[ltp] tpfand configuration for an X200s

[rockinchado]

Hello Christoph,

I have recently been trying to get a working linux install on my x200 and
had experienced problems very similar to yours.  Although just today it
seems I may have fix the problem.  I wasn't able to specifically identify
the problem, however it seems that after upgrading my bios to 1.10, kernel
to 2.6.28-rc9, and using "echo 5 >
/sys/bus/pci/drivers/iwlagn/*/power_level", the problem has disappeared.  I
would suggest first changing the power_level for the wireless and see if
that fixes it.  I had noticed that if the temps and fan were high that if I
removed the iwlagn module the temps and fan would come back down.  

Thanks for starting this thread.  I think the post a few back about turning
the wireless off led me to these ideas.

Best of luck to you and I hope that this will fix your problem,
Chad


Christoph Bier wrote:
> 
> Henrique de Moraes Holschuh schrieb am 16.12.2008 14:35:
> 
>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, Christoph Bier wrote:
>>> root@skull-tp:~# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
>>> status:		enabled
>>> speed:		0
>>> level:		auto
>>> commands:	level <level> (<level> is 0-7, auto, disengaged, full-speed)
>>> commands:	enable, disable
>>> commands:	watchdog <timeout> (<timeout> is 0 (off), 1-120 (seconds))
>> 
>> That, plus the logs, tells me it should be working.
>> 
>> If you "echo level 7 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan" and then you "cat
>> /proc/acpi/ibm/fan", what happens?
>> 
>> Does the fan turns on?
> 
> No:
> 
> root@skull-tp:~# echo level 7 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
> root@skull-tp:~# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
> status:		enabled
> speed:		0
> level:		auto
> commands:	level <level> (<level> is 0-7, auto, disengaged, full-speed)
> commands:	enable, disable
> commands:	watchdog <timeout> (<timeout> is 0 (off), 1-120 (seconds))
> 
>> Or is it on but the tachometer is not working?
> 
> No, the fan isn't turned on.
> 
>> It could be that there is ACPI overrides in the fan control too... hmm...
>> can you check if removing the "fan" module from ACPI makes any difference
>> (when you do so, keep one eye on all thermal sensors, it pays off to be
>> careful with these things.  If they start to climb, reboot immediately).
> 
> root@skull-tp:~# modprobe -r fan
> root@skull-tp:~# echo level 7 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
> root@skull-tp:~# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
> status:		enabled
> speed:		0
> level:		auto
> commands:	level <level> (<level> is 0-7, auto, disengaged, full-speed)
> commands:	enable, disable
> commands:	watchdog <timeout> (<timeout> is 0 (off), 1-120 (seconds))
> 
> Do you need more testing with the removed fan module? If yes, which
> kind of tests?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Best
> Christoph
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