X-Git-Url: https://fleuret.org/cgi-bin/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=breezed.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.txt;h=5d190086fa6f5dd270cc855fd2518d5c624b4b1f;hp=13f583f0b493cab4331cbb810b9681f0f272452c;hb=HEAD;hpb=248c2b82eb13f1bd926661d8ac577606fa2dc7c5 diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 13f583f..5d19008 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,22 +1,27 @@ Breezed is a small daemon to control the speed of the fan, - depending on the current temperature of the computer. I have tested - it only on a Thinkpad X61s and T420s. + depending on the current temperature of the computer. + + DISCLAIMER: I have tested it only on my Thinkpads (X61s, T420s, and + T450s) with Debian stable. * INSTALLATION Before installing, you must have a configuration file in /etc/breezed.conf. - Two are currently provided in the archive, and they use the - settings *I* picked for my Lenovo X61s and T420s. I have no idea if - these settings are safe on these laptops (I guess so, since I have - been using them for years on both), and I suspect they are not safe - for another laptop. If you want to give it a try, just do + Three configuration files are provided, and correspond to the + settings *I* picked for my Lenovo Thinkpads. I guess they are okay + on these machines since I have been using them for years without + any particular problems, but I have no idea how this translates to + other laptops. + + If you want to give it a try, just copy of the configuration file, + e.g. cp breezed_Lenovo_X61s.conf /etc/breezed.conf - Then, you can install the daemon simply with + Then install the daemon on a systemd machine simply with make install @@ -24,15 +29,17 @@ make uninstall + Use respectively install-sysv and uninstall-sysv to install it + through /etc/init.d. + See the man page for details about the algorithm, arguments and configuration file. * NOTES On Thinkpads you have to allow the module thinkpad_acpi to set the - fan speed, which is not allowed by default in Debian. To do so, you - have to have a file /etc/modprobe.d/thinkpad_acpi.modprobe - containing + fan speed, which is not allowed by default in Debian. To do so, add + a file /etc/modprobe.d/thinkpad_acpi.conf containing ---------------------------- snip snip ------------------------------- options thinkpad_acpi fan_control=1 @@ -40,4 +47,4 @@ -- Francois Fleuret (francois@fleuret.org) -April 2009 (minor updates Jan 2012, Jul 2013) +Aug 2016