Re: uhoh, evil mojo ... Re: Time for a new Project: FAN SPEED

Disabling that modprobe and the lm_sensors script in my init.d madei t
so my system did not just lose power on bootup that time. 

Just thought I'd note that.

ok now I go to sleep

J/

On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 02:42, J/ wrote:
> Big uhoh.  No idea what did this.  But Jean, perhaps you have an idea?
> 
> The ONLY thing I've changed/done to my configuration is related to
> lm_sensors and i2c -- adding those modules/etc.
> 
> For some reason, it appears (I'll test it by disabling the init.d script
> and anything else you recommend?)  that something has managed to disable
> my batteries.  Or better said, disabled the BIOS's ability to
> automatically switch me from AC to battery power.
> 
> Symptoms & Discovery:
> 
> Started shutdown after getting lm_sensors to finally work.  I pulled my
> AC chord out like I do sometimes when preparing to just drop my laptop
> into its bag.  The laptop lost power completely.
> 
> So, I restarted my computer, leaving the AC unplugged.  I let it go
> through the check drive integrity/etc.  At some point in bootup, it
> suddenly lost power.  I repeated this twice -- happened at the same
> spot.  Unfortunately it happened fast enough I wasn't able to tell
> exactly where.  I have a suspicion it's related to the lm_sensors script
> executing in my init.d which I have now disabled.  I've also disabled
> the added modprobes and call to sensors -s.
> 
> I'm going to bed right now -- but when I reboot in the morning I'll do
> it on battery power and see if this makes the difference..  if it
> doesn't?
> 
> Oh, I booted into windows also, and it did just fine.  So, something,
> somewhere in Linux is somehow disabling the batteries -- and it's doing
> it now on bootup.
> 
> Kind of "cool" I suppose.  Somehow someone somewhere found a neat little
> *OOPS* for turning the batteries off.  Now to keep it from doing that
> again <g>
> 
> Oh -- AND when I plugged in the AC and booted up, it did just fine. 
> Except one battery is partially discharged and it started recharging it
> but at some point in bootup it stopped recharging it and now completely
> ignores the batteries.
> 
> Alright, that's all.
> 
> G'night -- time for me to obey my sensibilities and pass out.
> 
> J/
> 
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