Support #836
Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 8 years ago
I recently needed to add fan control support to a Dell Inspiron on Arch Linux in order to get the fans to idle properly. This is a guide on how I set up the Fan Control.
h2. Prepare the Environment
* Make sure the system is up to date:
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pacman -Syu
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* Install "yaourt":https://project.altservice.com/issues/509
h2. Install i8kutils
* Install i8kutils from the AUR:
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yaourt -S i8kutils
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* Edit the i8kmon config:
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sudo nano /etc/i8kutils/i8kmon.conf:
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#* Enable the fan control option permanently:
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set config(auto) 1
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h3. i8kmon Service
* Create the i8kmon.service file:
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sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/i8kmon.service
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#* And add the following:
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[Unit]
Description=i8kmon
[Service]
#ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/smm 30a3 # uncomment to disable BIOS fan control
ExecStart=/usr/bin/i8kmon -d
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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h2. Resources
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fan_speed_control#i8kutils
* https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=114316