Advice before I fry myself

[carloszs]

Cooling software for Linux

hey guys, the thing is that i have windows XP and Linux, in Windows i got a software called Cooler XP and it really lowers the CPU temperature a great deal, but in Linux i dont have anything like it. so i was wondering if any of you know a software like this for Linux (red hat 8.0)

 

[Nic]

Here is an extract taken from www.wincooler.com ...

WinCooler detects when the operating system is idle, and calls the CPUs HLT command, which puts the CPU into low power mode. . This method of cooling has been built into x86 microprocessors since the 486, and was designed by microprocessor engineers. Linux, Windows NT, and OS/2 have a built in low power idle process which does the same thing, allowing them to run cooler and use less power. WinCooler makes this technology available to Win95/98 users.

This seems to imply that you don't require a software cooler, and merely need to enable all the power saving features of your OS to cool your cpu.

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

HLT instruction can be added to APM when configuring the kernel, at least. I'm not sure about ACPI, maybe it has it too. If you can monitor your CPU temperature in Linux, you'll notice if it's working or not.

 

[richie7000]

best to be safe than sorry"DO NOT OPEN PSU UNITS VERY DANGEROUS"......

sounds like u can afford a brand new psu"us real technicians dont bother with that minor stuff and usually get a new 1 for $15-$20us

 

[wolfram]

Hey richie..

Did you look at the thread's date? 2003 lol :haha:

I shouldn't say anything, because that happens to me very often

 

[richie7000]

will keep in mind thanks buddy.
2006