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Easy fix fan/temp OS6 issues on x86 legacy #no support
>> EDIT - 2014-04-12 <<
Before to hack your system, update first to 6.1.7. Built-in fancontrol support is there!
6.1.7 has been released: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=76000
>> EDIT <<
Here is how to fix fan and temperature issues on legacy x86 systems running OS 6.x, until built-in support is there.
I'd previously created this post http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=70133&start=255#p393886 but it will be easier for community to have fancontrol file examples for all models in a dedicated post.
It's a very easy and reliable method to monitor fan and temperature with lm-sensors and fancontrol standard packages.
No change on GUI reports.
NO WARRANTY / NO SUPPORT !!!
with root access, execute the following commands:
edit /etc/fancontrol file and copy the following file example corresponding to your model http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=71155#p395324
or create your own /etc/fancontrol file using pwmconfig command http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=71155&p=395324#p395318
fancontrol daemon start automaticaly when you install it.
restart fancontrol daemon for changes in file /etc/fancontrol take effect
to interact with fancontrol daemon, use
You can display sensors values with sensors command
Before to hack your system, update first to 6.1.7. Built-in fancontrol support is there!
6.1.7 has been released: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=76000
>> EDIT <<
Here is how to fix fan and temperature issues on legacy x86 systems running OS 6.x, until built-in support is there.
I'd previously created this post http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=70133&start=255#p393886 but it will be easier for community to have fancontrol file examples for all models in a dedicated post.
It's a very easy and reliable method to monitor fan and temperature with lm-sensors and fancontrol standard packages.
No change on GUI reports.
NO WARRANTY / NO SUPPORT !!!
with root access, execute the following commands:
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
apt-get install lm-sensors fancontrol
echo "#fancontrol" > /etc/fancontrol
edit /etc/fancontrol file and copy the following file example corresponding to your model http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=71155#p395324
or create your own /etc/fancontrol file using pwmconfig command http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=71155&p=395324#p395318
fancontrol daemon start automaticaly when you install it.
restart fancontrol daemon for changes in file /etc/fancontrol take effect
/etc/init.d/fancontrol restart
to interact with fancontrol daemon, use
/etc/init.d/fancontrol stop
/etc/init.d/fancontrol start
/etc/init.d/fancontrol restart
You can display sensors values with sensors command
root@nas-xx-xx-xx:~# sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +43.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +49.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
it8721-isa-0a10
Adapter: ISA adapter
in0: +12.19 V (min = +8.06 V, max = +10.66 V) ALARM
in1: +4.98 V (min = +2.20 V, max = +3.51 V) ALARM
in2: +3.28 V (min = +0.02 V, max = +0.18 V) ALARM
in3: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM
in4: +1.02 V (min = +1.42 V, max = +2.21 V) ALARM
in5: +1.80 V (min = +1.66 V, max = +0.54 V) ALARM
in6: -12.10 V (min = -25.78 V, max = -0.01 V)
in7: +3.24 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.86 V) ALARM
in8: +3.34 V
fan1: 0 RPM (min = 10 RPM) ALARM
fan2: 0 RPM (min = 44 RPM) ALARM
fan3: 851 RPM (min = 11 RPM)
temp1: +0.0°C (low = +57.0°C, high = -25.0°C) ALARM sensor = thermistor
temp2: +0.1°C (low = -16.0°C, high = -123.0°C) ALARM sensor = thermal diode
temp3: +0.1°C (low = +37.0°C, high = -44.0°C) ALARM sensor = thermal diode
cpu0_vid: +2.050 V
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- The temps mentioned above aren't a problem. The fan will spin up when it needs to.
- @ Skywalker and mdgm
I Agree. I have a Pro6 running version 4.2.26 operating system and a 516 running 6.1.8. Would love to be able to upgrade the Pro6 to OS 6. Would like the fan issue to be resolved first so I could use replicate between the two units. Replicate does not do well between OS 6 ans OS 4. A calibration button like in 4.2.26 for OS 6 would be great. Love to know if and when.
Thanks
Bigbearf - So unnerving to read all these problems still...
I'm below a SSH noob so any script putting anywhere is already more than I can understand.
These fan problems would be beyond my control and I foresee a short life for my Ultra 6 this way... so unfortunate, was looking forward to OS6. - I'm still having issues running RC11 on my Pro 6... isn't there anyone out there who can make an APP that we can install and set to run the fans at any speed we desire? I don't care how loud the fans are but I'd love for my hard drives and my whole unit to last longer at cooler temps than see the fan always running at 870 RPM when the CPU is at 59C and the system temp is at 72C... my top 3 drives are all in the 45-47C range and if the fan goes up to just 1200RPM they all stay below 40C.
I'd gladly be willing to pay for an app because I don't like the heat...
I'm running a pro 6 with a 2.4ghz q6600 processor and 8GB's of memory with 6 4TB hard drives installed...
The box does a lot of time machine backups and has the headless crashplan version installed on it so it's backing up 7.2TB's of data to crashplan. Once I get enough cash I plan on buying another pro 6 or a 316 and shoving 6 6TB drives in it and slowly cycling out the 4TB drives for 6TB drives on the pro and then using readynas replicate and shoving the other readynas box in a relative's home that's a few hours away (for redundancy purposes!)
Thanks - RC9 (and hence RC10) has a change where if the CPU temp goes up the fan will react quickly (e.g. when you are pushing a 516 hard using Plex Media Server). If you had fan control issues due to this then RC10 should make a difference. If you had fan control issues for other reasons then it should be no different to RC8.
- Using RC10 now, seems the same to RC8 to me. Works well :-)
- @Skywalker et al
Anyone using RC10 on Pro 6? If so how is it going regarding fan temp and RPMs?
Bigbearf glem wrote: OS 6.x on it8721 chip use fan1 sensor to drive enclosure fan and temp2 sensor to monitor enclosure temperature (this configuration works fine on Ultra2 model, for example).
Unfortunately, ultra6 model use fan3 and temp1 sensors.
To activate reports and history on frontview on ultra6 model running OS 6.x, you must add this sensors.d config file to compute the correct values:
in /etc/sensors.d add this file rndu6000.confchip "it8721-isa-0a10"
compute fan1 0+fan3_input,0-fan3_input
compute temp2 0+temp1_input,0-temp1_input
and restart your ultra6 NAS
Hi, I recently updated my ultra 6 to OS6. Everything works a charm except the fan-sensor. The fan works fine and the system runs nice and cool, so it's not really an issue except the dashboard nagging me about it all the time.
I put in the the new config values as suggested here, but to no avail.
I run 6.1.8, and the fan is not the stock fan, but a replacement Noctua (as recommended in here), and it worked fine in Radiator 4.
It should also be noted that the system temperature does get reported correctly from stock!
Any ideas on a solution? Or just be happy things run and let it lie?- Now that the ambient temprature has dropped to 20C, the CPU temperature varies between 45-47C, The system temprature varies between 58-64C. No fan warnings in the last 48 hours or so. The fan is currently running at around 880rpm.
A fixed higher speed would be a nice start, noise is no problem in my case. Some way to calibrate the fan to achieve a lower average would be ideal. - Before update to RC8 (yesterday):
I used to receive these alerts every 5-15 minutes: Fan 'Fan' in enclosure 'Internal' speed is below threshold. (479 rpm).
When I received this warning I could see that the fan was running very slow and sometimes stopped. Then the temperature would rise above 60C and the fan would start to run at 1250-1500 RPM. The temp would go down below 55C and the fan would slow down and I would get a new warning. (Slow fan -> temp above 60C -> Fast fan -> temp below 55C -> slow fan)
Then I updated to RC8 yesterday
Now I don't get the warning (except the one earlier today when it was 0 RPM) but the temperature is around 60C (going up to 65C). The fan has a almost constant RPM of about 900.
Is there some configuration file or fan calibration I could do? Or do I have to revert back to version 4.2.26?
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