In my case, this turned out not to be a kernel problem. As suggested by Cilidariu Mihai-Daniel, the problem was caused by a missing /etc/fancontrol configuration, without which the fancontrol daemon will not start. pwmconfig was helpful in generating a config file, and with some tweaking, I got it all to work.
So, it seems the root of the problem is a missing config file. A correct one would be different for nearly every system though, so installing one with the operating system would probably require a database matching common hardware to appropriate configurations. I don't know if such a database exists, but it seems to me it would be a worth-while project if Ubuntu wants to be competitive on netbooks and laptops. This wikipage looks like a start: http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Devices At the very least, this should be documented somewhere obvious like in the Ubuntu release notes, so regular people get a hit at where to start instead of assuming Ubuntu is just plain stupid about system fans. -- Fan running constantly on Asus EeePC 1005HA https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/546272 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
