Re: [ACPI-sppt] ACPI on ASUS M2N

On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 15:04, Sebastian Henschel wrote:
> hello mads..
> 
> * Mads Paulin <[email protected]> [2003-08-06 14:47 +0200]:
> > On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 17:01, Sebastian Henschel wrote:
> > > 
> > > * Mads Paulin <[email protected]> [2003-08-05 16:56 +0200]:
> > > > 
> > > > The fan is capable of more speeds that on/off. It does so in Windows,
> > > > and ASUS' commercial material (if that is to be trusted) also claims
> > > > this.
> > > 
> > > ah, okay. :)
> > > 
> > > > Besides, I got the fan to rotate at low RPM's under linux
> > > 
> > > and how did you do that? with apm?
> > 
> > For example...
> > 
> > I have also experimented with ACPI. If I dont load the thermal module
> > and load the other ACPI modules in some specific order, the fan is
> > controlled correctly. I think this is a coincidence and not the right
> > way to go. Perhaps some of us M2400N owners should join up and write a
> > correct DSDT table.. I think this is the key to correct fan control.
> 
> good idea. though i do not own such a laptop, i only have one to work on
> at the moment. bruno and karol seem to know a lot about DSDTs, though
> they both do not own a M2400N.
> 
> > Haveyou got the thermal module to report the correct cpu temperature ?
> > mine always reports 60 deg C.

Too bad - I think we need to get the correct temps from the processor
before any new DSDT will help...


> 
> as i recall, it was always 60°C, regardless of fan running or not.
> 
> > > > On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 15:21, Sebastian Henschel wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > * "Rainer M." <[email protected]> [2003-08-05 15:14 +0200]:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > is there anybody here who's successfully using ACPI on an Asus M2(400)N 
> > > > > > machine?
> > > > > > With "successfully" I mean that especially fan control works properly (so that 
> > > > > > the fan would not just toggle between full power and off). 
> > > > > 
> > > > > from where do you know that there are more states possible than these
> > > > > two? perhaps the fan is not capable of any intermediate stages?
> 
> bye,
>  sebastian
> 
> p.s.: please reply to the list. :)

Will do - my mistake ;-)


Mads




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