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Questions tagged [fan]

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Find fan speed and cpu temp in Linux

What are the commands to find out fan speed and cpu temp in linux (I know lm-sensor can do the task). Is there any alternative for that?
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How to adjust NVIDIA GPU fan speed on a headless node?

How is it possible to control the fan speed of multiple consumer NVIDIA GPUs such as Titan and 1080 Ti on a headless node running Linux?
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How to force the fan to always spin?

I am using ArchLinux on an HP Pavilion dv9000t which has overheating problems. I did all what I can do to get a better air flow in the laptop and put a better thermal paste but there is still a problem: the fan stops spinning when the CPU…
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How do I start the fan manually in Linux?

My fan doesn't run in Linux. I'm worried that the laptop might turn off if the temperature gets critically high. I ran the following command: dmesg | grep -I fan This gave me: ACPI: Fan [FAN0] (off) ACPI: Fan [FAN1] (off) The directory…
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What is the state of Linux kernel support for Intel Quiet System Technology (Intel QST)?

I am trying to find a way to access and/or control fan speed via Linux on an Intel Q45 Express/ICH10DO chipset. This chipset contains a feature called Intel Quiet System Technology (Intel QST), which is a part of the Intel Management Engine (Intel…
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Information about a laptop fan

Can you help me with finding all the hardware information (parameters) and configuration files about the fan in my laptop? I'm interested of the fan's parameters and configuration files that I can edit and change those parameters to have the most…
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Restart fan manually in Linux

I am facing issues with Thinkpad T410's fan. Now and then my fan stops working (meaning 0 rpm). Long time, the only solution for me was to shutdown (not to restart, instead power off) the system and then boot again. (Which is, what you can guess,…
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How to troubleshoot fan speed in Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon?

I installed Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon over Windows 8 recently on an Acer Aspire E1-570. http://www.acer.com.au/ac/en/AU/content/model/NX.MEPSA.004 Everything seems to be working fine, however I notice that my fan seems to be on at high speed a lot of…
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How to lock fan speed for amd gpu in Ubuntu 20.04?

I'm trying to lock RPM of my AMD Radeon videocard fans at the full speed: echo 1 > /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1_enable echo 255 > /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1 What I have tried so far Obviously, it doesn't work due to missing permissions (even with…
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Setting processor fan to 100%

How can I set fans speed to 100% or more in linux ?
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Multiple Linux distros break BIOS fan control?

I have a strange (and annoying) problem with my ASUS UX32LA notebook: I suspect that multiple Linux distros (Ubuntu 16.04 and newer major versions using the 4.18.0-17-generic kernel, plus Fedora 28 LiveUSB), somehow breaks BIOS control over fans. I…
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How to prevent GPU from overheating and auto turning off

I was wondering how Linux could handle a Gamer Computer, so I have built one, but as we know GeForce does not like Linux so much as AMD, that is why I choose the last. I built up a computer with AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU and Radeon RX 560D GPU, as the…
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Is there a general command line tool to manage fan speed?

I've to manage 50 workstations of different brands, mostly DELL T76** and HP Z800. They are all installed on CentOS 7.4. I would like to have a tool to test fan speed in command line, not only CPU fans. Is there such a general tool or will it always…
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no pwm-capable sensor modules installed on MSI B75MA-P45

I am using a MSI B75MA-P45 motherboard on Centos 6 and my CPU fan is currently stuck at 100%. I can see RPM of the fan and temperature inside my BIOS however when I run sensors-detect I only see CPU and core temperatures. My fan is connected via the…
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Mint fan control

I've installed Mint 15 on my Alienware m14x and can't figure out one thing. For some reason CPU overheats and fan does not respond to that. It always stays calm and quiet. How exactly I can change that?
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