[ltp] R32 just poweroffs on long compiles

PSI-Systems linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 27 May 2003 15:47:45 +0200


> I am proud owner of my first ThinkPad, a R32 with 2Ghz P4. I am using
> Gentoo Linux and a Kernel (2.4.21-rc2) with newest acpi patches and also
> installed the newest bios. Whenever I am compiling large things, like
> XFree, the fan goes up 2 times, then gets slow again and after a short
> while my ThinkPad just powers down. I think it is due a heat problem.
> Using Windows XP this does not happen. Has anyone a similar ThinkPad and
> experienced this problem? It does also happen using a 2.4.20 apm Kernel
> as most distros have.
I've a similar problem: my A31 switches CPU speed down to 1,2GHz. It seems
that WinXP is overriding this behavior while linux doesn't. Even linux with
no PowerManagement in the kernel and apm=off and acpi=off shows that
behavior.

Anyone who knows a solution?