Bug 171937

Summary: [PATCH] Powermac thermal control turns system off in normal temperature conditions
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Lyonel Vincent <lyonel>
Component: kernelAssignee: David Woodhouse <dwmw2>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version: 10CC: davej, wtogami
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patch setting overtemp threshold to 70 degrees (C), instead of 60 (too low) none

Description Lyonel Vincent 2005-10-27 22:26:14 UTC
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Description of problem:
On certain PowerMacs, a module (therm_windtunnel) controls various thermal settings (it can report CPU/case temperature, change speed of internal fans, etc.)

By default, the hardware thermal control has a temperature limit to protect the computer from damages (the default limit seems to be 80°C) but therm_windtunnel.c reduces it to an anormaly low value (65°C), which means that he computer will shut down randomly when hit by direct sun light or during summer (summer in France can be quite hot), actually possibly losing data instead of protecting it.
The overheat limit in therm_windtunnel.c:253-254 should be set to 75°C and 70°C instead of 65°C and 60°C respectively.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4smp

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Put the computer in direct sunlight or wait until summer.

Actual Results:  The computer brutally shuts down, after having set the main fan to maximum speed.

Expected Results:  The fan speed should have increased but the computer should continue operating.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Dave Jones 2005-11-10 19:02:37 UTC
2.6.14-1.1637_FC4 has been released as an update for FC4.
Please retest with this update, as a large amount of code has been changed in
this release, which may have fixed your problem.

Thank you.


Comment 2 Dave Jones 2006-02-03 05:10:58 UTC
This is a mass-update to all currently open kernel bugs.

A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.15-1.1830_FC4)
based upon a new upstream kernel release.

Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches
go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that
may address this problem.

This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO_REPORTER state.
Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is
still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed.

Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter
can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list
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If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the
release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613.

Thank you.


Comment 3 John Thacker 2006-05-05 14:26:20 UTC
Closing per previous comment.

Comment 4 Lyonel Vincent 2007-05-17 16:47:19 UTC
this bug still exist as of kernel 2.6.20-1.2948 (SMP)

Comment 5 Lyonel Vincent 2007-05-17 16:57:20 UTC
Created attachment 154931 [details]
patch setting overtemp threshold to 70 degrees (C), instead of 60 (too low)

OS X leaves this value at 80C, 60 degrees is way too conservative

Comment 6 petrosyan 2008-03-09 08:19:28 UTC
Fedora Core 4 is no longer maintained. Is this bug still present in Fedora 8?

Comment 7 Lyonel Vincent 2008-03-09 09:18:45 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> Fedora Core 4 is no longer maintained. Is this bug still present in Fedora 8?

yes, nearly 3 years later it is still not fixed...

Comment 8 Chuck Ebbert 2008-04-17 01:06:24 UTC
60 degrees seems really low. Is there some reason for it being that low? Anyone
know?

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Comment 12 Bug Zapper 2009-12-18 05:51:04 UTC
Fedora 10 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-12-17. Fedora 10 is 
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further 
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