unable to turn cooling device 'ON'

rathin2j · 04-18-2009, 12:28 PM

hello,
i m a new user of FEDORA 10 previously i was using windows XP9as usual).i m having dual boot system,my problem is that, now every time when i boot my system in fedora after boot is complete the fedora shows error that "ACPI:unable to turn cooling device 'ON' " so what to do? my system info is as below.

Quote:

CPU Name AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Code Name Model 8, Stepping 1
Manufacturer AuthenticAMD
Current Clock Speed 1999Mhz
Max Clock Speed 1999Mhz
Voltage 3.3V
External Clock 133Mhz
Serial Number 0383FBFF00000681
CPU ID x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1
Socket Designation Socket A
Internal Cache 128KB
External Cache 256KB
Motherboard
Model Kelut
Manufacturer ASUSTek Computer INC.
Serial Number MB-1234567890
BIOS Name Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
SMBIOS Version 3.07

if u have any solution,it will b gr8 help to me bcoz i m new to linux,and now it is becoming HEAD ACHE to me.thank u very much.

TB0ne · 04-18-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rathin2j

hello,
i m a new user of FEDORA 10 previously i was using windows XP9as usual).i m having dual boot system,my problem is that, now every time when i boot my system in fedora after boot is complete the fedora shows error that "ACPI:unable to turn cooling device 'ON' " so what to do? my system info is as below.

if u have any solution,it will b gr8 help to me bcoz i m new to linux,and now it is becoming HEAD ACHE to me.thank u very much.

Spell out your words.

Also, are you actually having a problem with the system, or does the message just come up? And giving some details about your hardware, and the real text of the error message would help too...

Junior Hacker · 04-18-2009, 10:06 PM

If you installed Fedora on a desktop computer, have a look at the back of the box where the power cord plugs into the box. If the fan on this "power supply" is spinning, the error means nothing as ACPI is related mostly to laptops. Fedora has been known to install laptop software and services on desktops also. If the fan is not spinning, reboot into Windows and check again, if it is spinning in Windows, then there is a problem, if it is not spinning in Windows also, chances are it will start when things get hot enough wether you are running Fedora or Windows.
Are you running Fedora on a laptop or a desktop computer?

Shadow_7 · 04-19-2009, 03:42 AM

I got that message on an old AMD motherboard with integrated Unichrome graphics chipset. It was annoying and appeared to be informative only. It ran for years with it pumping out every couple of seconds or so. It was one I setup for my mom and booted to a graphics mode where it was hidden/less annoying. That message didn't appear in earlier kernels (2.6.18?) on that machine. And might be related to not having certain options enabled in the kernel like lm_sensors or whatever it's currently called. I'm not really sure, I don't think it happened with distro specific kernels, but I almost always run a custom kernel to aid in network and video drivers / optimizations.

HTH

jschiwal · 04-19-2009, 03:59 AM

You might want to run the dmesg command and check your boot up messages pertaining to acpi and startup services. Does the fan turn on?

Intel chip

Code:

grep cooling /var/log/boot.msg
<6>processor ACPI_CPU:00: registered as cooling_device0
<6>processor ACPI_CPU:01: registered as cooling_device1
<6>acpi device:05: registered as cooling_device2

Amd Chip

Code:

<4>AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ stepping 02
...
<6>ACPI: ACPI0007:00 is registered as cooling_device0
<6>ACPI: ACPI0007:01 is registered as cooling_device1
<6>ACPI: PNP0C0B:00 is registered as cooling_device2

Check for these lines in the `lsmod' output:

Code:

cpufreq_userspace      23556  0                                                                                           
cpufreq_powersave      18816  0                                                                                           
powernow_k8            32772  1

Post the `kernel ...' line in /boot/grub/menu.lst. An option like noacpi will prevent many services from running.

rathin2j · 04-19-2009, 04:00 PM

hello,
first of all i would like to say sorry to "tbone"sir.i m really sorry,I was in bit hurry so typed like that.

--yes i am running fedora in desktop COMPUTER not on laptop and ya my fan is running in fedora."shadow_7" is right mine is also a AND processor and that notice,in terminal it is popping every 2-3 seconds it is too annoying.
and in the matter of following

Quote:

You might want to run the dmesg command and check your boot up messages pertaining to acpi and startup services. Does the fan turn on?

Intel chip
Code:

grep cooling /var/log/boot.msg
<6>processor ACPI_CPU:00: registered as cooling_device0
<6>processor ACPI_CPU:01: registered as cooling_device1
<6>acpi device:05: registered as cooling_device2

Amd Chip
Code:

<4>AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ stepping 02
...
<6>ACPI: ACPI0007:00 is registered as cooling_device0
<6>ACPI: ACPI0007:01 is registered as cooling_device1
<6>ACPI: PNP0C0B:00 is registered as cooling_device2

Check for these lines in the `lsmod' output:
Code:

cpufreq_userspace 23556 0
cpufreq_powersave 18816 0
powernow_k8 32772 1

Post the `kernel ...' line in /boot/grub/menu.lst. An option like noacpi will prevent many services from running.

i am sorry sir but i am unable to get what you are trying to say as i m not having enough linux competency.sir can you explain it in a simplified manner(for beginners).thank you very much..