So, let me summarize to a lot of you.
my GPU is a 1660 Super, and since NVIDIA has a lot of problems on Linux I tend to try and find solutions and alternatives, but nothing seems to get to fix it.
I want to set a fan curve for my GPU, and Green With Envy sadly seems to just never work.
Even after setting the optimal settings, and enabling coolbits, it still refuses to work no matter what. If there is some kind of way to control fans for GPU fans on Linux, I would be very glad and it would help me a lot.
NVIDIA in general is still awful on Linux from my point of view, but i'm hoping those kinds of things will improve in the future.
How to set fanspeed in Linux from terminal
The Simplest Way to Control Nvidia GPU Fan Speed in Linux
Controlling fan speed of AMD gpu
You'll want to be installing Radeon Profile.
It seems to be the best tool for undervolting/overclocking/fan control of AMD cards. It's certainly the best I have used.
It operates in two parts. There is a system daemon running in the background, and a front end GUI that connects to it.
Update: I just went back and had another look at Corectrl as well, and it is pretty simple to set up fan curves in it as well (just go to the Profiles section). You won't go far wrong with either.
More on reddit.comLPT: Controlling case fans based on GPU temp. Fan control Linux equivalent.
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In the terminal run:
sudo nvidia-xconfig
sudo nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=4
restart your computer and search for NVIDIA X Server Settings in the Dash. There should be an option to change fan speed under Thermal Settings.
To control Nvidia GPU fan speed via Terminal on Linux Mint 20 with a 1070 Ti:
sudo nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=4
to tell nvidia-xconfig to allow the fan to be controlled in the command line. You may need to reboot here.
nvidia-smi
Gives information about the GPU(s) and their numbers. Importantly I note that my 1070 Ti is GPU 0.
nvidia-settings -a "[gpu:0]/GPUFanControlState=1" -a "[fan:0]/GPUTargetFanSpeed=55"
For a much more detailed overview of this feature including multiple GPU fans, check out this thorough documentation Nvidia Overclocking and Cooling
For a somewhat rambling and wayward thread which lead me to the above link, check out Set Fanspeed in Linux from Terminal
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And as an extra tidbit not asked for in this question, you can also adjust the power output of your Nvidia GPU with:
sudo nvidia-smi -i 0 -pl 90
Where the 0 is my GPU number, and the 90 is the maximum power in watts. If you set this too low, you will get an error. In my limited experience, setting it too high had no effect. I found I can get 95%+ performance for ~75% energy cost by setting the power level to 100 in the above command in my mining rig, but I imagine other power conscious users would appreciate this too.
Hi Folks,
I am very new to Linux and try to control my gpu fan speed like I do with Afterburner on Windows.
I installed fancontrol and lm-sensors via the terminal and used "sudo pmwconfig", but am unsure how to proceed.
I get:
"This program will search your sensors for pulse width modulation (pwm)
controls, and test each one to see if it controls a fan on
your motherboard. Note that many motherboards do not have pwm
circuitry installed, even if your sensor chip supports pwm.
We will attempt to briefly stop each fan using the pwm controls.
The program will attempt to restore each fan to full speed
after testing. However, it is ** very important ** that you
physically verify that the fans have been to full speed
after the program has completed.
Found the following devices:
hwmon0 is k10temp
hwmon1 is asus
hwmon2 is amdgpu
Found the following PWM controls:
hwmon2/pwm1 current value: 104
hwmon2/pwm1 is currently setup for automatic speed control.
In general, automatic mode is preferred over manual mode, as
it is more efficient and it reacts faster. Are you sure that
you want to setup this output for manual control? (n)"
How do I now actually create a speed curve for hwmon2? Does the system know which temp sensor belongs to hwmon2?
- I don't want to proceed without a plan, fearing I deactivate the automatic mode and can't compensate it. I read that at some point a config is created, which (for the gpu fan) would be nice
- i don't want to interfere with the cpu fans, as I control them via BIOS and am very happy with it
Thank you very much!
Edit: I just noticed this sub may be not perfectly fitting for this kind of question, sorry. This happens me all the time...
You'll want to be installing Radeon Profile.
It seems to be the best tool for undervolting/overclocking/fan control of AMD cards. It's certainly the best I have used.
It operates in two parts. There is a system daemon running in the background, and a front end GUI that connects to it.
Update: I just went back and had another look at Corectrl as well, and it is pretty simple to set up fan curves in it as well (just go to the Profiles section). You won't go far wrong with either.
I think corectrl will do what you want. Probably in your repo. I'm not an AMD GPU guy but I remember reading about this a while back thinking it was cool.
I loved the Fan Control windows app, that lets you set curves for case fans based on the GPU temperature instead of CPU, and was sad that no such thing with GUI exists for Linux.
Today however I stumbed upon a reply somewhere on reddit that such a thing actually exists, and I wanted to share it in case someone wants to use it too and like me hasn't found it yet.
It is called CoolerControl, and here is a gitlab link to it:
https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol
If you are using Arch, or Arch derived os it is as simple as installing it from AUR and enabling the service. Don't have any experience with setting it up from other distros.