[ltp] Gentoo and R40

Christopher Sawtell linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 09 Mar 2005 21:20:25 +1300


You can also select performance settings in the bios.
My R40 went so much cooler after I set battery rather than performance.
Also make sure to have a line Option      "DynamicClocks" "on" in your=20
xorg.conf file.

The KLaptop program is useful too.

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:11, Adrian Pantea wrote:
> Try modprobe cpufreq_powersave ; modprobe cpufreq_centrino; then if it
> works, toy around with the parameters. These functions are normally enabl=
ed
> in w=EDndows, and they keep your cpu cool.
> /adrian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
> [mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org] On Behalf Of Bill Harris=
on
> Sent: den 9 mars 2005 03:30
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Gentoo and R40
>
> I don't have a direct answer for you, but I can confirm that an R31 was
> definitely hotter in Linux than in Windows.  I can also confirm that the
> T41 and T42 do not seem hotter when running Linux.
>
>
> On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:34:29 -0300, Diego Alcorta
> <dalcorta@fibertel.com.ar>
>
> wrote:
> > I don't know why but it seems that my notebook is hotter when in linux
> > the when I use windows.  Can someone explain me how I lower the temp.
> > I don't know if what I say is true but I feel the botton of my
> > portable is hotter in linux that in windows.
> >
> > Thanks,
>
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