[ltp] Critical Temperature Trip Points?

efthym linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:48:33 -0700 (PDT)


Henrique de Moraes Holschuh-2 wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, David Abrahams wrote:
>> Okay, I installed tp_smapi and read that temperature.  It came to 32300
>> milli-Celsius, approximately 32C which is what my BAT1 sensor reads
>> according to sensors-applet.  I don't think that's a coincidence.
> 
> It isn't.  The SBS firmware reports the cell temperature, not the
> charger temperature.
> 
>> Henrique, is that enough for you, or do you really, really, really want
>> the readout from Windows?
> 
> It doesn't tell me if Lenovo did something in Windows to avoid the 50C
> reading, or if it is yet another Linux ACPICA versus Lenovo ACPI BIOS
> issue.  The new Lenovo BIOS can get *really* pissed at whatever we do in
> ACPI, sometimes.
> 
> Examples are your *61 draining itself to battery shutdown when it is
> supposed to be off.  That's not just a BIOS bug.
> 
> So, yes, I still need the Windows angle.
> 
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Sorry for the delay. Is this ok or you need more ?

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