The problem is that this is in the " gray area " between HW and SW. I can fix the HW problem with a pair of wire cutters and a soldering iron.Not an elegant fix but it works. The BIOS in the Armada is in software AND hardware. I don't think HP wants to support an older Compaq laptop either. I do hardware good, not software. I just thought that the workaround would be cheaper and easier than the microprocessor upgrade ( 650Mhz PIII MMC-2 Speedstep in low power mode ) as a fix. ( yes, I will try that & post it on the forum if it works ).If you can fix this problem in the ACPI/APM table, that would be a consumer solution and not just a hack.
Art Blackwell Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This is a hardware bug, and technically should be fixed in hardware (BIOS update, maybe a corrected DSDT would help?). A work around can be provided, perhaps using a dmi table in the acpi fan control, to invert the ON/OFF for the fan controls for this model. Please feel free to hack something up, it would be some time before I could do so myself. ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Undecided -- improper fan control causes system overheat and shut down in Compaq Armada 1700 series https://launchpad.net/bugs/77141 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- improper fan control causes system overheat and shut down in Compaq Armada 1700 series https://launchpad.net/bugs/77141 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
