sensors-detect doesn't find fans on HP ProBook 6560b

Bug #1093013 reported by Malte S. Stretz
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Bug Description

The fans on my HP ProBook 6560b are almost always running on full speed, venting out hot air all over the place. The fans aren't recognized by lm-sensors and thus can't be controlled eg. by fancontrol (see attached output of sesnors-detect):

sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +73.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
temp2: +86.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
temp3: +43.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
temp4: +59.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
temp5: +31.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
temp6: +0.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
temp7: +0.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
temp8: +0.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)

radeon-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1: +85.5°C

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0: +74.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0: +73.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +74.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lm-sensors 1:3.3.1-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 22 00:20:16 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lm-sensors
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-29 (236 days ago)

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Malte S. Stretz (mss) wrote :
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Malte S. Stretz (mss) wrote :
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Malte S. Stretz (mss) wrote :
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Malte S. Stretz (mss) wrote :

# sensors-detect revision 5984 (2011-07-10 21:22:53 +0200)
# System: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 6560b (laptop)
# Board: Hewlett-Packard 1619

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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

Have you tried 12.10?

Changed in lm-sensors (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131) wrote :

sensors-detect is not going to find your fan, as it is controlled through BIOS/ACPI and is not manually configurable by using PWM like a fan attached to a desktop motherboard fan header.

The real issue here is that your system is running so hot (which causes the fan to run full speed to prevent hardware damage). My educated guess is that the opensource radeon driver is causing your GPU (and subsequently, the CPU and other internals) to heat up. Try using the proprietary AMD fglrx/Catalyst driver and see if the temps come down.

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Malte S. Stretz (mss) wrote :

Closed as Invalid then.

Changed in lm-sensors (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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