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Vaiofand features
* Fully configurable through /etc/vaiofand.conf (temperature thresholds, desired fan speed, frequency of checks)
* Temperature being monitored at all times and fan automatically set to full speed if temperature approaches critical levels to prevent system damage
* Handling temperatures in degrees Celsius, Fahrenheit or even in Kelvins (hardcore physicists supported)
* Ability to run in suspended mode and save unnecessary CPU interrupts when temperature gets low enough for BIOS to slow down the fan by itself
* Full-fledged Unix daemon architecture, robust signal handlers, running in chrooted environment and with dropped privileges
* Running with slightly elevated priority to achieve more consistent cooling results
* Fast, efficient code in C
* Simple installation, including init scripts for major Linux distributions
* On-the-fly reconfiguration capability
* Debugging mode with logging into syslog to facilitate users' tuning
Supported hardware
Vaiofand needs the files /dev/sonypi and /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/fanspeed to be present in your system.
These files may be missing in some of the newest Vaio series. Kernel support for these lines is a bit lacking. Unfortunately vaiofand has absolutely no means of controlling the fan without the necessary support in the kernel.
For list of supported hardware and further information see the official website from here
Install Vaiofand in Ubuntu
For Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) Users
Open the terminal and enter the following command
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vaiofand/ppa
For Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) users
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/vaiofand/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/vaiofand/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Save and exit the file
For Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) users
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/vaiofand/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/vaiofand/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
Save and exit the file
For Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) users
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/vaiofand/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/vaiofand/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Save and exit the file
For Ubuntu 9.04,8.10 and 8.04 users need to add the gpg key using the following command
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DAB23635
Update the source list
sudo apt-get update
Install vaiofand
sudo apt-get install vaiofand
If you want to configure edit /etc/vaiofand.conf file (temperature thresholds, desired fan speed, frequency of checks)
Tried with FW490 using Ubuntu 9.10, but during install it gave the error:
Setting up vaiofand (0.6.3-1) …
vaiofand: Error: Could not open device /dev/sonypi: No such file or directory
Note: Ubuntu 9.10 x64.
cool…now I just need to know the best way to silence my acer laptop fan which as been in overdrive since Jaunty and super overdrive since Karmic 😛
.. or you could just blow hard at a running fan to silence it for ever.. like i did..
Please refer to the official project website at http://vaio-utils.org/fan/ containing most up-to-date information, contact to the author and a bug tracking system.
Thank you, thank you – I was just about to go crazy, The vaio fan was like a jet engine, invading my house, my work, my mind. I’m sure it has caused me permanent deafness. Thanks again.
OMG – it’s too quiet around here – kinda spooky =JK
Hi,
I’ve install correctly, the file fanspeed from sony is there…
But how to control the fanspeed, please
I’ve edit the file but can’t save it….
Pls help (and sorry for poor english)
Thanks
oh my god, PLEASE for the love of god make some software like this for windows. my sony vaio cs is driving me NUTS. it’s a nice computer otherwise but this fan is ridiculous.
Couldn’t agree more with ruth – my Sony CW series laptop fan has been considerably noisier than I’d expected: always on under Win7, despite BIOS upgrade
Go to Control Center, then
Power Management, then
VAIO Power Management Viewer, then
select power plan —-POWER SAVER—-, then
hit apply
THE FAN SLOWS DOWN, it takes about 30 seconds for the fan to slowly wind down but it it MUCH quiter……it works 🙂