Re: [ACPI-sppt] ASUS M2400N update (WARNING)

Robert Vollmert <[email protected]> writes:

>> here's as small patch to the custom DSDT from acpi.sf.net. The address
>> TSAD that was supposed to be read somewhere from system memory is now
>> hard-coded to a value obtained from the official L3800C DSDT.
>
> Just to let you all know: while the patch does appear to do what it
> claims, I haven't noticed the fan go on since using this DSDT. During
> a recent kernel compile, the notebook got quite hot (the reported
> temperature approached 60C). It appears that some automatic fan
> management is deactivated because we handle the temperature change
> effects to some extent.
>
> Cheers
> Robert
>

For my M2400N the fan is going on using this DSDT. When reaching  65 C°,
the fan start (loudly !) and stop when temp go around 40 C°.

Look !

# while :; do date ; acpi -V; sleep 30; done

...

  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:27:08 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 76%, 04:47:03 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 59.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:27:38 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 76%, 04:38:07 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 63.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:28:08 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 76%, 04:37:37 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 62.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:28:38 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 76%, 04:37:07 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 63.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:29:08 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 75%, 04:36:38 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 66.0 degrees C # here the fan start
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:29:38 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 75%, 04:28:10 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 54.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:30:08 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 75%, 04:27:42 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 46.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:30:38 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 75%, 04:35:04 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 44.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:31:09 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 75%, 04:42:54 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 41.0 degrees C # here it has stopped
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:31:39 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 75%, 04:42:24 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 43.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line
sam sep 20 21:32:09 CEST 2003
     Battery 1: discharging, 75%, 05:00:09 remaining
     Thermal 1: ok, 44.0 degrees C
  AC Adapter 1: off-line


-- 
 Oli


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