Ubuntu and Thinkpad X30: No fan

[Dietmar G. Matzke]

Just press Fn and F10 (should be the same on X30 and X50) together and 
watch (and report) the on-screen-display.

Eaves Landry schrieb:
> ok I am a total linux noob so forgive me. where is the silent mode FN 
> key and how do I check it for you?
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> Dietmar G. Matzke wrote:
>> Eaves Landry schrieb:
>>> It seems taht on my laptop the fan does not kick on under dapper 
>>> unless the cpu temp is so hot that I can barely touch the bottom of 
>>> the laptop with my hand. there are no fan settings in the bios and I 
>>> have the latest bios. acpi must be running but suspend etc work 
>>> fine. Is there a util to control the fan from with linux and if so 
>>> maybe the temp that it is prompted to turn on is set to high?
>>>
>>>
>> Hi Eaves,
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>> as I am writing this, I am sitting in Front of a X50, which is very 
>> similar to your X30. Power/Fan/Temp-Controls are working pretty well. 
>> Even the "Silent-Mode" is selectable.
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>> Could you post something about the function of the "Silent-Mode" 
>> FN-Key? If this is selected, the Fan is kept off as long as it could 
>> be. Thus: heat is increased to the utmost limit.
>>
>> Keep us informed
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Dietmar
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