dominiksalvet / Asus Fan Control
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asus-fan-control
Fan control for ASUS devices running Linux.
In default, some ASUS devices running Linux control their system fans inappropriately. Typical symptoms include:
- Running fans even when not under any load
- Not running fans under load appropriately
- Spinning up fans in short performance peaks
Asus-fan-control solves the problems above and even more. Tested devices with links to their first testers:
| ASUS | ASUS TUF Gaming | ASUS VivoBook | ASUS ZenBook | ASUSPRO | ROG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX553VD | FX505GM | 15 X510UA | Flip UX360UAK | B9440UA | G752VL |
| X507UF | 15 X512FA | UX310UA | GL502VSK | ||
| 15 X542UF | UX410UA | GL553VD | |||
| Pro 15 N580VD | UX410UQ | GL553VE | |||
| S15 S530UA | UX430UA |
Your device is not in the table yet? Take a look at contributing.md file and you can easily add it yourself.
Table of Contents
Install
Dependencies
- systemd suite
- acpi_call module (see below)
- dmidecode tool (see below)
Using GitPack
Asus-fan-control supports GitPack. Global installation/update:
sudo gitpack install github.com/dominiksalvet/asus-fan-control
If your system has APT, GitPack will install acpi_call and dmidecode automatically.
From AUR
We have an AUR package available. Global installation/update:
mkdir -p /tmp/asus-fan-control/ && cd /tmp/asus-fan-control/ &&
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/asus-fan-control.git . &&
sudo makepkg -si
For AUR installations, enable running asus-fan-control automatically:
sudo systemctl enable afc
Usage
Asus-fan-control does not run in the background (i.e., it is not a daemon process). It is executed automatically whenever necessary (e.g., on OS boots) to keep the effect of a permanent change. It is also possible to invoke it manually as shown below:
sudo asus-fan-control
It uses custom temperatures if previously set, otherwise the default temperatures are used.
Custom Temperatures
The fan speed policy is usually defined by 8 increasing numbers representing temperature boundaries in degrees Celsius between individual fan speed levels. E.g., UX430UA's default temperatures are 55 60 62 65 68 72 76 80 as shown:
| Speed level | Temperature (CĀ°) |
|---|---|
| 0 (off) | 54 and less |
| 1 | 55 to 59 |
| 2 | 60 to 61 |
| 3 | 62 to 64 |
| 4 | 65 to 67 |
| 5 | 68 to 71 |
| 6 | 72 to 75 |
| 7 | 76 to 79 |
| 8 (max) | 80 and more |
To use your custom temperatures, use the set-temps command. For example:
sudo asus-fan-control set-temps 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
GUI
Did you know that asus-fan-control has a graphical user interface extension? Visit afc-gui for more details.
Useful Resources
- support.md ā questions, answers, help
- contributing.md ā get involved, suggestions, bug reports
- license ā author, license text