Questions tagged [fancontrol]
Controlling speeds of fans on laptops and desktops. "fancontrol" is also the name of a program for this task in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.
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Fan constantly running at full speed
On my ThinkPad T470 which is a dual boot with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10, everything was working fine in Ubuntu until after a while I needed to boot Windows. Since then, the fan on the laptop runs ...
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Passive cooling on laptop
I have a Dell XPS 15 laptop (model number l502x). In both windows 7 and windows 8, I have been able to select power options (power saver, high performance, etc.). In the configuration settings for ...
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Cannot control fan-speed on Acer predator Helios 300
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04(but there was same problem on 16.04). I cannot control the fan speed. Ubuntu runs with same fan speed as that when logged out of windows(dual-boot).
I have tried sensors-detect ...
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Control the fans on Dell XPS 9315
How do I control the fan on the XPS 9315 on my Ubuntu 22.04 machine?
One my previous XPS I could i8kutils, but it does not seem to work anymore.
I have done the following:
Disabled secure boot.
Used ...
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What could be causing constant fan noise on Ubuntu 16.04?
I have a lot of fan noise on ubuntu 16.04 on a new Dell laptop.
I can't tell what's happening from the graphics card or any software program. The fan is working and never stops. My friend has the ...
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Cannot get fan speed
I have HP Spectre 13 x360 Laptop
I cannot see or control my fan speed
(lm-sensors is installed)
As I can in Windows using a program called SpeedFan.
Here is the it's execution log:
Win9x:NO ...
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pwmconfig - no working fan sensors
I'm currently setting up fan controls on my PC. When I run pwmconfig it says that I have no working fan sensors:
de@dust ~ $ sudo pwmconfig
# pwmconfig revision 6166 (2013-05-01)
This program will ...
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Controlling Fan speed
I recently installed Ubuntu on to a HP Presario CQ60 The fan works but at a constant slow speed. I have tried installing fancontrol but with no success
process came up with this message
/usr/sbin/...
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Asus fan control not working, does not find Kernel module
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I have an Asus UX3410U laptop with ubuntu 18.04.1 (kernel 5.4.0-74-generic). Since a few days the fan control doesn't work anymore in ubuntu probably due to an update (it still works in bios)....
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Cannot run pwmconfig (There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed)
I’m trying to control the fan speed in my laptop (Huawei Matebook D14 2020. AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Vega GPU). I’ve installed lm_sensors, and run sudo sensors-detect. However, when I try to run sudo ...
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Fan sensors all read 0 RPM after using pwmcontrol
I was trying to configure my fan speeds and the process went fairly normal the first time. (Instructions here) I must have messed up somewhere along the way, and now when I try to restart the process ...
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How can I run a command after resuming from sleep?
I installed a fan control service (fancontrol). It's working perfectly, but there is an issue with suspend: when i wake up my computer, fans going to spin very fast, because fan control service ...
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/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed with a SuperMicro mainboard
Trying to follow these instructions:
How to control fan speed?
sensors-detect added this module: coretemp
I get this error when runnting pwmconfig:
/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable ...
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Fan control for newer Thinkpad Lenovo (T460 series and above)
If I install Ubuntu 16.04 on a T460 thinkpad, can I control the fan using a custom fan control script/utility?
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/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed
I have tried the solution given here: Fancontrol under Ubuntu 14.04 – resolving /usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed:
editing /etc/default/grub and replace ...
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Fan control problem in MSI GF75 Thin 9SC
I have just installed Ubuntu 22.04LTS. But in my laptop, fan doesn't work.In Windows OS, I use MSI DRAGON CENTER for controlling fan. But in Ubuntu, I can't find apps or solution to control my fan.
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Reboots without a reason and fan not working in Ubuntu 22.04
I recently joined the Ubuntu community by installing Ubuntu on my Windows notebook (as dual boot, Notebook: HP 255 G8 with Ryzen 5500u, 512gb nvme ssd, 8gb ram). But I had some reboots without a ...
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Heating and Fan control issues on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
My Alienware m15 R5 has an overheating problem because the fans are not working.
Here is the output from sudo pwmconfig:
# pwmconfig version 3.6.0
This program will search your sensors for pulse width ...
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Unable to fetch CPU/GPU fans data in Ubuntu
I have both Windows10 as well Ubuntu20.04 installed on my machine, MSI GV62 7RD. The MSI DragonCenter application on Windows clearly displays the RPMs of both the fans in real-time. However, I have ...
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laptop fan not recognized by ubuntu 20.04
i ran sudo sensors-detect and it gave me this
# sensors-detect version 3.6.0
# System: LENOVO 81H7 [Lenovo ideapad 130-15IKB] (laptop)
# Board: LENOVO LNVNB161216
# Kernel: 5.4.0-31-generic x86_64
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How to safely control Thinkpad Fan? Who has bought a Thinkpad with preinstalled Ubuntu?
I have a new Thinkpad and the fan is permanently running and it is impossible to use the machine although there is less than 10% processor consumption. The noise of Ubuntu is annoying. In Windows I ...
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Slow Down Fan Speed on Ubuntu 18.04
I ran Windows 10 for a brief amount of time on my Lenovo ThinkPad T520 and the fan speed was by far more "normal" than it is on Ubuntu 18.04.
My question is, how can I slow down/normalize my fan ...
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How to convert "sensor" names to a /sys path?
Programs such as sensor list sensors by name, such as package ID 0 and core 0. However, /etc/fancontrol uses things like /sys/device/.... How do I figure out the path from the name?
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PWM values randomly interpreted invertedly
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Linux 4.15.0
Mainboard: Gigabyte z97x Gaming 7 (kernel module: it87)
I am using the endpoints at /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon2 to set my case fans PWM values.
Sample script to set my ...
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May I change fan speed manually in /sys on iMac?
I run Lubuntu 16.04 on a iMac 27" Mid 2010 i5. Fan control was fine until I had to swap the logicboard. Since then fans run at max. After trying a lot I found here that someone recommended to change ...
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set fan speed on ubuntu 16.04 laptop hp elitebook 2540p
my laptop has some issue with the fan it does not work properly, on windows i used hwinfo 32 to control it manually and set its speeed but it seems impossible on ubuntu. I have been searching for ...
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Starting Xorg process on all installed GPUs
Specs:
4x GTX 1080
nVidia 390.25
Ubuntu Server 17.10
Kernel 4.13.0-32-generic
Goal: Headless system with the following fan control script running on boot:
nvidia-settings -a [gpu:0]/...
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Fix Acer CPU fan speed
a couple of months ago, I had to switch to a new notebook and picked the Acer Aspire A515-51G. According to reviews, the device would be a neat bundle of silence, battery life and reasonable power. ...
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Fan is constantly running after 15.10 update
Updated to Kubuntu 15.10, after that the fan is running constantly. I've installed tlp, fancontrol, etc.
Sensors show a CPU temperature of only 50°C.
I've got a GT620M but run the offical nvidia ...
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How to activate Nvidia settings - fan control?
After upgrading 14.10=>15.04 (Kubuntu), some defaults disappeared. Archived Xorg.conf, etc. Reactivated fan control using "Option "CoolBits" "4""
So now, in the NV-Control (Nvidia X Server Settings ...
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Fan Control on Asus ROG G550JK
Does anybody here have experience on the G550JK (or similar to this model) with Fancontrol? Currently I have the problem that all methods of getting the fan to control / spin faster (because the ...
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Pwmconfig not writing to /etc/fancontrol
So I decided to switch from Win8 to Ubuntu for dev (all the team uses..), and so I have the it-seems-classic problem of 'fan was quiet under Win and blasts with Ubuntu'
I've tried everything - loaded ...
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Fan control for i5 in Lenovo T520 not working
I have a Lenovo T520, which is annoyingly loud all the time. My CPU however doesn't do anything and the BIOS is set to "balanced mode".
I tried to check, and the fan control is set to automatic, and ...
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Control Asus Rog Strix g15 laptop fan speed in ubuntu
I've recently installed Ubuntu Server 22.04 and I can't controll the fan speed using the asus-nb-wmi, it's not working.
I've tried manually changing the throttle_thermal_policy to 0, 1 and 2 and ...
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Fancontrol: Set fans in function of max temperature
I would like help to know hot to configure fancontrol, I already check:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/fan_speed_control
https://man.archlinux.org/man/fancontrol.8
For now, I only found how to set ...
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MacMini 2010 with Ubuntu 22.04 - temperature problems (Fan Control)
I have a mac mini 2010 (4.1), with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 and the temperature control doesn't work.
I tried installing mbpfan and it didn't work.
I tried installing macfanctld and it didn't work.
This ...
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No fan speed regulation on HP Elitebook 1020 X360 G2
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and am facing an issue with my laptop fan.
On startup the fan is blowing full speed and makes a lot of noise.
I installed lm-sensors and psensor and found out that one of the ...
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How to optimize or better control my AMD card?
I have an RX570, and I was wondering if there were a good way to better optimize how Ubuntu works with it, beyond the built-in driver.
If possible too, would there be a way to control things like fan ...
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How do I set fan speed to max in Ubuntu?
My laptop tends to run really hot and I don't think Ubuntu is increasing the fan rpm enough to match the rising temperature. I have looked at a few fan speed related tutorials and they all go into ...
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mouse problems after nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=4
nvidia-xconfig --enable-all-gpus
nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=4
from forums.developer.nvidia.com worked with my dual titan rtx on Ubuntu 18. This allows me to manually set the fan speed using NVIDIA X ...
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Fan speed: PPA for hardware/firmware
I have an Acer Nitro 5, which, under Ubuntu, has a loud and hyperactive fan. I remember that I once added a PPA which has some firmware/drivers that could better deal with my hardware.
Yesterday, I re-...
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sleep, hibernate, hung process problems
I am running Ubuntu 18.04, on a System 76 laptop, including the standard System 76 video drivers. A while back I made many upgrades over the course of a couple days. Everything from video drivers to a ...
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Asus tuf gaming FX505dt - fan control
Is there any way to control fan in ASUS TUF GAMING FX505DT? I tried the lm-sensors, but when I try to type sudo pwmconfig I'm getting
/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules ...
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Ensuring that critical software does not fail
I have a Dell Vostro 5490, which like many laptops from dell have a loud fan which is not well regulated.
To solve this I have installed i8kutils to control the fan and dell-bios-fan-control to ...
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lm-sensors only detects CPU temperatures, despite runing sensors-detect and loading /etc/modules (Intel i7 7700k + Asus TUF Z270 Mark II)
I am trying to monitor the temperatures and fan speeds of my desktop PC (Intel i7-7700k + Asus TUF Z270 Mark II + GeForce GTX 1060) through lm-sensors but sensors only outputs CPU info. I run several ...
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fancontrol in hp spectre x360
I recently bought an hp spectre x350 15t df100 ceo. In windows fan works correctly and device is cool all the time, but in ubuntu 19.10 fan start threshold is hi for full-metal laptop (last week I ...
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chassis fan running at full speed, fancontrol not working Ubuntu 20.04 Amd ASUS MB
I have tried to follow several methods to control my fans, nothing worked.
I have a M4A88T-M motherboard with a Phenom AMD processor and NVIDIA Quadro600 PCIe card.
I installed thermald, lmsensors, ...
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Dell notebook overheating without manual fan control
On my Dell 7570 the fans are not running when booting Ubuntu. There would be the solution to control the fan by i8kmon. That works mostly, but sometimes (especially after STR) it does not and even a ...
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Laptop Fans always at 0RPM
After my fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04, I could feel heat from my laptop. Turned out that fans are not running.
Specs:
Asus TUF FX504
i7 8750H
nVidia 1050Ti
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Macbook pro retina fans running crazy after upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04
I recently upgraded from 16.04 to 18.04.
My fans are running constantly now. They were fine prior.
I have exhausted all online advice on how to install tools, etc.
Nothing works. Any suggestions on ...