Toshiba fan not working

[turvyc]

This was almost doing my head in.
Thought about having to run Windows or sell my new laptop.
Same fan problems with Fedora, PClinuxOS
Here is what works for me. Toshiba L500. 64bit Ubuntu 10.04

first. sudo apt-get install sensors-applet
next. sudo sensors-detect

next. answer yes to everything.

exit then restart computer.

next. sudo gedit /etc/default/grub and then change

GRUB_CMLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to read

..."quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux"

next. sudo update-grub to update /boot/grub/grub.cfg

exit then restart computer.


MY FAN NOW STOPS AND STARTS WHEN IT SHOULD



Hope this helps.

I can confirm this solution. I have a Toshiba Satellite L300. I'd been having the same problems and had tried a couple fixes, but this one worked! What a relief. Thank you ashima!

[c00lwaterz]

Exactly why my Toshiba is staying with Vista. All future pc's I buy will be capable of running Linux. I am surprised with all the problems I have read about Toshiba fans not working that no developers have come up with a solution.

Maybe Toshiba does not support linux. How can we contact them via email? so we can request. since this toshiba laptop is not low value. it is expensive so we deserve some support. they should give us support.

[cis.ash]

i have Toshiba L300 but when the fan start, it never stops so i found that downloading a packages called "toshutiles" and "toshset" will fix the issue

[CBR_Rob]

Maybe Toshiba does not support linux. How can we contact them via email? so we can request. since this toshiba laptop is not low value. it is expensive so we deserve some support. they should give us support.

http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/customersupport/contact.asp
You could try emailing them with this link.

[2dvisio]

Hi guys,

Same problem here with a Sony VAIO.

The problem seems to be the same. I have installed sensors and pwmconfig. The first command give me just three temperatures (VIDEO and 2 CPUs I guess) and the second one tells me it is not allowed to regulate FAN speed.

So... I tried your solution (rebooting with the new option) but it did not work.

Any other ideas/suggestios are really welcome.

I can continue working but at 800Mhz.

And since I passed to linux since more than 5 years I need you guy not to go back to Win again

I am obviously read other responses from other forums but unsuccessfully.


Thank you in advance!

[c00lwaterz]

Hi guys,

Same problem here with a Sony VAIO.

The problem seems to be the same. I have installed sensors and pwmconfig. The first command give me just three temperatures (VIDEO and 2 CPUs I guess) and the second one tells me it is not allowed to regulate FAN speed.

So... I tried your solution (rebooting with the new option) but it did not work.

Any other ideas/suggestios are really welcome.

I can continue working but at 800Mhz.

And since I passed to linux since more than 5 years I need you guy not to go back to Win again

I am obviously read other responses from other forums but unsuccessfully.


Thank you in advance!

we have common problems? most of us have new laptops that has issues regarding high temperature.? is it the manufacturers responsibility or only some prob or bugs with linux kernel or bios? i am confused who is responsible.

[c00lwaterz]

http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/customersupport/contact.asp
You could try emailing them with this link.

Thanks for the link. I have emailed them and hope for response. If they ignore it then this will give me bad impression towards Toshiba company.

[pricorp]

I can confirm this solution. I have a Toshiba Satellite L300. I'd been having the same problems and had tried a couple fixes, but this one worked! What a relief. Thank you ashima!

Ashima's solution is not working on my U500-11C.

So far, only 2 "annoying" solutions are working:

1- sudo pm-suspend
or
2- Fn+F3

"Annoying" because each solution requires to suspend the system.

[c00lwaterz]

Ashima's solution is not working on my U500-11C.

So far, only 2 "annoying" solutions are working:

1- sudo pm-suspend
or
2- Fn+F3

"Annoying" because each solution requires to suspend the system.

nothing works for me. toshiba m900

[dresnu]

This was almost doing my head in.
Thought about having to run Windows or sell my new laptop.
Same fan problems with Fedora, PClinuxOS
Here is what works for me. Toshiba L500. 64bit Ubuntu 10.04

first. sudo apt-get install sensors-applet
next. sudo sensors-detect

next. answer yes to everything.

exit then restart computer.

next. sudo gedit /etc/default/grub and then change

GRUB_CMLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to read

..."quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux"

next. sudo update-grub to update /boot/grub/grub.cfg

exit then restart computer.


MY FAN NOW STOPS AND STARTS WHEN IT SHOULD



Hope this helps.

This solved it for me on a 64-bit installation too.

Thanks