############################################################################## # thinkfan Example Config File # ============================ # # Please read the config manpage thinkfan.conf(5) before playing around with # this. # # This is NOT a working config file that can just be copied. It is only meant # to give a rough idea what can be done. In particular, don't copy & paste the # fan speed config! Think about what you're doing. # # If you don't know what temperatures are right for your system, you should # not be using thinkfan! ############################################################################## ############################################################################## # Sensor Drivers and Temperature Inputs # ===================================== # # ATTENTION: The order in which sensors are specified here is significant when # specifying the fan speeds further below! # # There are multiple ways in which a temperature input can be specified. An # example for each is given below. # # The "correction:" and "optional:" keywords may be specified on any type of # sensor. sensors: # LM Sensors # ========== # Temperatures can be read directly from Linux drivers through the LM sensors. # # To configure this, install "lm-sensors" and "libsensors", then # run "sensors-detect", then run "sensors". # To build thinkfan from sources, you'll also need to install "libsensors-dev" # or equivalent package for your distribution. # # For example, the following output of "sensors": # ... # thinkpad-isa-0000 # Adapter: ISA adapter # fan1: 2618 RPM # fan2: 2553 RPM # CPU: +63.0 C # GPU 1: +55.0 C # temp3: +68.0 C # temp4: +0.0 C # temp5: +60.0 C # temp6: +64.0 C # temp7: +67.0 C # temp8: +0.0 C # ... # would result in the following configuration: - chip: thinkpad-isa-0000 ids: [ CPU, "GPU 1", temp3, temp4, temp5, temp6, temp7, temp8 ] # hwmon: Full path to a temperature file (single sensor). # ======================================================= # Disadvantage is that the index in "hwmon0" depends on the load order of # the driver modules, which may change across bootups on some systems. - hwmon: /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input # hwmon: Path to a complete driver folder # ======================================= # Individual sensors need to be picked out with the "indices:" keyword. # This can be used with a stable path that does not depend on driver load # order. However certain drivers may not appear under such a stable path. - hwmon: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:27:00.0/hwmon indices: [1, 2, 5, 6] # adds 4 temperature sensors correction: [0, 0, 0, -5] # add -5 °C to temp6_input # hwmon: Base path with name-based search # ======================================= # Thinkfan will search under the given path for a hwmon driver that has a # file called "name" which contains the given name. This method should work # with all hwmon drivers and is robust against driver load order. - hwmon: /sys/class/hwmon name: k10temp indices: [1] # Sensors can also be optional, e.g. in case of removable hardware - hwmon: /sys/class/block/sdc/device/hwmon indices: [1] optional: true # don't exit if the sensor can't be read # atasmart: Read the temperature from a hard disk via S.M.A.R.T # ============================================================= # Note that this is unreasonably CPU-intensive. Since Linux 5.6, the kernel # can report the temperatures of hard disks via the hwmon interface (see the # example above), which should be preferred if available. # # This is only available if thinkfan was compiled with USE_ATASMART enabled. - atasmart: /dev/sda # tpacpi: Legacy interface to the thinkpad_acpi driver # ==================================================== # Particularly on older Thinkpad laptops, this interface may give access to # 8-16 temperature sensors, but it may be hard to tell where/what exactly # they measure. # Some documentation for older models may be found at the thinkpad wiki: # https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors # # Note that the hwmon interface is to be preferred nowadays. - tpacpi: /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal # Some of the temperature entries in /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal may be # irrelevant or unused, so individual ones can be selected: indices: [1, 2, 3, 4] # nvml: The proprietary nVidia driver # =================================== # Temperatures can be read directly from nVidia GPUs that run with the # proprietary driver. The "nvml:" entry must specify the PCI bus ID of the # GPU (can be found with lspci) # # Note that this does not work with the open-source "nouveau" driver. Open # source drivers should support the hwmon interface instead (see above). - nvml: 27:00.0 ############################################################################## ############################################################################## # Fan Drivers # =========== # # Currently, thinkfan supports only one fan, but support for multiple fans is # in development and will be released soon. For the time being, the examples # given below are mutually exclusive. # fans: # hwmon: Full path to a PWM file # ============================== # Also subject to the potential problem with driver load order (see above) - hwmon: /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/pwm1 # hwmon: Path to a complete driver folder # ======================================= - hwmon: /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/hwmon indices: [1] # Use pwm1 # hwmon: Base path with name-based search # ======================================= - hwmon: /sys/class/hwmon name: amdgpu indices: [1] # tpacpi: Thinkpad-specific fan interface # ======================================= # Currently, this is the only way to use disengaged and automatic mode on # thinkpads. - tpacpi: /proc/acpi/ibm/fan ############################################################################## ############################################################################## # Fan Speeds (simple mode) # ======================== # # In simple mode, each entry is a [FANSPEED, LOWER_LIMIT, UPPER_LIMIT] tuple. # This is a quick way to configure a small system like a laptop, where the # temperature ratings for all monitored devices are similar. Only the highest # temperature found across all sensors will be compared against these limits. # All other temperatures are ignored. # # Correction values on individual sensors (see above) may be used to equalize # small discrepancies in temperature ratings. # # The FANSPEED values in this example are valid for the thinkpad_acpi fan # driver only (see above) # levels: - [0, 0, 50] - ["level auto", 45, 75] - ["level disengaged", 70, 255] ############################################################################## ############################################################################## # Fan Speeds (detailed mode) # ========================== # # It is generally advisable to configure the temperature limits for each # sensor individually. # # The speed values used here range from 0 to 255, which is valid for the PWM # control files used by hwmon-based drivers. # # The temperatures specified in upper_limit and lower_limit apply to the # sensors in the same order in which they were specified in the "sensors:" # section above, and their length must match the total number of sensors that # have been configured. # levels: - speed: 0 upper_limit: [50, 50, 50] - speed: 100 lower_limit: [45, 45, 45] upper_limit: [65, 65, 65] - speed: 255 lower_limit: [60, 60, 60] ##############################################################################