Amarendra Godbole wrote:
> i recently started using intel wireless on my thinkpad x60, through
> the wpi(4) driver. earlier, i had heating issues, which were resolved
> by setting hw.setperf to 0, but now i again see my laptop heating up
> -- especially below my right palm.
>
> temperature sensor outputs from sysctl shows:
> hw.sensors.acpitz0.temp0=60.05 degC (zone temperature)
> hw.sensors.acpitz1.temp0=60.05 degC (zone temperature)
> hw.sensors.cpu0.temp0=58.00 degC
> hw.sensors.wpi0.raw0=155 (temperature 0 - 285)
> hw.sensors.aps0.temp0=57.00 degC
> hw.sensors.aps0.temp1=57.00 degC
>
> wpi shows 155, which is roughly 68 deg C. is the heating because of
> wpi? that's what has changed. any pointers to cooling down the laptop
> will be appreciated. dmesg, if needed, is here
> http://www.obscure.org/~amunix/tmp/dmesg
->
OpenBSD 4.4-current (kernel) #11: Wed Jan 21 07:41:19 IST 2009
r...@zimbu.xxxxxxxx:/home/amar/site-specific/builds/kernel
uh..
what happens if you use a GENERIC snapshot rather than your
Franken-kernel? Seeing stuff like that causes people to lose
interest really quickly.
Setting hw.setperf to 0 isn't a "resolution" but a burying the
problem where you don't see it, for now...or then. I don't think
wpi is causing your problem, your system doesn't seem to be
managing power properly, you buried the problem by reducing power
consumption (and performance).
Nick.
