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Andy Mack

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Registered: 2008-06-16

Posts: 133

(SOLVED) Vostro 1500: Install dellfand help

Hiya,

I've noticed my laptop getting a little too hot for my liking. It hasn't burnt me but can get uncomfortable after a while.
While using mint I installed dellfand to help with the fans but i'm having trouble using it with arch.

Below is the file i would execute to install in mint and would like help as to how to get it working in Arch.
I have managed to do makepkg but dont know where to go from there.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Andy

tar xvf dellfand-*.tar.bz2
cd dellfand*
make
sudo cp dellfand /usr/sbin
sudo cp etc.init.d.dellfand /etc/init.d/dellfand
sudo cp etc.default.dellfand /etc/default/dellfand
sudo /etc/init.d/dellfand start
sudo update-rc.d dellfand multiuser

Last edited by Andy Mack (2008-09-11 20:45:58)

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Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 108

Re: (SOLVED) Vostro 1500: Install dellfand help

If you are finished with makepkg, then you should see if there is a pkgname.pkg.tar.gz in your /var/abs/local/pkgname dir. If it's there, then just do a:

pacman -U pkgname.pkg.tar.gz

I personally do a makepkg -ci --asroot, which handles all the steps for me.

Andy Mack

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Registered: 2008-06-16

Posts: 133

Re: (SOLVED) Vostro 1500: Install dellfand help

I did not get this from AUR it was from this site http://dellfand.dinglisch.net/#download

Andy Mack

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Registered: 2008-06-16

Posts: 133

Re: (SOLVED) Vostro 1500: Install dellfand help

Anyone, please, I'd hate to have to give up on Arch because of this.

jarav

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Registered: 2008-09-04

Posts: 63

Re: (SOLVED) Vostro 1500: Install dellfand help

I have replied to your mail. But in case you missed it, here is what I did to get dellfand running on my Dell Inspiron 6400.
1. Download the tar zipped file from dellfand's site, unzip it , cd into the folder and run 'make'. This produces the executable. You have done this already.
2. As root, copy the executable  to /usr/local/bin.

3. Put this line in /etc/rc.local to have it run on boot.
/usr/local/bin/dellfand 1 2 40 50 55
The above will run dellfand as a daemon( the parameter 1), with a sleep time of 2 seconds( parameter 2) with an off,low and high temperatues of 40, 50 and 55. Change the temperatures to the ones that suit you.

This alone will not bring down the temperature. I found that a default installation of Arch pegs the cpu to its highest frequency. I installed cpufrequtils, the acpi-freq driver and set the 'ondemand' governor in /etc/conf.d/cpufreq.

Read the cpufrequtils wiki for more info.
I added acpi-cpufreq to my MODULES list in rc.conf and cpufreq to my DAEMONS list.

Now my temps have come down.

Andy Mack

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Registered: 2008-06-16

Posts: 133

Re: (SOLVED) Vostro 1500: Install dellfand help

Your sir are an absolute star!

My laptop is nice and cool and I think I have everything set up just as I'd like.

Thankyou

Andy

jarav

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Registered: 2008-09-04

Posts: 63

Re: (SOLVED) Vostro 1500: Install dellfand help

You are welcome. Could you please put 'Solved' on this thread?