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68 lines
1.8 KiB
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Fan-Control-Daemon
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Introduction
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This is an enhanced version of [rvega's Fan-Control-Daemon](https://github.com/rvega/Fan-Control-Daemon),
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which itself is an enhanced version of [Allan McRae mbpfan](http://allanmcrae.com/2010/05/simple-macbook-pro-fan-daemon/)
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Fan-Control-Daemon is a daemon that uses input from coretemp module and sets the fan speed using the applesmc module.
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This enhanced version assumes any number of processors and fans (max. 10).
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* It only uses the temperatures from the processors as input.
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* It requires coretemp and applesmc kernel modules to be loaded.
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* It requires root use
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Compile Instructions
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Compile with
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make
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Manually compile with
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gcc -o bin/mbpfan src/mbpfan.c -lm
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Install Instructions
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Install with
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sudo make install
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It actually copies mbpfan to /usr/sbin.
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An init file suitable for /lib/lsb/init-functions (Debian & Ubuntu fur sure)
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Is located in the main folder of the source files. It is called mbpfan.init.
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Rename it to mbpfan, give it execution permissions (chmod +x mbpfan)
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and move it to /etc/init.d
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Then, add it to the default runlevels with sudo update-rc.d mbpfan defaults (Ubuntu example)
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Run Instructions
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If not installed, run with
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sudo bin/mbpfan
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If installed, manually run with
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sudo mbpfan
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If installed and using the init file, run with (Ubuntu example)
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sudo service mbpfan start
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License
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GNU General Public License version 3
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Based On
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* http://allanmcrae.com/2010/05/simple-macbook-pro-fan-daemon/
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* http://allanmcrae.com/2011/08/mbp-fan-daemon-update/
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* https://launchpad.net/macfanctld
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* http://paste2.org/p/862259
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* http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/
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