Fan control issues (fan stuck at 257 RPM) with Thinkpad Yoga S1

[Colin Law]

On 22 May 2016 at 16:55, Thomas SIMON <ubuntu.oothjz at fastmail.fm> wrote:
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> Thomas
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> ----- Original message -----
> From: Thomas SIMON <thomas.simon at fastmail.net>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Fan control issues (fan stuck at 257 RPM) with Thinkpad Yoga S1
> Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 17:55:22 +0200
>
> Dear all,
>
> Would you be able to advise on a fan issue that I've noticed with my
> computer (Lenovo Yoga S1)? I've posted a full description on
> askubuntu.com
> (https://askubuntu.com/questions/775964/fan-stuck-at-257-rpm-thinkpad-yoga-s1-and-ubuntu-16-04)
> but in short, I've tried all solutions I've found on the internet to try
> to manually set my fan at another speed since it seems the automatic
> control doesn't work.

Does the fan start immediately on booting, or does it work up to that
speed over a period?

If it works up to it does system monitor (or top in a terminal) show
that the processor is being hogged?

Colin


>
> Indeed, the fan never seem to change speed, on 16.04, I think it used to
> change fine on previous versions, but I can't remember with any
> certainty. At any rate, I can't manually change the speed of the fan and
> I think I've pretty much tried all solutions (at least all easy ones or
> that didn't required in-depth knowledge of modules & linux kernel).
>
> Thanks a lot in advance,
>
> Thomas
>
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