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Manually control Mac Book Pro laptop fan from linux
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laptop_fan.sh
# First su in as root
sudo su
# Then set fan control to manual mode
echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_manual
# Then set the fan speed to any value between fan1_min and fan1_max. To view these values
cat /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_min
cat /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_max
# Set the fan speed by writing to fan1_output
echo 6200 > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/fan1_output
(6200 is my max fan speed)
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doesn't work as is. but a good reference.

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