[tlinux-users:07743] Re: Problems with a toshiba

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--- jt <[email protected]> wrote:

> Congratulations on trying to move to a linux base.
> 
> See my post number 07739 about How I solved my
> overheating problems.
> My overheating problem may not be what yours is but
> the net is full
> of toshibas overheating and I believe that the major
> problem is blockage
> of the cooling airways.
> 
> All that said I had no problems with cooling on my
> machine for 1.5 years
> until the cooling airways started getting clogged.
> my post 07739 tells
> how I handled that problem
> 
> to get that post from the mailing list send a
> message to the list with ONLY
> the following in the body of the mail message (no
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> 
> get 7739
> exit
> 
> Send   to [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
> As for the Phoenix bios. Unless later versions have
> changed you will
> NOT be able to load the 'toshiba  or toshiba_acpi'
> modules as Phoenix
> bios does not have the hooks to use those modules.
> 
> Hot keys
> on my Satellite a75-226  the only combination that
> works is
> FN + F7   increase brightness
> FN + F6  decrease brightness
> 
> FnFX  routine will also not work on Phoenix Bios.
> 
> Peter Hinkle wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 15:52 -0500, John R Sims
> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Hi Everyone;  I am a novice and I needs some help.
>  I am trying to get away
> >>from Microsoft and become a linux user.  My main
> machine is Toshiba laptop
> >>M35 s320 with the phoenix bios.  For some reason
> there is a problem with the
> >>fan and the screen brightness and something else,
> but I truthfully don't
> >>understand what the problem is.  I have been using
> Ubuntu on a older desk
> >>top, but I am afraid to use it
>
[email protected]@linux.toshiba-dme.co.jpn
> my laptop because I am afraid of it
> >>overheating.  Can anyone give me some advice...
> >>
> >>John
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >John, after you do your installation, you should
> download the little
> >program simply called fan for toshiba linux
> machines. It was written by
> >the same guy that wrote the Tuxtime utils. Have a
> look here:
> >
> >
> >http://www.buzzard.me.uk/toshiba/index.html
> >
> >
> >HTH's //peter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 


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