On 12/30/2016 9:08 PM, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:14:06 -0600
Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
I just purchased a used T430 to replace a R61 which had died to a
fan failure.
I've installed a minimal Jessie including what installer
considers standard utilities and a very basic MATE DE.
I used Synaptic to install "mate-system-tools".
An error message said "thinkfan post installation script returned
error exit status 1".
I checked for airflow - there was NONE.
Booted into Windows 7. There was warm airflow whose temperature
decreased with time.
I returned to Debian and attempted to reinstall "thinkfan.
Error message stated "attempted to reinstall E: Internal Error,
No file name for thinkfan:i386".
Two questions:
1. How may I force the fan to run continuously at maximum speed.
Noise &/or power consumption is not important.
2. What/where is this "missing file"? Any diagnostic suggestions?
TIA
ThinkWiki has been a great resource for me and my T520. It has sources
for special drivers as well as directions on making things work.
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T_Series
There is lots of information there. Whether I can understand it
well enough to use is another question.
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_control_fan_speed had said:
# echo level 4 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan (medium speed)
which resulted in
bash: echo: write error: invalid argument
I suspect the error messages I quoted in my original post give
the needed information.
I don't have a clue what they mean.
