[SOLVED] Permission denied when changing fan speed on T23 (Lenny)

[Brian Ryans <brian.l.ryans@gmail.com>]

I forgot to mark my previous reply to this thread solved, silly me :)

I've also written a little script for the benefit of those who may have
a similiar problem in the future and find this via the archives or by
google. Due to the triviality of this script, I'm declaring it to be
public domain.

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#!/usr/bin/env sh
# Public-domain fan control script for IBM Thinkpad laptops. Tested on a T23.
# Very kludgy, use at your own risk, may contain bugs, no warranty, etc etc.

declare ibmfan='/proc/acpi/ibm/fan'

display_status() {
    speed=$(grep ^speed $ibmfan | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d '[:space:]')
    level=$(grep ^level $ibmfan | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d '[:space:]')
    echo "level $level at ${speed}rpm"
}

# user entry point
[ -z "$1" ] && display_status

action=$1
case "$action" in
    0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7)    echo "level $action" > $ibmfan ;;
    f*|m*)		echo "level full-speed" > $ibmfan ;;
    a*)			echo "level auto" > $ibmfan ;;
esac

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