[solved] fancontrol - fan speed doesn't seem to change after boot

I used fancontrol to control my fan but after I rebooted it doesn't seem to speed up the fan when it hits MAXTEMP whereas it did before I rebooted.
Before the boot I set the CPU governer to performance (3.1Ghz) to heat up the cpu to test the fan cooling (using lm_sensors) and when it hit around 65c the fan got faster and cooled it adequately but after reboot the temp has gone right up to 90c and the fan doesn't even sound like it has sped up.
I have the AMD 8120fx 8 core CPU which is set to default/stock clocks in bios.
cat /etc/fancontrol
# Configuration file generated by pwmconfig, changes will be lost
INTERVAL=10
DEVPATH=hwmon2=devices/platform/nct6775.656
DEVNAME=hwmon2=nct6776
FCTEMPS=hwmon2/pwm2=hwmon2/temp9_input
FCFANS=hwmon2/pwm2=hwmon2/fan2_input
MINTEMP=hwmon2/pwm2=20
MAXTEMP=hwmon2/pwm2=65
MINSTART=hwmon2/pwm2=150
MINSTOP=hwmon2/pwm2=0
sudo systemctl status fancontrol -l
fancontrol.service - Start fan control, if configured
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fancontrol.service; enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2014-03-04 17:11:13 GMT; 17min ago
Main PID: 31561 (fancontrol)
CGroup: /system.slice/fancontrol.service
|- 8347 sleep 10
`-31561 /bin/bash /usr/sbin/fancontrol
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: Depends on hwmon2/temp9_input
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: Controls hwmon2/fan2_input
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: MINTEMP=20
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: MAXTEMP=65
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: MINSTART=150
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: MINSTOP=0
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: MINPWM=0
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: MAXPWM=255
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: Enabling PWM on fans...
Mar 04 17:11:13 myhost fancontrol[31561]: Starting automatic fan control...
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Last edited by pluckypigeon (2014-03-05 12:01:00)

Algernop wrote:Have you implemented this by through the lm_sensors.service? This has been known to introduce boot-to-boot inconsistencies.
Thank you for your response. I did have the lm_sensors.service problem before but not when I had this problem (I solved that by adding the modules created by sensors_detect to a module-load.d file.)
The problem (I think) came from trying to fix the boot-to-boot inconsistencies (caused by lm_sensors.service). What I did was blacklist my k10temp module and that stopped a device from being detected. Then, when I generated the configuration file it didn't add the device.
Below is my new configuration file, where you can see the device(hwmon1) is now in it.
# Configuration file generated by pwmconfig, changes will be lost
INTERVAL=10
DEVPATH=hwmon2=devices/platform/nct6775.656 hwmon1=devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:18.3
DEVNAME=hwmon2=nct6776 hwmon1=k10temp
FCTEMPS= hwmon2/pwm2=hwmon1/device/temp1_input
FCFANS= hwmon2/pwm2=hwmon2/fan2_input
MINTEMP= hwmon2/pwm2=20
MAXTEMP= hwmon2/pwm2=65
MINSTART= hwmon2/pwm2=150
MINSTOP= hwmon2/pwm2=0

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I had it when I ran Mavericks and it messed my MacBook's logic board up. Thankfully it was less than a year old. You HAVE to uninstall it correctly or it will prevent the SMC from properly controlling the fan. Just search how to uninstall SMC fan control

Ultra 40 M2 core temperature and fan speed

Hi,
I'm using a Sun Ultra 40 M2 with two dual core AMD opterons 2218 running openSUSE 10.3. I have been trying to use lmsensors to monitor core temperature and fan speeds. It seems to be working and I have been able to use gkrellm as well.
At low load I get temperatures around 40C on all cores (as measured by k8temp-hwmon), and fan speeds of about 1500 (rpm?; as indicated by lm85-hwmon2/fan1 and lm85hwmon2/fan2; only two fans?). However, at full load all core temperatures go up to 70-75C (steady) and fan speeds increase up to 2500 (which does not seem to be the maximum speed of the fans, as they are much noisier at booting stages). I wonder if such an increase in temperature is normal and how can I setup the fans' speed, if at all possible.
Thanks,
Marcos.

I'm currently running dual 2222se chips, an fx3500, and a single samsung 15000 146gb with an idle temp of 40-42c. But, I've run into a problem. For some reason, when my system boots, the fans run through the BIOS checks, but after post, the fans stop entirely. I've gone into the BIOS and fiddled with a few of the settings, but haven't been able to rectify the problem. Is there a specific setting that I may need to change to get the fans to actually run after post?
I got this workstation used, so I was unable to get the tech support information I was looking for without paying an additional fee. So any help whatsoever would be MUCH appreciated.
ChinGimLeong, as far as your idle temp goes, that sounds about right for the setup that you're running. You may want to look into purchasing some thermal grease and cleaning your chips and totally reapplying the grease. Improper application can hinder the heat transfer, causing a bit of a high idle speed. But if you apply too much, you WILL fry your board and processors. Another thing that you may want to try would be adding an external ventilation source to help get a bit of faster airflow. I use an 8 inch desk fan, it adds a bit of extra noise, but noise is nothing when you're protecting your system.
Let me know what you think.

[solved] fancontrol - fan speed doesn't seem to change after boot

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