*That’s not my terminal output btw, so don’t strain your eyes trying to read it, lol. It is the fancontrol tool that I used though.

After installing Pop OS, my fans have been running super high, and I had no idea why that changed. My fan curves in my BIOS haven’t changed (I even lowered it to “silent” mode), and my temps are low. After a long time messing around with the fancontrol tool, I somehow made it worse, so I uninstalled fancontrol and am just dealing with it. I think it must have been my Corsair software on windows that was keeping my fans running at reasonable speeds before, and without it, it reverts back to my BIOS controls. Oh well, it’s not that big of a deal, but it did inspire me to make a meme out of it.

  • F04118F@feddit.nl
    7·
    6 days ago

    Thanks for the meme! This is why I always use BIOS fan control. I already did way before I started using Linux on the desktop.

    Those Corsair/Gigabyte/ASUS/etc programs are heavy, probably full of security holes, can come at the cost of gaming performance and soft-lock you into a vendor: you’ll have to set up or tune again if you buy a different brand.

    BIOS fan control all the way!

    • The Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      I’m overdue for a new build anyway, and I will not be going for Corsair again. It’s exciting to get to pick out all components that play well with Linux out of the box.

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      Any beginner’s guides for this? I hadn’t thought about it until now but my fans do seem louder since I switched from Windows!

      • The Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldOPEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        It depends on your BIOS, but most motherboards have some way to manage your fans.

        For example, mine looks similar to this screenshot. You just set the curves how you want based on temp: