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Manually control Mac Book Pro laptop fan from linux
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| # First su in as root | |
| sudo su | |
| # Then set fan control to manual mode | |
| echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_manual | |
| # Then set the fan speed to any value between fan1_min and fan1_max. To view these values | |
| cat /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_min | |
| cat /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_max | |
| # Set the fan speed by writing to fan1_output | |
| echo 6200 > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_output | |
| (6200 is my max fan speed) |
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doesn't work as is. but a good reference.