How do you install thinkfan in Qubes?

bxvrecaji6 · June 22, 2021, 1:54am

Hello. How do you install thinkfan in Qubes? I tried rpm -i in dom0, but i got these errors:

rpm -i thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.32)(64bit) is needed by thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.33)(64bit) is needed by thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.34)(64bit) is needed by thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64
libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.13)(64bit) is needed by thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.26)(64bit) is needed by thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.29)(64bit) is needed by thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64
libyaml-cpp.so.0.6()(64bit) is needed by thinkfan-1.2.2-1.fc35.x86_64

How can i fix that? And get thinkfan running. These links help me some.
https://wiki.loopback.org/display/KB/Mitigate+annoying+fan+noise+on+Tinkpad+running+Qubes+OS

github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues

CPU Overheating - Thinkpad

opened 06:37PM - 25 Feb 20 UTC

closed 06:35AM - 18 Sep 20 UTC

bluesteal

C: other P: default R: not an issue T: bug hardware support

### Qubes OS version: R4.0 ### Affected component(s) or functionality: Intel i7 CPU, graphics display --- ### Steps to reproduce the behavior: This issue seems to be happening when a sufficient number of applications are launched, causing a sufficient level of CPU load, which results in overheating and a subsequent system crash. ### Expected or desired behavior: CPU temperatures between 40 - 65 Celsius; when sufficient load is reached, CPU temperature spikes to 90 - 100 degrees Celsius; when this temperature is reached, it forces a shutdown. ### Actual behavior: CPU utilization causes CPU overheating and forced shutdown. ### General notes: Thinkpad X230 Fedora Kernel Version - 4.19.80-1 What is an appropriate CPU temperature? Is it possible to adjust CPU fan speed in Dom-0? --- ### I have consulted the following relevant [documentation](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/): Thinkpad Troubleshooting documentation ### I am aware of the following related, [non-duplicate](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/reporting-bugs/#new-issues-should-not-be-duplicates-of-existing-issues) issues: None reported

Also… If qubes had the newest version of fedora as dom0 and not an old one, maybe this issue could been avoided overall? How can i update the dependencies?
Thanks!

unman · June 22, 2021, 10:47am

qubes-dom0-update thinkfan
Run it just the same way you would on any Fedora system.

bxvrecaji6 · June 22, 2021, 3:45pm

Much appreciated! So is this the way to install in dom0 then? Not rpm -i. I followed the wrong directions online earlier… This worked brilliant. Many thanks! I need to read the manual sometime. Thinkfan is up and running now thanks to your help. I’m new in fedora and linux.

unman · June 22, 2021, 4:04pm

It’s almost always the right way to install in to dom0 - because dom0
has no network access, qubes-dom0-update proxies rpm commands to an
updateVM which fetches the packages, and passes them back to dom0 for
processing.
It’s also a way to update dom0 at the command line - better to use the
Updater tool.

If this is the first time you are using thinkfan, you will likely need to
do some tweaking of the config file at /etc/thinkfan.conf : to make
sure you are using the right monitors, and that your thresholds are
sensible.

bxvrecaji6 · June 22, 2021, 6:33pm

Great. Thanks unman! I did set it all up. I just needed help with installing it mostly. Thanks again! I will remember this. How to install in dom0.

deeplow · June 23, 2021, 11:51am

Relevant documentation:

alfonsius · January 24, 2022, 4:47pm

CPU is over heating after last update from Qubes 4.1 rc3 to Qubes 4.1 rc4 before the fan where very quite
thanks in advance for your help
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deeplow · January 24, 2022, 9:01pm

Has that been reported somewhere? It might be good to report so developers know this is an issue with the release candidate.

alfonsius · January 26, 2022, 4:56pm

As the issue was present only in the fedora34 qubes.
I resolved it, doing a clean reinstalling of the Fedora34 template,
2nd I did a clone of Fedora34 template; in the clone template I did installed all the need apps for work. In that way I avoided to corrupt the Fedora34 Template with unverified software and/or sources, because Fedora34 is used as template for other qubes as sysnet, etc.

qinix · November 20, 2023, 2:38am

Installed thinkfan as described above. Enabled the service via

sudo systemctl enable thinkfan

After a reboot it still not worked (systemctl status thinkfan). There were some error messages about a non-existent /proc/acpi/ibm/fan file (although it is there). Also, it was not possible to restart thinkpad_acpi via

sudo modprobe -r thinkpad_acpi && sudo modprobe thinkpad_acpi

It turned out that in /etc/modprobe.d/thinkfan.conf

force_load=1

should be set in order to get thinkfan to start (options thinkpad_acpi fan_control=1 force_load=1).

As mentioned above /etc/thinkfan.conf should be configured and tweaked as desired. These settings were given for an x230 in a linux tutorial:

tp_fan /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
hwmon /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp

(0,     0,      42)
(1,     40,     47)
(2,     45,     52)
(3,     50,     57)
(4,     55,     62)
(5,     60,     72)
(6,     65,     77)
(7,     70,     80)
(127,   75,     32767)

I cannot confirm if they work properly as I’m still testing them. Btw the command sensors delivers temperature values and there is also a sensors widget available for the panel. My x230 tends to overheat lately. I guess I need to re-paste soon. For checking how thinkfan works use sudo systemctl stop thinkfan. After it has stopped and fan control is not in use, it can be re-started while showing the configured fan control level via (temperature values given above are too low for an easily overheating machine leading to a noisy fan)

sudo thinkfan -n

gonzalo-bulnes · December 22, 2023, 8:55pm

A post was merged into an existing topic: Thinkpad Fan noise