/usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-3.1.1/README said you can use sensors-detect This might also help you: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lm_sensors
-Tito. On 26 December 2011 03:12, Yasha Karant <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/25/2011 06:04 PM, MT Julianto wrote: > >> I guess you have lm_sensors intalled. >> Have read this: /usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-3.1.**1/doc/fancontrol.txt >> >> -Tito. >> >> >> On 26 December 2011 00:03, Yasha Karant <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Is anyone familiar with a HP 8530 laptop? >> >> In general, or for this model or HP family in particular, how does >> one control the fan speed? >> >> To date: >> >> [root@localhost ~]# cat /proc/acpi/fan/FANG/state >> status: off >> [root@localhost ~]# fancontrol status >> Loading configuration from /etc/fancontrol ... >> Error: Can't read configuration file >> >> >> I definitely can feel the fan running. I have removed and replaced >> the keyboard to get access to the fan so that I could use compressed >> dusting gas to remove any dust accumulations (a relatively simple >> procedure for this particular model), and have observed some >> reduction in running temperature as reported by gkrellm. Currently, >> CPUZ is 63 C with a CPU composite load average of approximately 40 >> percent. >> >> Is there an OS environment (currently, SL 6x) or, for those familiar >> with these HP machines, a BIOS, mechanism for forcing the fan to >> maximum? How does one "fix" /etc/fancontrol, or is this not >> feasible/useful? >> >> Yasha Karant >> >> >> [root@localhost ~]# pwmconfig > # pwmconfig revision 5630 (2009-01-29) > 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 > > end output. > > Thus, your suggestion fails (actually, pwmconfig was one of the first > things I tried). There may be a different version/switch/program that > handles non-pwm sensor modules or there may be such hardware/firmware > modules on this particular computer but these have not been interfaced to / > activated by the OS environment. How does one discover if pwm > hardware/firmware is present? > > NB: When I first joined this list, I was railed against for > replying/posting to the front of an email/list thread/message (a practice > common with other email correspondence); thus, I am replying to the > end/bottom. > > Yasha Karant >
