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fan control

Mar 10, 2012, 12:28 PM

Post #1 of 3 (3534 views)

My laptop started getting hot recently. There is no dust issue. The
fan just doesn't seem to start at all.
I tried to use lm_sensors and sensor-detect, but it's not detecting
any sensors. I tried to recompile the kernel, enabling
all the sensors but no luck. using acpi woks in reporting some values:

acpi -V
Adapter 0: on-line
Thermal 0: ok, 58.0 degrees C
Thermal 0: trip point 0 switches to mode critical at temperature 103.0 degrees C
Thermal 0: trip point 1 switches to mode passive at temperature 105.0 degrees C
Cooling 0: LCD 0 of 10
Cooling 1: Processor 0 of 7
Cooling 2: Processor 0 of 7
Cooling 3: Processor 0 of 7
Cooling 4: Processor 0 of 7

lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor
Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation
Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point HECI
Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced
Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cougar Point High Definition
Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced
Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC
Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point 6 port SATA
AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Cougar Point SMBus Controller (rev 05)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (rev 34)
03:00.0 USB Controller: Fresco Logic FL1000G USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. AR8151 v2.0
Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)

Linux localhost 3.1.10-gentoo-r1asus #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Mar 3 04:46:53
EST 2012 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz GenuineIntel
GNU/Linux

laptop is Asus U46E.
I am not very familiar with the kernel config related to thermal, so I
don't know exactly what other info I need to provide. If I am missing
something, please ask.

lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq_oss 30140 0
snd_seq_midi_event 5180 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 51076 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 5109 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 41686 0
snd_mixer_oss 14706 1 snd_pcm_oss
cryptd 7437 0
aes_x86_64 7348 2
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 24224 1
uvcvideo 60957 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 305650 1
aes_generic 25946 1 aes_x86_64
videodev 80368 1 uvcvideo
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 7844 1 videodev
ecb 1881 1
btusb 10681 0
bluetooth 140491 1 btusb
snd_hda_intel 23990 0
arc4 1282 2
i915 363756 3
drm_kms_helper 24196 1 i915
ehci_hcd 38628 0
snd_hda_codec 80497 3
snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
drm 168771 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_i801 8470 0
i2c_algo_bit 6472 1 i915
iwlagn 274384 0
usbcore 123848 3 uvcvideo,btusb,ehci_hcd
snd_hwdep 6014 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 69577 4
snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
intel_agp 10616 1 i915
processor 27833 4
video 11367 1 i915
intel_gtt 14153 3 i915,intel_agp
backlight 4216 1 video
wmi 8091 0
snd_timer 18721 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
battery 6165 0
thermal 8514 0
button 4271 1 i915
ac 2248 0
agpgart 25680 3 drm,intel_agp,intel_gtt
mac80211 184435 1 iwlagn
snd 57535 12
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
psmouse 54209 0
atl1c 31135 0
cfg80211 159080 2 iwlagn,mac80211
soundcore 5329 1 snd
sg 26740 0
snd_page_alloc 6577 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

Re: fan control [ In reply to ]

lists at binarywings

Mar 10, 2012, 4:37 PM

Post #2 of 3 (3421 views)

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Am 10.03.2012 21:28, schrieb Mansour Al Akeel:
> My laptop started getting hot recently. There is no dust issue. The
> fan just doesn't seem to start at all.
> I tried to use lm_sensors and sensor-detect, but it's not detecting
> any sensors. I tried to recompile the kernel, enabling
> all the sensors but no luck. using acpi woks in reporting some values:
>
> acpi -V
> Adapter 0: on-line
> Thermal 0: ok, 58.0 degrees C
> Thermal 0: trip point 0 switches to mode critical at temperature 103.0 degrees C
> Thermal 0: trip point 1 switches to mode passive at temperature 105.0 degrees C
> Cooling 0: LCD 0 of 10
> Cooling 1: Processor 0 of 7
> Cooling 2: Processor 0 of 7
> Cooling 3: Processor 0 of 7
> Cooling 4: Processor 0 of 7
>
> lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor
> Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation
> Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
> 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point HECI
> Controller #1 (rev 04)
> 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced
> Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cougar Point High Definition
> Audio Controller (rev 05)
> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
> Port 1 (rev b5)
> 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
> Port 2 (rev b5)
> 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
> Port 4 (rev b5)
> 00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root
> Port 6 (rev b5)
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced
> Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC
> Controller (rev 05)
> 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point 6 port SATA
> AHCI Controller (rev 05)
> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Cougar Point SMBus Controller (rev 05)
> 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (rev 34)
> 03:00.0 USB Controller: Fresco Logic FL1000G USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)
> 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. AR8151 v2.0
> Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
>
> Linux localhost 3.1.10-gentoo-r1asus #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Mar 3 04:46:53
> EST 2012 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz GenuineIntel
> GNU/Linux
>
> laptop is Asus U46E.
> I am not very familiar with the kernel config related to thermal, so I
> don't know exactly what other info I need to provide. If I am missing
> something, please ask.
>
> lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> snd_seq_oss 30140 0
> snd_seq_midi_event 5180 1 snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq 51076 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> snd_seq_device 5109 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
> snd_pcm_oss 41686 0
> snd_mixer_oss 14706 1 snd_pcm_oss
> cryptd 7437 0
> aes_x86_64 7348 2
> snd_hda_codec_hdmi 24224 1
> uvcvideo 60957 0
> snd_hda_codec_realtek 305650 1
> aes_generic 25946 1 aes_x86_64
> videodev 80368 1 uvcvideo
> v4l2_compat_ioctl32 7844 1 videodev
> ecb 1881 1
> btusb 10681 0
> bluetooth 140491 1 btusb
> snd_hda_intel 23990 0
> arc4 1282 2
> i915 363756 3
> drm_kms_helper 24196 1 i915
> ehci_hcd 38628 0
> snd_hda_codec 80497 3
> snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
> drm 168771 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
> i2c_i801 8470 0
> i2c_algo_bit 6472 1 i915
> iwlagn 274384 0
> usbcore 123848 3 uvcvideo,btusb,ehci_hcd
> snd_hwdep 6014 1 snd_hda_codec
> snd_pcm 69577 4
> snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
> intel_agp 10616 1 i915
> processor 27833 4
> video 11367 1 i915
> intel_gtt 14153 3 i915,intel_agp
> backlight 4216 1 video
> wmi 8091 0
> snd_timer 18721 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> battery 6165 0
> thermal 8514 0
> button 4271 1 i915
> ac 2248 0
> agpgart 25680 3 drm,intel_agp,intel_gtt
> mac80211 184435 1 iwlagn
> snd 57535 12
> snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> psmouse 54209 0
> atl1c 31135 0
> cfg80211 159080 2 iwlagn,mac80211
> soundcore 5329 1 snd
> sg 26740 0
> snd_page_alloc 6577 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
>

I'm missing acpi-cpufreq in your module list. Is
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ enabled? What CPU frequency governor is enabled
(`cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor`)?

By the way, 58°C is not particularly hot. Of course, it depends on where
it is measured. For measuring it, check that you have
CONFIG_SENSORS_CORETEMP enabled.

Regards,
Florian Philipp

Re: fan control [ In reply to ]

mansour.alakeel at gmail

Mar 10, 2012, 6:07 PM

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On Sun Mar 11,2012 01:37 am, Florian Philipp wrote:
>
> I'm missing acpi-cpufreq in your module list. Is
> CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ enabled? What CPU frequency governor is enabled
> (`cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor`)?
>
> By the way, 58?C is not particularly hot. Of course, it depends on where
> it is measured. For measuring it, check that you have
> CONFIG_SENSORS_CORETEMP enabled.

Thank you Florian.
I just upgraded for 3.2.1 kernel. I have enabled few modules:

Under drivers/hwmon:
acpi_power_meter.ko
asb100.ko
asus_atk0110.ko
atxp1.ko
coretemp.ko
hwmon-vid.ko

Under drivers/acpi:
ac.ko
battery.ko
button.ko
container.ko
fan.ko
processor.ko
thermal.ko
video.ko

I loaded them all for now, and still /proc/acpi/fan is not there. sensor-detect generated the following file (comments removed):

============================================================
# Load modules at startup
LOADMODULES=yes

# Initialize sensors at startup
INITSENSORS=yes

HWMON_MODULES="coretemp"

# You should use BUS_MODULES and HWMON_MODULES instead if possible.

MODULE_0=coretemp
============================================================

The loaded models (sorted):

Module Size Used by
ac 3081 0
acpi_power_meter 8042 0
aes_generic 26002 1 aes_x86_64
aes_x86_64 7340 1
arc4 1274 2
asb100 11196 0
asus_atk0110 7142 0
atxp1 3120 0
backlight 3744 1 video
battery 10723 0
button 4247 1 i915
cfg80211 140836 2 iwlwifi,mac80211
container 2293 0
coretemp 5118 0
dm_mod 57890 0
drm 154194 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
drm_kms_helper 21576 1 i915
ehci_hcd 32610 0
fan 2274 0
genrtc 3463 0
hwmon_vid 2004 2 atxp1,asb100
i2c_algo_bit 4448 1 i915
i2c_core 16207 7 i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit,atxp1,asb100,i2c_i801
i2c_i801 7262 0
i915 299348 2
intel_agp 10320 1 i915
intel_gtt 11801 3 i915,intel_agp
iwlwifi 164481 0
joydev 8615 0
mac80211 160533 1 iwlwifi
pcspkr 1699 0
processor 18963 0
rfkill 13268 1 cfg80211
sg 21044 0
snd 47299 7 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_hda_codec 57215 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 21200 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 181014 1
snd_hda_intel 19808 0
snd_hwdep 5046 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_page_alloc 5977 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_pcm 56377 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 15481 1 snd_pcm
thermal 7658 0
usb_common 850 1 usbcore
usbcore 121446 2 ehci_hcd
video 10959 1 i915

As you can see, coretemp is loaded.
I read on some forums that you can manually control the fan speed.

I will start some extensive process, to see if the fan will kick.

>
> Regards,
> Florian Philipp
>

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