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g1powermac
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:13 pm 
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Hey All,

As I continue to play with my new eeebuntu install, I'm noticing a couple of issues. One is the cpu temp easily gets upto 160F without much usage. Is this normal? Second is I can't seem to get the machine to dim the backlight when idle. It also doesn't shut the backlight off when it turns the display off. Any suggestions?

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g1powermac
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:35 pm 
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Hey All,

Not sure how in the world a restart fixed the backlight issue, but nevertheless it works now. However, the system still runs very hot. Just curious if anyone else experiences that.

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J Silverman
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stanjam
 Post subject: Re: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 12:54 am 
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That is a little warm. Your fans running? I tend to run 50-55 degrees celcius (51 degrees C is about 123F).

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 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 1:14 am 
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g1powermac wrote:
Hey All,

As I continue to play with my new eeebuntu install, I'm noticing a couple of issues. One is the cpu temp easily gets upto 160F without much usage.


Check to see if you have /proc/eee, if that directory doesn't exist then set your fan control to AUTO in /etc/default/eeepc-local.

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 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 1:34 am 
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Yea, the fans do kick on, but I guess not enough to stop it from reaching 160F+. /proc/eee also exists and I can cat the contents to see fan speed and temperature.

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fewt
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 1:37 am 
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g1powermac wrote:
Yea, the fans do kick on, but I guess not enough to stop it from reaching 160F+. /proc/eee also exists and I can cat the contents to see fan speed and temperature.

Thanks,
J Silverman


It should run between 55-60C. You can play with the temp settings in /etc/default/eeepc-acpi.local, click help and read the configuration article for information about the fan threshold control.

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g1powermac
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:34 pm 
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Hi fewt,

Is there something I can do to get a bit more control over the fans? I adjusted the temps, but would rather have more control.

Thanks,
J Silverman


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 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:39 pm 
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g1powermac wrote:
Hi fewt,

Is there something I can do to get a bit more control over the fans? I adjusted the temps, but would rather have more control.

Thanks,
J Silverman



More control like how ??

That's like saying, "I like eeebuntu, but I'd rather have more usability."

wtf does that mean ??

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g1powermac
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 4:32 pm 
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Well, I'd like more control over what temps the fans kick on and when they kick off and how fast they spin. Also, it seems that adjusting the temps in the EeePC ACPI settings didn't have any real affect. I lowered them to pretty low temps and the fans acted as normal.

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kinnerc
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:04 pm 
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How are you guys monitoring the CPU temperature?

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g1powermac
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:12 pm 
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Since I'm using Xfce4, I just installed the Xfce4 sensors plugin which then installed all the required apps to take the sensor readings.
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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:16 pm 
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kinnerc wrote:
How are you guys monitoring the CPU temperature?

Code:
acpi -t

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jorgeluispena
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:27 pm 
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Sorry the noob questions buy my 701 4G is running hot and I can´t hear the fans kicking in.

I have the /proc/eee directory with four files in it. And then?

I also don't now how to monitor temperature as I did in 2.0 Standard. I typed "acpi -t" in a terminal but got "command not found".

Any ideas.

Edit:
Just ran "/etc/acpi/eeepc/eeepc-fan-control.sh" and hear the fans turning on. Do I need to run this every time? Automatic?
I still can't find the temperature monitor.
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TRiPgod
 Post subject: Re: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:39 pm 
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If you can't type "acpi -t" then something is wrong.
Try this:
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sudo aptitude reinstall acpi acpid


You might require a restart after that.

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jorgeluispena
 Post subject: Heat and backlight issues
PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:02 pm 
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The command says (among other things) that apci is not installed. apcid is and it is reinstalling it.

Shall I try to install apci?

Edit:
OK. Did it ant the command now works. 47.0 ºC at startup.

Is there a way to have a temperature sensor bar or something like the one that was in eeebuntu 2.0 standard?
How can I be sure my fans are working?

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