > > try: > > cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/trip_points > > to see what temperature the computer will turn off at and > > cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/temperature > > to see the temperature the computer is currently at... > > That's interesting, I didn't know about those, though I do have a > temp monitor on my lappy screen. Any ideas on how to tweak them as I > see the critical temp is set at 109C and the other temps at 108C, and > during the recent hot weather with no room aircond when running > Winders under VMware it would occasionally shut down - yes the CPU > fan is running. If I understand what you are saying correctly, I believe you are asking if you could tweak the trip points. The short answer is no, if your computer is overheating, it is overheating. But if you have a problem with your computer overheating, you could use cpufreqd to slow the CPU down if the temperature goes above a certain temperature. That would have an effect of cooling down the machine a bit.
You also could use the on-demand governor that automatically switches your CPU from a slow to faster speed based on the demand on the CPU. Since your computer's CPU wouldn't be running at 100% all of the time, this would have a significant cooling effect. This again can be setup with cpufreqd. I use cpufreqd on all my laptops, because I had a problem with one laptop overheating when I was compiling. > Howard. > LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people > <http://lannetlinux.com> When you want a computer system that works, > just choose Linux; When you want a computer system that works, just, > choose Microsoft. -- > Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian > states. Regards Joseph -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
