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 |
Setup via FAN Setting application
- Step1: Open Application
You can found the application which name FAN Setting
in you application list ,
Open it .
- Step2: Select mode you want
You can chooise anyone you want to , the default is auto
.
- Step3: Save
After chooise, you can save it as default .
The password was same as you login password.