On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 11:28:08AM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi David: Hey Bernard!
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Lombard, David N > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Did you look for /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/temperature The glob is for > > your BIOS-defined ID. If it does exist, that's the value that drives > > /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/trip_points > > > > See also /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/polling_frequency > > I have always wondered about /proc/acpi/thermal_zone. I noticed that > on some servers, the files exist, but on others, that directory is > empty. I guess this is dependent on whether the BIOS exposes the > information to the kernel? Or are there modules that I need to > install to get it working? Yes, a specific config is needed; but, a given kernel that sees it on one system, it will see it all systems IFF the BIOS sets it up. For any distro, it's a BIOS issue. -- David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
