In my build notes for my laptop, I have the following for thinkfan: # Turn on sensors sudo apt-get install lm_sensors sudo sensors-detect # Say "yes" to everything # Install fan control sudo apt-get install thinkfan vi /etc/default/thinkfan # Set "START" to "yes" # Under "#sensor ...", add: # sensor /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp1_input # sensor /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp2_input # sensor /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp3_input # sensor /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp4_input # sensor /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp5_input # sensor /sys/devices/virtual/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input # sensor /sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp echo 'options thinkpad_acpi fan_control=1' > /etc/modprobe.d/thinkfan.conf Basically, let the kernel load it as a module and use the lm_sensors hook to make sure that it runs properly. -Josh More On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Michael Greenly <mgreenly at gmail.com>wrote: > A quick and dirty approach that may work is creating a cron job for root > that uses the @reboot syntax > > http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-execute-cron-job-after-system-reboot/ > > The more proper approach would be writing an init script but obviously > that's more involved. > > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Olwe Bottorff <galanolwe at yahoo.com>wrote: > >> I've installed via apt-get an app that controls the cpu fan (thinkfan). >> Now I'd like /usr/sbin/thinkfan to run at bootup without me having to start >> it by hand at the command line. As I understand, it takes root privilege, >> i.e., at the command like I start it with >sudo /usr/sbin/thinkfan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> > > > -- > Michael Greenly > http://logic-refinery.com > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120311/3c08a873/attachment.html>