How To Setup A Cooling Fan

This guide is about how to setup a cooling fan in Ubuntu.

Setup via edit configiure file

Preparations

  • Ubuntu version must be V20190319 or newer

For 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.

Setup Working Mode

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 set fan_mode=low.

  • Set cooling fan to mid speed mode:

Edit file /boot/env.txt and set fan_mode=mid.

  • Set cooling fan to high speed mode:

Edit file /boot/env.txt and set fan_mode=high.

  • Set cooling fan to auto speed mode:

Edit file /boot/env.txt and set fan_mode=auto.

  • Disable cooling fan:

Edit file /boot/env.txt and set fan_mode=off.

After edit the file, please save the modification and reboot the board.

khadas@Khadas:~$ sync
khadas@Khadas:~$ sudo reboot

Setup via FAN Setting application

  • Step1: Open Application

You can found the application which name FAN Setting in you application list ,

FAN Setting

Open it .

  • Step2: Select mode you want

Fan Setting

You can chooise anyone you want to , the default is auto.

  • Step3: Save

Fan save

After chooise, you can save it as default .

Fan PSK

The password was same as you login password.