Subject: Re: APM *and* ACPI or is it APM *or* ACPI?
To: Russell McManus <russell_mcmanus@yahoo.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/11/2003 13:02:06
Russell McManus <russell_mcmanus@yahoo.com> writes:
> I also see similar behavior with my Shuttle SS51G mini-pc.  Windows
> will spin down the fan, but it runs at full tilt all the time in
> NetBSD.

Repeating, yet again, on some ACPI hardware, the OS is expected
(whether you think this is a good idea or not) to handle the
thermal management. That means that if you don't have a functioning
ACPI thermal manager module (and NetBSD does not yet have one) you
will not get good behavior.

Repeating, yet again, I'm working on fixing this, as are others. No
promises as to how quickly.


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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com