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Date:      01 Dec 2004 08:44:37 +0100
From:      Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: acpi laptop fan control
Message-ID:  <86653mihsq.fsf@borg.borderworlds.dk>
In-Reply-To: <20041201022135.7419cbea@localhost>
References:  <20041201022135.7419cbea@localhost>

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epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> writes:

> i'm hoping that someone here might have a suggestion for a longstanding
> and nagging little problem - my laptop fan /never/ shuts off.
> 
> the machine is a Compal N30W, which is the OEM version of the Dell
> Inspiron 5000.  i'm running 5.3 and have the latest BIOS.

I had a similar problem on my old Toshiba Portege 3110CT, which i fixed by
putting

hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest=C1

in /etc/sysctl.conf

and

devd_enable="NO"

in /etc/rc.conf.

I don't know if it will fix your problem and even on my own laptop it's
probably not the correct way to fix it, but it works for me. :)

-- 
Christian Laursen



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