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post #1 of 29
5/21/07 at 12:46am
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Hey is there a way to use i8kfangui or somthing like it on ubuntu 7? i'm on an inspiron 9400 and fan control is extremely important to me. btw I just installed linux for the first time today.. so i'm a huge n00b with linux
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post #2 of 29
5/21/07 at 1:11am
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Originally Posted by jbnc
Hey is there a way to use i8kfangui or somthing like it on ubuntu 7? i'm on an inspiron 9400 and fan control is extremely important to me. btw I just installed linux for the first time today.. so i'm a huge n00b with linux

Yes

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12. Can I control the fan?
\tYes! The 2.4 kernel now comes with an Inspiron 8000 driver (might work
\ton other Dell laptops too) that lets you monitor the temperature of
\tyour laptop, and control the two fans. By default, both fans are
\tautomatically controlled by the system, but you can play with them
\tif you want. You can download the GUI controller software at:
\t\thttp://www.diefer.de/micha_henze/i8kfangui.html
\tLook for a package called 'i8kutils' (Debian users can just apt-get
\t'i8kutils') (Thanks Jochen)
http://www.linux-laptop.net/hosted/l...l-laptops.html

Also, try

dellfand: Dell laptop fan regulator for linux
http://dellfand.dinglisch.net/
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post #3 of 29
5/21/07 at 1:41am
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lol i know this is gonna sound extremely silly... but I have no idea how to install this on linux. I downloaded the i8kutils.. now what?
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post #4 of 29
5/21/07 at 2:07am
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Originally Posted by jbnc
lol i know this is gonna sound extremely silly... but I have no idea how to install this on linux. I downloaded the i8kutils.. now what?

Is "this" dellfand or something else?
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post #5 of 29
5/21/07 at 4:05pm
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i downloaded the file i8kutils_1.25.tar.gz from the first link you sent. Is that the correct one? I have now no idea what to do with that file
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post #6 of 29
5/21/07 at 5:36pm
basically follow this, its pretty much step by step: http://dellfand.dinglisch.net/#download or straight off ubuntuforums:
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Fan and temp control 1. sudo apt-get install i8kutils gkrellm gkrellm-i8k 2. sudo modprobe i8k force=1 3. sudo gedit /etc/modules 4. add the following line to the end of the file: i8k force=1 5. go to System > Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs 6. Click ADD and put the command: gkrellm Now you will see the GKrellm utility load at startup and you can then configure your fan thresholds in settings - plugins - Dell i8k
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post #7 of 29
5/22/07 at 4:47am
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Extract with

tar xvf dellfand-0.7.tar.bz2

Build with

cd dellfand-0.7; make




Thats the directions on the website... I tried doing that but

g++ -Wall -02 dellfand.cc -0 dellfand
make: g++; Command not found
make: *** [dellfand] Error 127

What am I doing wrong?
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post #8 of 29
5/22/07 at 4:48am
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also i tried the

1. sudo apt-get install i8kutils gkrellm gkrellm-i8k

but i get

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package i8kutils

what does that mean?
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post #9 of 29
5/22/07 at 6:11pm
what does it mean? read the E: line.... thats exactly what it means. can't say it clearer myself. Simply put i am guessing you're using default mirrors. get automatix (getautomatix.com) and install and use it to set up all the junk you need/want, then using their repo sources you should be able to find i8kutils

as for trying to compile it yourself...again read what is says "g++ make missing" in other words, you don't have a compiler installed. to resolve that issue do "sudo apt-get install build-essential"
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post #10 of 29
5/22/07 at 6:25pm
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I have automatix. what do you mean by using their repo sources i should be able to find i8kutils? i'm sorry.. but i really am completely new to linux and am now trying to learn these things..
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post #11 of 29
5/23/07 at 9:03pm
https://support.dell.com/support/top...=us&l=en&s=gen
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post #12 of 29
5/24/07 at 1:27pm
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huh?
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post #13 of 29
5/27/07 at 12:37pm
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Originally Posted by jbnc
huh?

The software that you install in linux comes from places called repositories. There are default ones (which have completely free licenses) and there are others which have more restrictive licenses, don't come with source, or are completely proprietary.

Since you mention using Ubuntu 7 (7.04, ie the current one) you should already be set up to use the universe, multiverse and restricted repositories.

If you compile software from source, you also need compilers and suchlike software development tools. g++ is the GNU C++ compiler. If its not found, the means it has not been installed (Ubuntu, unlike most other Linux distributions, doesn't ship with compilers etc by default).
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post #14 of 29
5/27/07 at 6:04pm
Hmm, didn't know i8k was on linux...that's one more plus I guess
Linux is my primary OS now but I must say, I still revert to windows for power management and other features such as controlling cpu voltage, powermizer, disabling touchpad with usb mouse
(p.s. - yes I am aware of wine and nvclock)

Edit: And to make matters worse, I have just found an actual lcd dimmer in windows
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post #15 of 29
5/27/07 at 7:59pm
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ohh okay I understand the repositories thing now but can somebody post exactly all the commands i must put in, in order to get i8k downloaded and running plz.
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post #16 of 29
5/31/07 at 12:20am
I'll dig out the post I got from the Linux forums, you need to force the app to work within gkrellm.

It works fine for me in Festy - Phil
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post #17 of 29
6/4/07 at 10:02pm
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that'd be great man, thanks
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post #18 of 29
6/10/07 at 9:33pm
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hmm anyone else out there? i'm sorry if i sound like i'm rushing.. but i've been trying to figure this out for so long now and i'm on the verge of uninstalling linux because without this program i dont want to use it.
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post #19 of 29
6/10/07 at 10:44pm
Google "enabling extra repositories" and then refer to post #6
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post #20 of 29
6/11/07 at 5:33am
Sorry - have been busy - here is the link

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=433671

You need to install and then use the script to force it to run - worked for me no issues. Only problem was that the fan control worked in deg F but would not run properly in deg C - go figure
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