Re: Trouble shooting a "thinkfan" problem on a Lenovo T430 Thinkpad
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:14:06 -0600
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>I just purchased a used T430 to replace a R61 which had died to a
>fan failure.
>I've installed a minimal Jessie including what installer
>considers standard utilities and a very basic MATE DE.
>
>I used Synaptic to install "mate-system-tools".
>An error message said "thinkfan post installation script returned
>error exit status 1".
>I checked for airflow - there was NONE.
>Booted into Windows 7. There was warm airflow whose temperature
>decreased with time.
>I returned to Debian and attempted to reinstall "thinkfan.
>Error message stated "attempted to reinstall E: Internal Error,
>No file name for thinkfan:i386".
>
>Two questions:
>
>1. How may I force the fan to run continuously at maximum speed.
>Noise &/or power consumption is not important.
>
>2. What/where is this "missing file"? Any diagnostic suggestions?
>
>TIA
>
ThinkWiki has been a great resource for me and my T520. It has sources
for special drivers as well as directions on making things work.
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T_Series
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