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Date:      Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:55:22 +0000
From:      Rui Paulo <rpaulo@freebsd.org>
To:        Daniel Leal <dleal@webvolution.net>
Cc:        freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: is acpi working well ?
Message-ID:  <378A9139-97D1-4E74-99C4-B2005A892F4D@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <495AB36D.1000804@webvolution.net>
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On 30 Dec 2008, at 23:49, Daniel Leal wrote:

> Well, the hw.acpi.thermal is not shown in the sysctl hw.acpi list.  
> Maybe that means that my MB does not have that kind of sensor. But  
> if not, is there a way to control the CPU fan speed according to CPU  
> work? It seams to me that the CPU fan is always with the same  
> velocity. And when I had windows installed in this laptop I remember  
> that when some complicated apps were running the sound of the fan  
> was different.
> Regarding the battery, do do you think that with the following list  
> I can monitor the charge and be sure that I will not have an  
> unexpected shutdown if I run my laptop just on battery?

Try sysctl dev.cpu.
Hopefully, you'll be able to set the cpu frequency you want.
For a more dynamic change, try using powerd(1). Just enable it in /etc/ 
rc.conf and then run "/etc/rc.d/powerd start"

--
Rui Paulo




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