[ltp] Re: ibm-acpi: request for testing (fast, easy test, any kernel)

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Marco Gaiarin wrote:
> But today i've catch a strange thing.
> I've started up dvdrip to backup a DVD to avi format, i've selected the
> chpters and started the 'copy to disk process'.
> After some time i've found the TP frozen.
> 
> I've stop it (the only option...), then i've restarted and i've reprise
> the dvdrip work... but this time i've fired up an 'watch acpi -V'
> looking my temp going over 60 °C... over 65 °C i've paused the dvdrip
> work and i've do:
> 
> 	cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
> 	cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
> 
> and both looking normal (but fan speed was zero).
> 
> I've unpaused dvdrip and over 60 °C (more or less) the fan start (now
> /proc/acpi/ibm/fan report the fan speed not zero).

That looks like normal behaviour.  I'd say it would be nice if the fan
started earlier, though.

> I've hit the bug? The only doubt it is if ubuntu load the ibm-acpi
> module with or without experimental=1 feture...

No, you didn't hit any bugs I know about.

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  Henrique Holschuh