kernel-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 - cooling fan powers off at boot time.

[gary]

On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 17:40 -0600, fedora-list at jamesplace.net wrote:
>                                           I've got a problem booting kernel-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 
> 
> I'm using an eMachine T2240 system. 
> CPU:  CPU, CEL-2.2G/128K/F400,mPGA478,SL6RW CPEMIN100155 
> CPU Fan Type:  Fan, H/SINK:117162CBL01,MPGA,P4P-2.4G,W/ 
> 
> (The above was collected from: 
> http://parts.emachines.com/emachines/sys_lookup.asp )
> 
> When I boot the 18-1.2200 kernel the CPU cooling fan power off as the 
> words, “Uncompressing Linux Kernel....Ok booting kernel.” appear on the 
> screen. 
> 
> Prior to this kernel I've had a problem where the fan will power off when the 
> CPU heats up too much. That still occurs with kernel-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 and 
> earlier. But now with  kernel-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 the fan powers off 
> immediately at boot time. 
> 
> Is there something I can do to correct this problem. I'm admittedly not 
> particularly knowledgeable in this area. 
> 
> Thank much for the help.
> 
 In order to troubleshoot this - you'll first need to determine if this
is or is not a hardware issue. Is the cpu shutting down because of
overheating? 

 If not, which kernel can you use without problem? Then compare the boot
up parameters - between the working and non-working kernels. Sometimes a
kernel may fail to load a module. Often you'll find that some kernels
will work better with your system than others.             --------gary