

If thinkfan is not running, check its status with the following command: systemctl status thinkfan service Restart and confirm thinkfan is running by entering the following command: service -status-all The settings I use are: hwmon /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_hwmon/hwmon/hwmon3/temp1_input Scroll to the bottom of this file and change the sensors and temperature settings as desired. Customize the sensors, temperature ranges and fan speeds that thinkfan uses by editing /etc/nf by entering the following command: nano -w /etc/nfĩ. Find the names of temperature sensors with the following command: find /sys/devices -type f -name "temp*_input"Ĩ. If you are running Ubuntu 15.04 or later, enable the systemd daemon thinkfan with the following command: systemctl enable rviceħ. Edit this file by entering the following command: nano -w /etc/default/thinkfanĦ. Enable fan control with these two commands: echo "options thinkpad_acpi fan_control=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/thinkpad_nf modprobe thinkpad_acpiĥ. Set thinkfan to run at startup by changing START=no to START=yes in /etc/defaults/thinkfan (add this line if it doesn’t already exist).
#UBUNTU FANCONTROL INSTALL INSTALL#
Install thinkfan with the following command apt-get install thinkfanĤ. Install lm-sensors with the following command apt-get install lm-sensorsģ.


Open the Terminal and enter the following command sudo bashĢ. Thinkfan will regulate fan speeds and provide cooler and quieter operation of the ThinkPad T430sġ. THINKPAD T430S UBUNTU CONFIGURATION GUIDES
