Re: apm and fan problems

From: delusion (mynewemailaddressitis_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 08/20/03 

Date: 20 Aug 2003 12:44:28 -0700

Dave Kristol <dmk@acm.NOSPAM.org> wrote in message news:<KfucndU6btSJ4qOiXTWJkw@comcast.com>...
> Nathaniel Janewit wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I run RedHat 9 on a Dell laptop, an Inspiron 8200. I use apm to suspend
> > my laptop, after which I close it. Upon opening it again, it will
> > restart perfectly fine where I left off, but the fan goes absolutely
> > crazy and blows like mad even though it's not hot at all. Furthermore,
> > the fan doesn't ever seem to ease up until I reboot.
> >
> > Is there a way to fix this?
>
> Known problem. Type Esc+z, and the BIOS will sample the temperature
> again and realize it's cool enough not to require the fan.
>
> Dave Kristol
> P.S. You may find <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/>
> useful to you.

i've got this sort of problem on a sharp gc10-ch
i'm running 2.4.19-16mdk mandrake 9.0 (dolphin)

apm reports no system battery which is not the case

the fan stays on all the time
has this been addressed?

the fan goes quiet in windows

please help me someone becuase its the main thing which is really
f*cking doing my head in right now

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