Saturday, July 14, 2012

Lenovo Thinkpad Fan Speed Control under Linux

Note: Written and tested with Ubuntu 12.04.
  • Install thinkfan:
sudo apt-get install thinkfan
  • Start thinkfan:
sudo thinkfan
  • Change fan speed to a custom level (0 through 7):
echo level 1 | sudo tee /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
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