This guide is about how to setup the cooling fan in Ubuntu.
NoteUbuntu version must be
V20190319
or newer.From Ubuntu V20190319, the cooling fan is enabled by default.
The cooling fan has 5 working modes:
off
: Cooling fan is disabled.low
: Cooling fan is working at low speed mode.mid
: Coolinn fan is working at middle speed mode.high
: Cooling fan is working at high speed mode.auto
: Cooling fan is working at auto speed mode. By default, the fan speed is determined by CPU temperature.
You can edit file /boot/env.txt
to setup the FAN mode, the default mode is auto
.
Set cooling fan to
low
speed mode:- Edit file
/boot/env.txt
and setfan_mode=low
.
- Edit file
Set cooling fan to
mid
speed mode:- Edit file
/boot/env.txt
and setfan_mode=mid
.
- Edit file
Set cooling fan to
high
speed mode:- Edit file
/boot/env.txt
and setfan_mode=high
.
- Edit file
Set cooling fan to
auto
speed mode:- Edit file
/boot/env.txt
and setfan_mode=auto
.
- Edit file
Disable cooling fan:
- Edit file
/boot/env.txt
and setfan_mode=off
.
- Edit file
After edit the file, you need to save the file and reboot the board.
1 | khadas@Khadas:~$ sync |
- Open Application
You can find the application which name FAN Setting
in your application list.
Click to open it.
- Select mode you want
You can choose the mode you want, the default is auto
.
- Save the Mode or not
You can choose to save it or not.
Type your sudo
password.