Re: [tlug] pcmcia => fans

[Matt Gross <mattgross@example.com>]

I have an old Toshiba also and I just realized that my
fans aren't spinning either.  Can you send me a link
to the utility that you use to start your fans?

Thx

Matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Breen" <jwb@example.com>
To: <tlug@example.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [tlug] pcmcia => fans


> Tony Laszlo <laszlo@example.com> asked:
> >> 
> >> Do those cooling units for notebooks
> >> tend to be easily recognizable with
> >> linux? I may need to get one, as my
> >> fan has apparently stopped spinning.
> >> Alternatively, are there any utilities
> >> that can be used to try to get it
> >> started (provided it isn't fried,
> >> of course)...
> 
> Depends on the notebook model. My old Toshiba needed
to have its fan
> kickstarted because the automatic thermocouple
thingy was driven 
> through Windblows. I downloaded a utility and
(re)started the fan
> every 10 minutes from a cron job.
> 
> My new Thinkpad does it properly.
> 
> Jim
> 
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