> > http://jcs.org/patches/openbsd-acpithinkpad_fan_control.diff > > > So i tried it but can't have it working on my machine. Kernel crashed > at startup. I'm not sure what I can do to modify it right now.
that patch is pretty old, i'm surprised it even applies and compiles. > Anyway, to make sure I didn't dream I installed a double boot with a > linux distribution and while the lappy under linux is really quiet > (quasi silent), t's really louder on openbsd once I plug it, or plug > an external screen. Any idea where I can look/need to provide to help > to fix this behavior? you're welcome to dig into the linux thinkpad acpi driver: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c;h=2d61186ad5a2e96708fcec4beb0a8402eb2bc09f;hb=HEAD#l7145 note all the firmware bug comments, model-specific quirks, watchdog routines and other stuff in 1300 lines of code just for fan control. this is why my fan control patch is a hack and won't be committed.
