Ubuntu Fan Control with GKrellM
Switching to Ubuntu: Ubuntu Fan Control with GKrellM
Now that the hardware is in order, its right back to userland. It was time for my initial sessions with my shiny new desktop, gnome. The first time gnome and I met on this system, the the main desktop area was refreshingly simple; it was nearly a complete sea of brown. I loved it.
As gnome and I got acquainted, I noticed two things about my computer, the first being the heat. I quickly realized it was getting... HOT! Yikes. I listen and... no fan. So, searching leads me to GKrellM.
Now that the hardware is in order, its right back to userland. It was time for my initial sessions with my shiny new desktop, gnome. The first time gnome and I met on this system, the the main desktop area was refreshingly simple; it was nearly a complete sea of brown. I loved it.
As gnome and I got acquainted, I noticed two things about my computer, the first being the heat. I quickly realized it was getting... HOT! Yikes. I listen and... no fan. So, searching leads me to GKrellM.
To install this program search your Package Manager
for gkrellm, and check the gkrellm and the gkrellm-i8k packages for
installation. After installing, I opened $EDITOR and saved the
following to ~/bin/fan:
#!/bin/sh
sudo modprobe i8k force=1
gkrellm &
GKrellM is a great little tool that that lets me view or even control all types of information about my system. I use it to watch the processor load, and control the processor and graphics card fans (I use 'free -m' and 'df -h' for memory and disk usage).
After installing GKrellM I had to do a bit of configuration, but I'll leave that to you.
So, Ubuntu-- for heating up my machine without telling me, but Ubuntu+++++ for GKrellM!
#!/bin/sh
sudo modprobe i8k force=1
gkrellm &
GKrellM is a great little tool that that lets me view or even control all types of information about my system. I use it to watch the processor load, and control the processor and graphics card fans (I use 'free -m' and 'df -h' for memory and disk usage).
After installing GKrellM I had to do a bit of configuration, but I'll leave that to you.
So, Ubuntu-- for heating up my machine without telling me, but Ubuntu+++++ for GKrellM!
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