On Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 05:30:12PM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Matthew, and out of personal curiosity (as I will probably continue to > use this, at least until something better comes along): What does the > danger amount to? Say, a random lock-up? Or will it lead to hardware > malfunction (or shorter lifespan)? I am currently setting the > fan-on threshold at 70C, the fan-off at 60C (the default settings for > acerfand)
It really depends on how the hardware is designed, but an example would be where the kernel ends up reading the incorrect register when checking the temperature and misinterprets it as requiring a critical thermal shutdown. Lockups are certainly possible, and it's just about conceivable that you could cause hardware damage - though that's a bit of a stretch. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
