Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:24:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:24:13 -0500 Received: from monster.gotadsl.co.uk ([213.208.127.236]:31107 "EHLO monster.gotadsl.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:24:04 -0500 Subject: Re: ACPI trouble (Was: Re: [patch] amd athlon cooling on kt266/266a chipset) From: Craig Knox To: Daniel Nofftz Cc: LKML In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.1 Date: 24 Jan 2002 22:24:48 +0000 Message-Id: <1011911089.3572.27.camel@crgs.lowerrd.prv> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Scanner: exiscan *16TsEe-000140-00*ztkiIlJ8/aY* (monster.gotadsl.co.uk) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > As to the merits of the amd_disconnect patch that started this thread, > > under 2.4.18-pre7-acpi, I get an idle CPU temperature of about 48 C. > > With the amd_disconnect patch, it drops to 32-35 C, wow! As > > previously discussed, APM + amd_disconnect on an Athlon does not > > provide any power savings, one needs ACPI + amd_disconnect. > > ahh ... anopther "it works"- feedback ... :) And another. Dropped my CPU from ~50+C down to 39C (I have a hot case). I haven't had any problems but its a headless, no keyboard/mouse machine. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/