I do the fan override thing on my 2012/13 macbook pro running Fedora. Works a treat. Usually set it to 4000rpm for general use. Think I need to rip it open and give it a clean out to make temp control more efficient.. Anyway, thumbs up for manual fan control.
Scott On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Ben Sturmfels <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > My much-loved Libreboot X60 laptop is looking for a new home, so if > you're looking to get started with Libreboot, this could be for you. > I've now upgraded to an X200, but used this device for several years as > my secondary machine, including presenting on it at LibrePlanet 2015. > Happy to sell to an FSM member for $50 (which is less than the cost of > the brand new battery it has). I can bring it along to Free Software > Melbourne tomorrow. > > The laptop works well, but keep in mind that the version of Libreboot > installed doesn't seem to be properly using the CPU power saving > features. It runs quite warm, uses battery fairly quickly and sometimes > shuts down if left on 100% CPU for a while. It is quite reliable if you > override the fan settings, which I've blogged about[1]. There may well > be a solution to the power saving, but I've never had the time to > investigate. If you're looking for a fuss-free laptop, take a look at an > X200 or T400 from Minifree.org[2]. > > Details: > - Libreboot X60 from Minifree.org (then Gluglug) in 2013 > - compatible with fully-free Trisquel 7.0 > - Atheros WiFi chipset (requires no proprietary software) > - brand new official Lenovo battery (cost me about $80) > - includes Ultrabase dock with DVD drive > - power adaptor > - 1024x768 monitor > - 2G RAM > - BYO hard drive > > Regards, > Ben > > [1] https://stumbles.id.au/controlling-fan-speed-on-thinkpad-x60.html > [2] https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Free-software-melb mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb > > > Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/ > _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list [email protected] http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/
