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A simple linux module for monitoring and controlling system and cpu cooling fans under linux.

Supported systems are those containing an SMSC LPC47M10x, LPC47M120, LPC47M13x, or LPC47M14x Super I/O controller chip.  This includes the Intel D815EEA, Intel D815EEA2, Intel D815EFV, and related motherboards.

How do I install it?

• Download the following gzipped tar file:
  
    fan-monitor-1.4.tar.gz


• Unpack the file:
  
    tar zxvf fan-monitor-1.4.tar.gz


• Go to the fan-monitor-1.4 directory:
  
    cd fan-monitor-1.4


• Build the module:
  
    make


• Load the module (you must be root to do this):
  
    insmod fan.o

Success, warning, and/or error messages are in /var/log/messages


• Entries will now be created in /proc/fans.  To see what your system fans are doing:
  
    cat /proc/fans/info

To change the speed of the fans (you must be root to do this):
    echo 30 30 > /proc/fans/dutycycles


• Further information and documentation are in the file:
  
    fan.txt


• To install a start-up script in /etc/rc.d/init.d, the module in /lib/modules/misc, and documentation in /usr/share/doc/fan-monitor, become root and do:  
      make install
  

• Alternative installation RPMS for RedHat 7.3
   fan-monitor-1.4-1.i386.rpm and  fan-monitor-1.4-1.src.rpm
  This can be installed using  rpm -ivh fan-monitor-1.4-1.i386.rpm

Copyright Bruce Allen 2001, 2002
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Physics Department
Released under GPL, June 28, 2001