acpi -V gives me gibberish.

[Cybe R. Wizard]

Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>  said:
> Well, I expect that ACPI -V simply doesn't expect a signed number, so
> it says 4 billion, because that's what you get interpreting the value
> which produces -269C (or -452F) as an unsigned value.

Then my problem seems to be getting a real temp reading so I can set the
offset properly.
> > 
> > For what it's worth, when I enable thermal_zone/THRM in GKrellM's
> > built-in sensors it tells me:  THRM  -452F  which is only 7+ F.
> > degrees above absolute zero.  
> 
> 7F = 4C, so at least those two are consistent

Yes, as are the 269C. and 452F.
Now if I could only figure what they should actually be.  Maybe I
shuld shut off my machine and allow it to return to ambient temp and set
it newly booted from that state?

Cybe R. Wizard
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