Re: CPU over heating! Please help!

From: B. Joshua Rosen (bjrosen_at_polybus.com)
Date: 07/14/03


Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:00:45 -0400

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:59:56 -0400, Not me wrote:

> Sorry had to repost, I wrote down the wrong addy...
>
> Has anybody ran into this same problem??
>
> I just installed the ACX100sta drivers for my DWL-650+ PCMCIA to be
> detected in Mandrake 9.1.... it works by detecting BUT it is (or something
> is anyways) causing my cpu to over heat. It says it running between the
> range of 98-99 and my fan is always on high blowing out hotair.
>
> I am using a Toshiba Satellite 1900
> Intel Pentium 4 w/ 1.7Ghz (mPGA478 pkg CPU) Chipset: Intel 82845D MCH
> (memory controller hub)
> Intel 82801 BA I/O Controller HUB2 (ICH2) QZ6933 for the card
> bus PCMCIA controller ATI Mobility RADEON M6-P Graphics
> controller
> 256 DDR RAM
> 256KB L2 Cache
> 40GB HD
>
> I installed the "acx100_bin_20030626.tgz" from this website:
>
> http://www.ivor.it/wireless/acx.html
> and followed the HOWTO_acx100.txt instructions!
>
> If I need to uninstall what I did, how do I do it?! Sorry to all, BUT I
> am new to the Linux world!
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated!

Do a top to see which process is eating your CPU. If it is something
associated with your wireless drivers then you might want to contact the
author directly. As for uninstalling the drivers, how did you install
them? from an RPM or from sources?



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