I performed the mentioned steps. I even wrote
hw.setperf=10 in /etc/sysctl.conf but it couldn't
resolve the problem of CPU fan (running constantly).
Is it a bug in the operating system? (I'm not facing
this problem while running Windows or FreeDOS)
--- ober <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am not sure if celeron supports this but
> you might try setting hw.setperf to something less
> than 100%.
> Again only will work if its supported.
> sysctl -a|grep setperf
> If you get something then try setting it down when
> idle
> sysctl -w hw.setperf=10
> If you do not have it then I am not sure.
>
> Hope this helps.
-----On Oct 29, 2005, at 1:35 PM, PARAMVIR DHINDSA
wrote:
>
> > 29.10.2005
> > Dear Sir,
> > I installed the OpenBSD 3.7 on my Compaq PC. I'm
> > facing a problem. The CPU fan runs constantly
> > (non-stop) whenever I boot on OpenBSD which has
> become
> > a nuisance for me as well as my near and dear
> ones.
> > Although top command shows that my CPU is sitting
> > idle, yet the fan keeps on running until I stop my
> PC.
> > Can you help me out.
> >
> > Hardware:
> > Intel Celeron D (2.66 GHz).
> > Intel Chipset 845GV chipset.
> > 128 MB RAM.
> > 40 GB HDD.
> >
> > I'm providing dmesg as under:
> >
> > OpenBSD 3.7 (GENERIC) #50: Sun Mar 20 00:01:57 MST
> > 2005
> >
> >
>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
> > cpu0: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66GHz
> ("GenuineIntel"
> > 686-class) 2.67 GHz
> > cpu0:
> >
>
FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36
>
> >
>
,CFLUSH,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,SBF,PNI,MWAIT,CNXT-ID
> > real mem = 125345792 (122408K)
> > avail mem = 107745280 (105220K)
> > using 1555 buffers containing 6369280 bytes
> (6220K) of
> > memory
> > mainbus0 (root)
> > bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+(90) BIOS, date
> 01/25/05,
> > BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfbc30
> > apm0 at bios0: Power Management spec V1.2
> > apm0: AC on, battery charge unknown
> > pcibios0 at bios0: rev 2.1 @ 0xf0000/0xdf54
> > pcibios0: PCI IRQ Routing Table rev 1.0 @
> 0xfde80/192
> > (10 entries)
> > pcibios0: PCI Exclusive IRQs: 3 5 9 10 11
> > pcibios0: PCI Interrupt Router at 000:31:0 ("Intel
> > 82371SB ISA" rev 0x00)
> > pcibios0: PCI bus #1 is the last bus
> > bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0xb200!
> > cpu0 at mainbus0
> > pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (no
> bios)
> > pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82845G/GL"
> rev
> > 0x03
> > vga1 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "Intel 82845G/GL
> Video"
> > rev 0x03: aperture at 0xe0000000, size 0x8000000
> > wsdisplay0 at vga1: console (80x25, vt100
> emulation)
> > wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100
> emulation)
> > uhci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 0 "Intel 82801DB
> USB"
> > rev 0x02: irq 10
> > usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0
> > uhub0 at usb0
> > uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev
> 1.00/1.00,
> > addr 1
> > uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> > uhci1 at pci0 dev 29 function 1 "Intel 82801DB
> USB"
> > rev 0x02: irq 11
> > usb1 at uhci1: USB revision 1.0
> > uhub1 at usb1
> > uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev
> 1.00/1.00,
> > addr 1
> > uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> > uhci2 at pci0 dev 29 function 2 "Intel 82801DB
> USB"
> > rev 0x02: irq 9
> > usb2 at uhci2: USB revision 1.0
> > uhub2 at usb2
> > uhub2: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev
> 1.00/1.00,
> > addr 1
> > uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> > ehci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 7 "Intel 82801DB
> USB"
> > rev 0x02: irq 11
> > ehci0: EHCI version 1.0
> > ehci0: companion controllers, 2 ports each: uhci0
> > uhci1 uhci2
> > usb3 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0
> > uhub3 at usb3
> > uhub3: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev
> 2.00/1.00,
> > addr 1
> > uhub3: single transaction translator
> > uhub3: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered
> > ppb0 at pci0 dev 30 function 0 "Intel 82801BA AGP"
> rev
> > 0x82
> > pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
> > vendor "AT&T/Lucent", unknown product 0x048c
> (class
> > communications subclass miscellaneous, rev 0x03)
> at
> > pci1 dev 10 function 0 not configured
> > rl0 at pci1 dev 12 function 0 "Realtek 8139" rev
> 0x10:
> > irq 11 address 00:11:09:fa:ea:ad
> > rlphy0 at rl0 phy 0: RTL internal phy
> > ichpcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel 82801DB
> LPC"
> > rev 0x02
> > pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel 82801DB
> IDE"
> > rev 0x02: DMA, channel 0 configured to
> compatibility,
> > channel 1 configured to compatibility
> > wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <WDC
> WD400BB-00JHA0>
> > wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 38166MB, 78165360 sectors
> > wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode
> 5
> > atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0
> > scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
> > cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <ASUS, CRW-4832AS,
> 0.67>
> > SCSI0 5/cdrom removable
> > cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode
> 2
> > "Intel 82801DB SMBus" rev 0x02 at pci0 dev 31
> function
> > 3 not configured
> > auich0 at pci0 dev 31 function 5 "Intel 82801DB
> AC97"
> > rev 0x02: irq 5, ICH4 AC97
> > ac97: codec id 0x414c4780 (Avance Logic ALC658)
> > ac97: codec features 20 bit DAC, 18 bit ADC, No 3D
> > Stereo
> > audio0 at auich0
> > isa0 at ichpcib0
> > isadma0 at isa0
> > pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5
> > pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
> > pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot
> > wskbd0 at pckbd0 (mux 1 ignored for console):
> console
> > keyboard, using wsdisplay0
> > pmsi0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
> > pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot
> > wsmouse0 at pmsi0 mux 0
> > pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
> > midi0 at pcppi0: <PC speaker>
> > sysbeep0 at pcppi0
> > lpt0 at isa0 port 0x378/4 irq 7
> > lm0 at isa0 port 0x290/8: W83627THF
> > npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: using exception 16
> > pccom0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16
> byte
> > fifo
> > fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0/6 irq 6 drq 2
> > fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 2.88MB 80 cyl, 2 head, 36 sec
> > biomask ef4d netmask ef4d ttymask ffcf
> > pctr: user-level cycle counter enabled
> > dkcsum: wd0 matched BIOS disk 80
> > root on wd0a
> > rootdev=0x0 rrootdev=0x300 rawdev=0x302
> >
> >
> > My Email-ID:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
