On 1/1/2017 1:26 AM, Tom wrote: > For what it is worth it, I have run (and still do) various versions of > openSuSE and Knoppix on T430 without any strange fan control problems. > The only fan issue I have encountered was noise from fan's dead > bearings after heavy 3 years use, resolved by replacing the > fan/heatsink assembly. > I'd think, that you could try to install or run live Ubuntu (because it > is close to Debian) and see what controls the fan, trace it to a > package or kernel module and install it on your Debian copy. > Scrolling through lsmod output I see following modules (smells like fan > related) loaded: thinkpad_acpi, thermal and various i2c modules maybe > used to control the fan's PWM > -Tomas
You jolted me into thinking. Somewhere I have a Debian Live MATE DVD. That should be configured to _safely_ run any machine. I have a T43 as a dedicated Windows machine with a soundly audible fan. I'll run it there first and then I'll have a comparison point. Now where did I put that DVD ;) Thank you. > On Sat, 2016-12-31 at 22:05 -0800, Chuck Hast wrote:Mate on a X-201 and > a X-301, both of them run the fans, >>>> indeedthermal >> I have them listed in Gkrellm and can see the speed vary as load >>>> varies on >> the machine. I have not really thought about it as seems that they >>>> are "just >> there", but I will look and see what it is doing.> > >> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> >>>> wrote:> > > >>> On 12/31/2016 9:36 AM, Bill Barry wrote: > >>>> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 2:29 AM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> >>> >>> wrote: > > >>>>> I just purchased a used T430 to replace a R61 which had died due >>>>> to a fan failure. >>>>> I've installed a minimal Jessie including what the installer >>>>> considers standard utilities and a very basic MATE DE.> > > > > >>>>> I used Synaptic to install "mate-system-tools". >>>>> An error message said "thinkfan post installation script returned >>>>> error exit status 1". >>>>> I checked for airflow - there was NONE. >>>>> Booted into Windows 7. There was warm airflow whose temperature >>>>> decreased with time. >>>>> I returned to Debian and attempted to reinstall "thinkfan". >>>>> Error message stated "attempted to reinstall E: Internal Error, >>>>> No file name for thinkfan:i386".> > > > > >>>>> Two questions:> > > > > >>>>> 1. How may I force the fan to run continuously at maximum speed. >>>>> Noise &/or power consumption is not important.> > > > > >>>>> 2. What/where is this "missing file"? Any diagnostic suggestions >>>>>>> >>>> > >>>> The lm-sensors package has utilities for measuring temperature and >>>>>>>> fan >>>> speed and setting the fan speed accordingly. That might be a good >>>> place to start. As for your specific error message I don't know what >>>> that is about. It could be what is causing lm-sensors to not do it's >>>> job.> > > > >>>> This might help >>>> http://www.lxle.net/forums/discussion/821/how-to-set-up- >>> >>> thinkfan-on-a-lenovo-thinkpad-t430/p1 >>>> > >>>> Bill> > > > >>>>> > >>> I think I've installed lm-sensors but I have to double check. >>> I hadn't seen that your yet. >>> I'm beginning to get responses on the Debian user list. I'll >>> merge your info into what I'm getting there. >>> Thank you.> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PLUG mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug> > >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
