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    X200: fan noise on idle--how to control in Ubuntu 9.10

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by smiley_lauf, Jan 2, 2010.

  1. smiley_lauf

    smiley_lauf Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there, I am dual booting my newly acquired X200 (Windows 7 x64 and Ubuntu 9.10 x86). In windows I have installed tpfancontrol and is behaving with minimal noise. In Ubuntu, even on start up and on idle the fan is running at level 4 (3700+RPM). GPU temps are very cool at 44"C. But the noise is unbearable. Anyone know how to control the fans in X200 in Ubuntu 9.10?

    I have installed ThinkPad Fan Control for Ubuntu, but I do not know what profile to set it at--no profile exists in the application so 'generic' is loaded by default. I am not sure how to set it manually; does anyone have any specific settings for x200?
    Thanks
    S
     
    smiley_lauf, Jan 2, 2010
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    smiley_lauf Notebook Consultant

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    Rob, Thanks for the link--I have been there and tried some suggestions--in fact that is the place I got the GTK GUI for Ubuntu (somewhere in the middle of the page), but I have no idea how to go about setting the temps to pick up the sensors; pointers in this direction would be very helpful.

    S
     
    smiley_lauf, Jan 3, 2010
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    Ok, I have given up--I guess I must just live with the noise.
     
    smiley_lauf, Jan 9, 2010
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    Well, to begin with, does this kind of thing work?

    #echo level 2 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan

    And does it change? (#cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan)
     
    not.sure, Jan 9, 2010
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