Bug 28415

Summary:	Missing module ec_sys
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Maat <maat-ml>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Thomas Backlund <tmb>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	fri
Version:	8
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	kernel-5.10.16-1.mga8.src.rpm	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Maat 2021-02-23 11:33:13 CET

Description of problem:

modprobe ec_sys results in this error :

modprobe: FATAL: Module ec_sys not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.16-desktop-1.mga8


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

kernel-5.10.16-1.mga8.src.rpm

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. log in as root
2.  type modprobe ec_sys
3. see the error message


This is problematic as this module is currently the only way to control the fan  speed on a lot of MSI laptops

See here for more details : https://github.com/YoyPa/isw

By the way packaging this isw tool could be nice to allow mageia users to use MSI laptops

Comment 1 Thomas Backlund 2021-02-23 11:54:53 CET

ok, will enable in next kernel build

Comment 2 Morgan Leijström 2021-02-23 12:32:06 CET

For errata?

What is the effect: Does it cause computer to make much noise, or get too little cooling?

CC: (none) => fri

Comment 3 Thomas Backlund 2021-02-23 13:10:05 CET

No.
not everything reported in bugzilla or discussed om mls belongs in errata


for stuff that has never been supported, it cant possible be a regression.

Comment 4 Morgan Leijström 2021-02-23 13:34:08 CET

Oh, i did not realise it was an enhancement request

Comment 5 Maat 2021-02-23 17:57:58 CET

Hello,

Thanks a lot Thomas.

@Morgan: Indeed it's not a regression.

The problem is that the fan starts turning very fast soon after the boot and never slows down even if the computer becomes idle. Very noisy result and it reduces noticeably the lifetime of the fan (at least). It also sucks down a lot of battery life.
With this module enabled the fan can be controlled and slowed down to more reasonable speeds.

My bad I could have made it more clear that it was not a regression.

Will try to do better for the next bugs i create.

Maât

Status: NEW => ASSIGNED

Comment 6 Morgan Leijström 2021-02-23 18:18:23 CET

No problem Maat

Nice Thomas, this will be fixed rather quickly then :)

Comment 7 Thomas Backlund 2021-03-04 13:52:56 CET

An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository.

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0101.html

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED