Richard Hughes wrote:
On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 11:26 +0100, Arne John Glenstrup wrote:
Couldn't this feature also be possible via hald-addon-cpufreq and GNOME Power Manager?I don't think it belongs in the UI - it's not a typical use case. Also, you've got to bear in mind it's difficult to identify and process the cpu temperature on all architectures, and 100% reliably.
OK---after a little more searching, I came across this thread, discussing how to get the thermal_zone data into HAL: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2006-November/006476.html When it gets committed, it would sure be nice to utilise it for noise prevention, as in the scenario I described previously. Although perhaps not a typical use case, a checkbox and number field "[x] keep CPU temperature below [__]°C to reduce fan noise" could seem like a nicely discreet option. I realise that reality isn't quite that simple: what would a default temperature be? How to handle unreliable temperature reportings, etc.? OK, I won't spam this list with more wishes now, -- Arne ____________________________________________________________ Arne Glenstrup
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