Lubuntu: acerhdf.conf

Morten Bjerremann Nielsen linux.bin.bash at gmail.com
Wed Jun 4 23:17:43 UTC 2014


Thanks again for the reply.

I have looked a bit in the bios, but haven't found any settings that
would allow control over the fans in any way.

When I have some time, I might look into the ACPI control a bit.

Let me know, if you succeed in finding a solution before I do ;)

-- 

Med venlig hilsen / Best regards

Morten Bjerremann Nielsen

On Tue, 2014-06-03 at 12:42 -0400, John Hupp wrote:
> See my follow-up post, "Laptop ACPI fan control," for a new summary of
> things.  And I'm still studying the matter, even for my own sake.  
> 
> But you have arrived at the point where lm-sensors is saying that it
> can't do anything for you except read the CPU temp.
> 
> If the Acer BIOS does not provide fan control (you've already looked
> at that?), then the only other "easy" venue would be control via ACPI.
> Many laptops don't support this.  However, I see that Acer often does.
> Check to see if /proc/acpi/fan exists and what, if any contents it
> has.  Likewise with /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/trip_points.
> 
> On 6/3/2014 12:05 PM, Morten Bjerremann Nielsen wrote:
> 
> > Hey John.
> > 
> > Sorry for the late response -work took up the most of my time.
> > 
> > When I run the "sudo sensors-detect" the result is this(Yes to all):
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Now follows a summary of the probes I have just done.
> > Just press ENTER to continue: 
> > 
> > Driver `coretemp':
> >   * Chip `Intel digital thermal sensor' (confidence: 9)
> > 
> > To load everything that is needed, add this to /etc/modules:
> > #----cut here----
> > # Chip drivers
> > coretemp
> > #----cut here----
> > If you have some drivers built into your kernel, the list above will
> > contain too many modules. Skip the appropriate ones!
> > 
> > Do you want to add these lines automatically to /etc/modules? (yes/NO)
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > But when choose to add it to the /etc/modules nothing happens.
> > And it looks like to me, that it only detects thermal sensors, and no
> > pwm controllers. Or am I just missing something here? :)
> > 
> > -- Med venlig hilsen / Best regards Morten Bjerremann Nielsen On
> > Fri, 2014-05-30 at 20:20 -0400, John Hupp wrote: 
> > > > You say that you installed lm-sensors (and fancontrol, although I
> > > > think fancontrol is simply part of the lm-sensors package) and detail
> > > > some things about lsmod and the desired fan control settings.
> > > > 
> > > > But when you ran sensors-detect, what did it detect, and what if any
> > > > modules did it proposed to install?
> > > > 
> > > > I say this because the README warns regarding laptops:
> > > > 
> > > > HARDWARE SUPPORT
> > > > ----------------
> > > >     
> > > >     To find out what hardware you have, just run 'sensors-detect' as
> > > > root.
> > > >     
> > > >     Most modern mainboards incorporate some form of hardware
> > > > monitoring chips.
> > > >     These chips read things like chip temperatures, fan rotation
> > > > speeds and
> > > >     voltage levels. There are quite a few different chips which can be
> > > > used by
> > > >     mainboard builders for approximately the same results.
> > > >     
> > > >     Laptops, on the other hand, rarely expose any hardware monitoring
> > > >     chip. They often have some BIOS and/or ACPI magic to get the CPU
> > > >     temperature value, but that's about it. For such laptops, the
> > > > lm-sensors
> > > >     package is of no use (sensors-detect will not find anything), and
> > > > you have
> > > >     to use acpi instead.
> > > >     
> > > >     This package doesn't contain chip-specific knowledge. It will
> > > > support all
> > > >     the hardware monitoring chips your kernel has drivers for. In
> > > > other words,
> > > >     if you find out that you have unsupported hardware (e.g.
> > > > sensors-detect
> > > >     told you so) then it means that you need a more recent kernel, or
> > > > you
> > > >     even need to wait for a new kernel driver to be written. Updating
> > > > the
> > > >     lm-sensors package itself will not help.
> > > >     
> > > > 
> > > > On 5/29/2014 4:34 AM, Morten Bjerremann Nielsen wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > > Thank you, for the answer Israel.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I will try to give you the info, in this reply :)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > My CPU is a 64bit (Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3337U CPU @ 1.80GHz).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The output of the lshw is attached as a text file, with this reply.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I haven't had this running on any previous version, but i'm currently
> > > > > > running Linux V5-572G 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2
> > > > > > 23:30:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > It's my first time running Lubuntu on this computer.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Hope you can help.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -- Med venlig hilsen / Best regards Morten Bjerremann Nielsen On
> > > > > > Tue, 2014-05-27 at 20:47 -0500, Israel wrote: 
> > > > > > > > > > Hi, it would help to know more about your processor... it looks like you
> > > > > > > > > > have intel, so is it 32bit or 64?
> > > > > > > > > > a more exact model name would also be helpful, to others who know more
> > > > > > > > > > about this...
> > > > > > > > > > The command lshw (or rather 'sudo lshw') will list out your hardware. 
> > > > > > > > > > please run it as sudo, so a more complete output it generated.
> > > > > > > > > > you can output it into a file by running something like:
> > > > > > > > > > sudo lshw > lshw.txt
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks!  Also, it is usually very useful to know the exact Kernel and
> > > > > > > > > > version of the OS you are using
> > > > > > > > > > uname -a will show all the info about the kernel version
> > > > > > > > > > and I am guessing you might be using 14.04...
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Also... have you had this working in a previous version, or is this the
> > > > > > > > > > first time you have used Lubuntu on this computer?
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > On 05/27/2014 12:42 PM, Morten Bjerremann Nielsen wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to get the "acerhdf.conf" to work on my Acer Aspire V5-572G.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've installed the "lm-sensors" and "fancontrol" as well, but nothing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > works.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > My wish, is for the fans to constantly run a little, because i game a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > lot and wan't my computer to run cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is the settings I wish to use:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "options acerhdf kernelmode = 1 fanon = 45000 fanoff = 40000"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > And this is the output of "lsmod":
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Module                  Size  Used by
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ctr                    13049  3 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ccm                    17773  3 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > bbswitch               13943  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > dm_crypt               23177  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > acer_wmi               32522  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > sparse_keymap          13948  1 acer_wmi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > rfcomm                 69160  8 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > intel_rapl             18773  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > bnep                   19624  2 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > x86_pkg_temp_thermal    14205  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > intel_powerclamp       14705  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > kvm_intel             143060  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > kvm                   451511  1 kvm_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > crct10dif_pclmul       14289  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > crc32_pclmul           13113  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ghash_clmulni_intel    13259  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hda_codec_hdmi     46207  1 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hda_codec_realtek    61438  1 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > aesni_intel            55624  379 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > aes_x86_64             17131  1 aesni_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > lrw                    13286  1 aesni_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > gf128mul               14951  1 lrw
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > glue_helper            13990  1 aesni_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ablk_helper            13597  1 aesni_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > cryptd                 20359  189
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hda_intel          52355  1 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hda_codec         192906  3
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > uvcvideo               80885  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hwdep              13602  1 snd_hda_codec
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > videobuf2_vmalloc      13216  1 uvcvideo
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > binfmt_misc            17468  1 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > joydev                 17381  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > videobuf2_memops       13362  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_pcm               102099  3
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > serio_raw              13462  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > videobuf2_core         40664  1 uvcvideo
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_page_alloc         18710  2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > videodev              134688  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_seq_midi           13324  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_seq_midi_event     14899  1 snd_seq_midi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > arc4                   12608  2 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_rawmidi            30144  1 snd_seq_midi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ath3k                  13318  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ath9k                 164164  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > btusb                  32412  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ath9k_common           13551  1 ath9k
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ath9k_hw              453856  2 ath9k_common,ath9k
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > lpc_ich                21080  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ath                    28698  3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > bluetooth             395423  23 bnep,ath3k,btusb,rfcomm
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mac80211              626489  1 ath9k
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_seq                61560  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > rtsx_pci_ms            18151  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_seq_device         14497  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > cfg80211              484040  3 ath,ath9k,mac80211
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_timer              29482  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > memstick               16966  1 rtsx_pci_ms
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd                    69238  13
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > soundcore              12680  1 snd
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mei_me                 18627  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mei                    82274  1 mei_me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > nvidia              10675249  27 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > parport_pc             32701  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > wmi                    19177  1 acer_wmi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ppdev                  17671  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mac_hid                13205  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > coretemp               13435  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > lp                     17759  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > parport                42348  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > hid_generic            12548  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > usbhid                 52616  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > hid                   106148  2 hid_generic,usbhid
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > rtsx_pci_sdmmc         23274  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > i915                  783485  2 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > psmouse               102222  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > i2c_algo_bit           13413  1 i915
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > drm_kms_helper         52758  1 i915
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ahci                   25819  1 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > libahci                32168  1 ahci
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > drm                   302817  5 i915,drm_kms_helper,nvidia
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > r8169                  67581  0 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > rtsx_pci               45956  2 rtsx_pci_ms,rtsx_pci_sdmmc
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mii                    13934  1 r8169
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > video                  19476  2 i915,acer_wmi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope one of you out there has a solution to my problem.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
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