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Lenovo ThinkPad T420s
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Configuration
FILE
/etc/portage/make.conf
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=corei7 -O2 -pipe" CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" CPU_FLAGS_X86="aes avx mmx mmxext popcnt sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3" VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics"
Fan control
Fan control needs to be explicitly allowed:
FILE
/etc/modprobe.d/thinkpad_acpi.conf
options thinkpad_acpi fan_control=1
Turn off:
root #
echo level 0 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
Maximum measured speed:
root #
echo level 7 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
Automatic speed (default):
root #
echo level auto > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
Maximum speed:
root #
echo level disengaged > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
Hardware
Note: You can use this file with the kernelconfig script to verify your kernel configuration or build a new kernel with the right configuration.