ndiswrapper causing overheat?

bbioman85 · 07-05-2005, 08:23 PM

Hello,

Pretty much a Linux newbie here....

When I boot up Linux normally, my system will overheat and shutdown while it says "bringing up interface wlan0" (i am using ndiswrapper). however, when i boot up with the nonfb option, it will boot up just fine. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Chris

P.S. If I am not providing enough information, please let me know.

Matir · 07-06-2005, 02:34 PM

Are you sure the system is overheating? What evidence do you have for this?

What kind of wireless card do you have?

bbioman85 · 07-06-2005, 02:41 PM

Hello, thanks for replying.

Like I said before, the fan goes at ultra high speed, and then the computer shuts off. When I start the computer after that, I get a message saying "Your system was shut down due to exceeding the temperature threshold."

My wireless card is a Dell Truemobile 1350.

However, it did boot up without a problem when I booted up in "nonfb" mode, whatever that means.

Chris

Matir · 07-06-2005, 03:20 PM

My guess would be than nonfb disables the framebuffer system. I, too, have a truemoble 1350 running with ndiswrapper and have never had a problem.

bbioman85 · 07-06-2005, 03:30 PM

What does the frambuffer system do?

Matir · 07-06-2005, 03:35 PM

The framebuffer is a particular way of drawing on the screen. Outside of an X server, it's the only way to get graphics. Generally, it's used to create "fancy" bootup logos and splash screens. I wouldn't worry about it too much, myself.