Too hot temperature of disk - HP Compaq nc6220

Sun Nov 12 16:41:54 UTC 2006

> Could you elaborate a little bit more
> on possible hardware failure?

Sorry, I didn't know what could be important.

> Output of "sysctl hw.acpi" et alia.

kern.version: FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE #0: Sun May  7 04:32:43 UTC 2006
    root at opus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC

debug.cpufreq.lowest: 0
debug.cpufreq.verbose: 0

debug.acpi.do_powerstate: 1
debug.acpi.acpi_ca_version: 0x20041119
debug.acpi.semaphore_debug: 0

hw.acpi.supported_sleep_state: S3 S4 S5
hw.acpi.power_button_state: S5
hw.acpi.sleep_button_state: S3
hw.acpi.lid_switch_state: NONE
hw.acpi.standby_state: S1
hw.acpi.suspend_state: S3
hw.acpi.sleep_delay: 1
hw.acpi.s4bios: 1
hw.acpi.verbose: 0
hw.acpi.reset_video: 1
hw.acpi.cpu.cx_supported: C1/1 C2/2 C3/38
hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1
hw.acpi.cpu.cx_usage: 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
hw.acpi.battery.life: -1
hw.acpi.battery.time: -1
hw.acpi.battery.state: 7
hw.acpi.battery.units: 2
hw.acpi.battery.info_expire: 5
hw.acpi.acline: 1
hw.acpi.thermal.min_runtime: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.polling_rate: 10
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.temperature: 59.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.active: 2
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.passive_cooling: 1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.thermal_flags: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._PSV: 100.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._HOT: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._CRT: 105.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._ACx: 80.0C 70.0C 55.0C 35.0C -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1.temperature: 45.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1.active: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1.passive_cooling: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1.thermal_flags: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1._PSV: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1._HOT: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1._CRT: 103.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz1._ACx: -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2.temperature: 16.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2.active: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2.passive_cooling: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2.thermal_flags: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2._PSV: 60.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2._HOT: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2._CRT: 105.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz2._ACx: -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

> If you are sure that box is healthy,
> would you include "cpufreq", recompile
> and post temperatures?

I loaded cpufreq.ko (default, without any compilation), effect:
ola# kldload cpufreq
acpi_perf0: <ACPI CPU Frequency Control> on cpu0
acpi_perf0: failed in PERF_STATUS attach
device_attach: acpi_perf0 attach returned 6

acpi_perf0: <ACPI CPU Frequency Control> on cpu0
acpi_perf0: failed in PERF_STATUS attach
device_attach: acpi_perf0 attach returned 6
est0: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> on cpu0
est: CPU supports Enhanced Speedstep, but is not recognized.
est: Please update driver or contact the maintainer.
est: cpu_vendor GenuineIntel, msr 6120e2906000e29, bus_clk, 64
device_attach: est0 attach returned 6

the same message again 

p4tcc0: <CPU Frequency Thermal Control> on cpu0

acpi_perf0: <ACPI CPU Frequency Control> on cpu0
acpi_perf0: failed in PERF_STATUS attach
device_attach: acpi_perf0 attach returned 6
est0: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> on cpu0
est: CPU supports Enhanced Speedstep, but is not recognized.
est: Please update driver or contact the maintainer.
est: cpu_vendor GenuineIntel, msr 6120e2906000e29, bus_clk, 64
device_attach: est0 attach returned 6

the same message again

> Does this laptop have bios options for
> temp regulation?
No it hasn't

>  Any changes in conf?
My changes? No - i'm bsd noob.

> Note in /var/log/messages?
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: ACPI APIC Table: <HP     0944    >

Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi0: <HP 0944> on motherboard
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_bus_number: can't get _ADR
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola last message repeated 5 times
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_ec0: <Embedded Controller: GPE 0x10>
port 0x62,0x66 on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz
quality 1000
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz>
port 0x1008-0x100b on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_perf0: <ACPI CPU Frequency Control> on
cpu0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_perf0: failed in PERF_STATUS attach
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: device_attach: acpi_perf0 attach returned 6
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_perf0: <ACPI CPU Frequency Control> on
cpu0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_perf0: failed in PERF_STATUS attach
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: device_attach: acpi_perf0 attach returned 6
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_throttle0: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on
cpu0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port
0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0

Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: pcib1: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> irq 16 at
device 28.0 on pci0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: pci16: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib1

Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: pcib3: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 30.0
on pci0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: pci2: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib3

Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: battery0: <ACPI Control Method Battery> on
acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: battery1: <ACPI Control Method Battery> on
acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_acad0: <AC Adapter> on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_button0: <Sleep Button> on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_lid0: <Control Method Lid Switch> on
acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_tz0: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_tz1: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0
Nov 10 21:13:15 ola kernel: acpi_tz2: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0

Nov 10 22:27:28 ola su: olka to root on /dev/ttyp5
Nov 10 23:20:16 ola kernel: acpi_tz0: WARNING - current temperature
(106.0C) exceeds safe limits
Nov 10 23:20:16 ola root: WARNING: system temperature too high, shutting
down soon!
Nov 10 23:20:16 ola syslogd: exiting on signal 15

>  Acpi or apm?
ACPI

Thanks for help,

Aleksandra Brzezinska