Fan-Control-Daemon

Introduction

This is an enhanced version of rvega's Fan-Control-Daemon, which itself is an enhanced version of Allan McRae mbpfan

Fan-Control-Daemon is a daemon that uses input from coretemp module and sets the fan speed using the applesmc module. This enhanced version assumes any number of processors and fans (max. 10).

• It only uses the temperatures from the processors as input.
• It requires coretemp and applesmc kernel modules to be loaded.
• It requires root use
• It daemonizes or stays in foreground
• Verbose mode for both syslog and stdout

Compile Instructions

Compile with make

Manually compile with gcc -o bin/mbpfan src/mbpfan.c -lm

Run The Tests (Recommended)

It is recommended to run the tests before installing the program sudo ./bin/mbpfan -t

Install Instructions

Install with sudo make install

It actually copies mbpfan to /usr/sbin.

An init file suitable for /lib/lsb/init-functions (Debian & Ubuntu fur sure) is located in the main folder of the source files. It is called mbpfan.init.debian Rename it to mbpfan, give it execution permissions (chmod +x mbpfan) and move it to /etc/init.d Then, add it to the default runlevels with sudo update-rc.d mbpfan defaults (Ubuntu example)

An init file suitable for Fedora (and probably RedHat) can be found in the file mbpfan.init.fedora

Run Instructions

If not installed, run with sudo bin/mbpfan

If installed, manually run with sudo mbpfan

If installed and using the init file, run with (Ubuntu example) sudo service mbpfan start

Usage

Usage: ./mbpfan OPTION(S) -h Show the help screen -f Run in foreground -t Run the tests -v Be (a lot) verbose

License

GNU General Public License version 3

Based On

• http://allanmcrae.com/2010/05/simple-macbook-pro-fan-daemon/
• http://allanmcrae.com/2011/08/mbp-fan-daemon-update/
• https://launchpad.net/macfanctld
• http://paste2.org/p/862259
• http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/