Re: [tlug] NEC Laptop

[Josh Glover <tlug@example.com>]

Quoth Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon (Sun 2004-06-20 07:43:03AM +0900):

> One other issue, and this is more serious I think.  Running Linux, the 
> machine's cooling fan never runs!

This quite likely has something to do with ACPI. Try searching Google
for something like: acpi linux "fan doesn't run"

I found the following link which may be helpful:

http://www.naos.co.nz/hardware/laptop/acer-361evi/x94.html#AEN213

You might try disabling ACPI and APM in the kernel, unless it is
already, in which case try *enabling* it.

-- 
Josh Glover

Gentoo Developer (http://dev.gentoo.org/~jmglov/)
Tokyo Linux Users Group Listmaster (http://www.tlug.jp/)

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