[Bug 34723] Re: iMac G5 Thermal Fan Support

[ScottMiller]

** Description changed:

  There is no support for the thermal fans in any of the iMac G5 computers
- in both Breezy and Dapper (Flight 5). The fans will run at full speed
- and are very loud.
+ or Powermac G5 computers in  Breezy, Dapper (Flight 5), and also Edgy.
+ The fans will run at full speed and are very loud.
  
  Apparently there are fixes around for this but they have not been
  implemented into Ubuntu, and they are beyond the average user.
  
  Internet fixes:
  http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/10/msg00414.html
  http://www.linux-m32r.org/lxr/http/source/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm81.c
+ 
+ ***UPDATE: Disregard those above fixes. Compiling any kernel 2.6.17 and
+ later with a g5_defconfig will enable thermal on G5 machines, iMac G5s
+ and Powemac G5s. No need to do any patching.

** Description changed:

  There is no support for the thermal fans in any of the iMac G5 computers
  or Powermac G5 computers in  Breezy, Dapper (Flight 5), and also Edgy.
  The fans will run at full speed and are very loud.
  
  Apparently there are fixes around for this but they have not been
  implemented into Ubuntu, and they are beyond the average user.
  
  Internet fixes:
  http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/10/msg00414.html
  http://www.linux-m32r.org/lxr/http/source/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm81.c
  
  ***UPDATE: Disregard those above fixes. Compiling any kernel 2.6.17 and
  later with a g5_defconfig will enable thermal on G5 machines, iMac G5s
- and Powemac G5s. No need to do any patching.
+ and Powermac G5s. No need to do any patching.

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iMac G5 Thermal Fan Support
https://launchpad.net/bugs/34723