Fan/Power controls

[Andreas Tobler]

Hi Alexander,

On 27.02.10 21:46, Alexander Bakst wrote:

> I just set up a system running a recent kernel on a G5 7,3:
>
> [abakst@ ~/ddclient-3.7.3]$ uname -a
> FreeBSD  9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #314 r204309:204312M: Thu Feb
> 25 09:28:38 CST 2010
> root at comporellon.tachypleus.net:/usr/obj/powerpc/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> powerpc
>
> I think fan controls are supposed to be enabled for this version, but my
> machine still sounds like a jet engine. Is there a way to check if
> thermal management is supported? And if it is, how do I tell it to 'go'?
> I assume that acpi and apm related documentation isn't relevant on the
> ppc platform.

I guess your machine belongs to the category of mine, a plain old 
IBM970. No FX, right?

You can check your /var/log/messages and see if there is an entry about 
'smu'. If not, then you're lost at the moment. The fan management 
support for these machines is lacking atm. Only the newer machines (G5) 
which have an IBM970FX/MP have support for a simple fan management.

I even guess your CPU clock is not running at its highest speed, right?

Would be great if you could post your dmesg.

Thanks,
Andreas