Re: fan control based on temp

Stefan Seyfried
2004-06-14T07:00:38Z

On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 06:11:12PM -0400, Dan wrote:

> Ok, maybe that didn't fix it - or at least I've run into another
> problem. Sometimes it's saying that the fan's on:
>
> Thermal 1: active[0], 59.0 degrees C

Where du you get this info from? /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/trip_points?
This is not showing if the fan is on or off, but that the trip point
for active cooling is set to 59°C (if i understand this issue correctly).
You will find the fan status in /proc/acpi/fan/*/state
--
Stefan Seyfried

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