From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Jan 19 14:14:21 2013
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115])
 by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A4918E0
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:14:21 +0000 (UTC)
 (envelope-from freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de)
Received: from smtprelay01.ispgateway.de (smtprelay01.ispgateway.de
 [80.67.31.39]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F33D9DB3
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:14:20 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from [78.35.133.73] (helo=fabiankeil.de)
 by smtprelay01.ispgateway.de with esmtpsa (SSLv3:AES128-SHA:128)
 (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de>)
 id 1TwZBW-0001ey-Is; Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:14:14 +0100
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:13:58 +0100
From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de>
To: Xavier <xavierfreebsdquestions@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: laptop fan control via FreeBSD
Message-ID: <20130119151358.535d6b9f@fabiankeil.de>
In-Reply-To: <CALe6D=tWoetB1-_h7yLuH=rju9mHuQ_y5zYvAt8kL7snX2sVow@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALe6D=tWoetB1-_h7yLuH=rju9mHuQ_y5zYvAt8kL7snX2sVow@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA1;
 boundary="Sig_/IOEWkan82xQbJlLMlHqPP=6"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"
X-Df-Sender: Nzc1MDY3
Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:14:21 -0000

--Sig_/IOEWkan82xQbJlLMlHqPP=6
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Xavier <xavierfreebsdquestions@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there any way to control the on and off the fan on a laptop using Free=
BSD?

It depends on the laptop. On mine it works:

fk@r500 ~ $sysctl -ad | grep fan
dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan_speed: Fan speed
dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan_level: Fan level
dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan: Fan enable

Fabian

--Sig_/IOEWkan82xQbJlLMlHqPP=6
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD)

iEYEARECAAYFAlD6qisACgkQBYqIVf93VJ2viQCgvvVlCUqRXjgyN0iirZpCExX4
ljgAoJX5nA/iIlWSrTdVd2ULBSaltUYn
=fysA
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--Sig_/IOEWkan82xQbJlLMlHqPP=6--