Re: [ACPI-sppt] ACPI on EVO n610c

On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 14:36, Ducrot Bruno wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 11:35:38AM +0100, Stephan Zaubzer wrote:
> > Hello!
> > I am attempting to install ACPI on my new Compaq EVo n610c. But now, I am
> > hesitating, because I read articles like "Linux on n610c" which said, that
> > you should disable ACPI, because otherwise the fan would stop and you run
> > into serious problems.
> > Well, is it dangerous if I install a 2.6 kernel with acpi enabled, or will
> > there be the risk, that my processor will get damaged because of
> > overheating?
> 
> I can't say.  Just try and you will see if the laptop is
> going hot in 10 minutes or so...  BTW, what articles are you reading?
> It is easy to get outdated informations.
> 
> > Does the Pentium 4 m has a thermal diode, wich prevents the processor of
> > overheating, and does it throttle the CPU down in case?
> 
> Yes, but it still may be possible that the BIOS forgot to enable that
> feature, though (or that you have a BIOS option to enable).
I've been running with ACPI on a N610c since July and it's been fine. 
You definitely want the latest and greatest revs for max support and it
does seem to work ok.  I have not tried any of the suspend mechanisms
(just seems that they all are a bit flaky at this point) so I can't
comment there.



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