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Old 02-21-2014, 12:53 PM   #1
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fan control on 14.1


Hello,

How can I control the fan on Slackware 14.1?

Thank you.
 
Old 02-21-2014, 02:02 PM   #2
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Hello,

How can I control the fan on Slackware 14.1?

Thank you.
There is a script you can use with lm_sensors:

http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/man/fancontrol

I think you have to be a bit careful with that sort of thing though.
 
Old 02-21-2014, 02:20 PM   #3
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This SlackBuild could also help you: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/system/thinkfan/
 
Old 02-21-2014, 02:39 PM   #4
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pwmconfig problem before fancontrol

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There is a script you can use with lm_sensors:

http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/man/fancontrol

I think you have to be a bit careful with that sort of thing though.
I found a problem with your idea:

root@darkstar:~# fancontrol
Loading configuration from /etc/fancontrol ...
Error: Can't read configuration file
root@darkstar:~# pwmconfig
# pwmconfig revision 6166 (2013-05-01)
This program will search your sensors for pulse width modulation (pwm)
controls, and test each one to see if it controls a fan on
your motherboard. Note that many motherboards do not have pwm
circuitry installed, even if your sensor chip supports pwm.

We will attempt to briefly stop each fan using the pwm controls.
The program will attempt to restore each fan to full speed
after testing. However, it is ** very important ** that you
physically verify that the fans have been to full speed
after the program has completed.

/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed


Any idea ?

Thanks
 
Old 02-21-2014, 02:40 PM   #5
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This SlackBuild could also help you: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/system/thinkfan/
I don't have think machine. This software work on another machines ?

Thanks.
 
Old 02-21-2014, 02:43 PM   #6
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/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed


Any idea ?

Thanks
run sensors-detect
it will give you a list of sensor chips and the names of their modules
modprobe the missing ones, if any, and try again

Last edited by genss; 02-21-2014 at 02:44 PM.
 
Old 02-21-2014, 03:39 PM   #7
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I don't have think machine. This software work on another machines ?

Thanks.
It was originally only for ThinkPads, but now it can be used on a variety of different machines.
 
Old 02-21-2014, 09:52 PM   #8
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i8kmon works well on my 2 dell d630 laptops, I don't know if it will work on other laptops or not.
 
Old 02-22-2014, 09:59 AM   #9
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don't work with sensors-detect

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run sensors-detect
it will give you a list of sensor chips and the names of their modules
modprobe the missing ones, if any, and try again
bash-4.2# sensors-detect
# sensors-detect revision 6170 (2013-05-20 21:25:22 +0200)
# System: Packard Bell BV EasyNote_BG46-P-001 [PC12E00004] (laptop)
# Board: PACKARD BELL BV EasyNote_BG46

This program will help you determine which kernel modules you need
to load to use lm_sensors most effectively. It is generally safe
and recommended to accept the default answers to all questions,
unless you know what you're doing.

Some south bridges, CPUs or memory controllers contain embedded sensors.
Do you want to scan for them? This is totally safe. (YES/no):
Module cpuid loaded successfully.
Silicon Integrated Systems SIS5595... No
VIA VT82C686 Integrated Sensors... No
VIA VT8231 Integrated Sensors... No
AMD K8 thermal sensors... No
AMD Family 10h thermal sensors... No
AMD Family 11h thermal sensors... No
AMD Family 12h and 14h thermal sensors... No
AMD Family 15h thermal sensors... No
AMD Family 15h power sensors... No
AMD Family 16h power sensors... No
Intel digital thermal sensor... Success!
(driver `coretemp')
Intel AMB FB-DIMM thermal sensor... No
VIA C7 thermal sensor... No
VIA Nano thermal sensor... No

Some Super I/O chips contain embedded sensors. We have to write to
standard I/O ports to probe them. This is usually safe.
Do you want to scan for Super I/O sensors? (YES/no):
Probing for Super-I/O at 0x2e/0x2f
Trying family `National Semiconductor/ITE'... No
Trying family `SMSC'... No
Trying family `VIA/Winbond/Nuvoton/Fintek'... No
Trying family `ITE'... No
Probing for Super-I/O at 0x4e/0x4f
Trying family `National Semiconductor/ITE'... No
Trying family `SMSC'... No
Trying family `VIA/Winbond/Nuvoton/Fintek'... No
Trying family `ITE'... No

Some hardware monitoring chips are accessible through the ISA I/O ports.
We have to write to arbitrary I/O ports to probe them. This is usually
safe though. Yes, you do have ISA I/O ports even if you do not have any
ISA slots! Do you want to scan the ISA I/O ports? (YES/no):
Probing for `National Semiconductor LM78' at 0x290... No
Probing for `National Semiconductor LM79' at 0x290... No
Probing for `Winbond W83781D' at 0x290... No
Probing for `Winbond W83782D' at 0x290... No

Lastly, we can probe the I2C/SMBus adapters for connected hardware
monitoring devices. This is the most risky part, and while it works
reasonably well on most systems, it has been reported to cause trouble
on some systems.
Do you want to probe the I2C/SMBus adapters now? (YES/no):
Sorry, no supported PCI bus adapters found.

Next adapter: i915 gmbus ssc (i2c-0)
Do you want to scan it? (yes/NO/selectively):

Next adapter: i915 gmbus vga (i2c-1)
Do you want to scan it? (yes/NO/selectively):

Next adapter: i915 gmbus panel (i2c-2)
Do you want to scan it? (yes/NO/selectively):

Next adapter: i915 gmbus dpc (i2c-3)
Do you want to scan it? (yes/NO/selectively):

Next adapter: i915 gmbus dpb (i2c-4)
Do you want to scan it? (yes/NO/selectively):

Next adapter: i915 gmbus dpd (i2c-5)
Do you want to scan it? (yes/NO/selectively):

Now follows a summary of the probes I have just done.
Just press ENTER to continue:

Driver `coretemp':
* Chip `Intel digital thermal sensor' (confidence: 9)

Do you want to overwrite /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors? (YES/no):
Copy prog/init/lm_sensors.init to /etc/init.d/lm_sensors
for initialization at boot time.
You should now start the lm_sensors service to load the required
kernel modules.

Unloading cpuid... OK

bash-4.2# pwmconfig
# pwmconfig revision 6166 (2013-05-01)
This program will search your sensors for pulse width modulation (pwm)
controls, and test each one to see if it controls a fan on
your motherboard. Note that many motherboards do not have pwm
circuitry installed, even if your sensor chip supports pwm.

We will attempt to briefly stop each fan using the pwm controls.
The program will attempt to restore each fan to full speed
after testing. However, it is ** very important ** that you
physically verify that the fans have been to full speed
after the program has completed.

/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed
bash-4.2# modprobe coretemp
bash-4.2# pwmconfig
# pwmconfig revision 6166 (2013-05-01)
This program will search your sensors for pulse width modulation (pwm)
controls, and test each one to see if it controls a fan on
your motherboard. Note that many motherboards do not have pwm
circuitry installed, even if your sensor chip supports pwm.

We will attempt to briefly stop each fan using the pwm controls.
The program will attempt to restore each fan to full speed
after testing. However, it is ** very important ** that you
physically verify that the fans have been to full speed
after the program has completed.

/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed
bash-4.2#
 
  


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