On 12/31/2016 8:08 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
Hi,/var/lib/dpkg/info/thinkfan.postinst ... if [ -x "/etc/init.d/thinkfan" ]; then update-rc.d thinkfan defaults >/dev/null invoke-rc.d thinkfan start || exit $? fiLooks like an attempt to register and start thinkfan with the old init system. Is this appropriate for your system ? If you really use sysV init rather than systemd, you should check whether there are links /etc/rc*.d/*thinkfan pointing to file /etc/init.d/thinkfan If you use systemd, then there is the riddle why there is an executable file /etc/init.d/thinkfan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The script https://sources.debian.net/src/thinkfan/0.9.3-1/rcscripts/thinkfan.init when run with argument "start" executes start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/thinkfan.pid --exec /usr/sbin/thinkfan So ps -ef | grep thinkfan should tell whether the daemon is running or whether you have to start it on your own (most probably as superuser). Have a nice day :) Thomas
One of your links lead to https://sources.debian.net/src/thinkfan/0.9.3-1/debian/README.Debian/ which I think agrees with you.
One thing that continues to bother me is that thinkfan is disabled by default because an improper parameter could damage the computer. If that is true, why isn't the fan always on? The documentation I've found indicates it's original motivation was to reduce power consumption and acoustic noise. ??? ;/
More later.
