ACPI thermal Issues
I know the Laptop forum discusses power issues a lot, but I run a desktop box, thats why I thought about posting here. Sorry if I've posted in the wrong place.
Hi there, I run Vectorlinux 4.0 on an AMD AthlonXP 1600+ with 512 MB of DDR SDRAM. My box also has a 64MB GeForce MX2 400 AGP card and a Maxtor 80GB hard drive. I recently updated the kernel to 2.6.1, and have compiled ACPI support into the kernel itself (not as modules). Now, when I try to get the CPU temperature information, I find that the directory /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/ is empty. The file /proc/acpi/processor/CPU1/info gave the following information: Code:
processor id: 0 I'm pretty new to ACPI, so I apologize beforehand if I'm missing something obvious. The power management part of my kernel configuration file is as follows: Code:
# benguin |
I don't know your motherboard, but chances are
that in windows a proprietary driver handles CPU temperature rather than a generic ACPI method. Until IBM fixed the BIOS of my notebook (several weeks after I bought it) I couldn't monitor my CPU temperature either. I've had a similar case with a Compugh EVO ... Cheers, Tink |
Thanks Tinkster...
My motherboard has a VIA KT266 chipset (AMD AthlonXP 1600+), manufactured by Gigabyte. the model number is 7vtx, and yes its about three years old. I flashed the BIOS to the latest available update (which the Gigabyte site named version F8). If it is of any use, I used a diagnostic program called FreshDiagnose (for Windows) to check my BIOS capabilities, and it clearly states that ACPI is supported by my BIOS. Ah shucks... I guess my CPU temperature gdesklet has to wait a while :) Benguin |
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