There is a service named 'fancontrol' in Yast-services management, but it couldn't be started showing 'ConditionFileNotEmpty=/etc/fancontrol was not met'. sudo systemctl enable thinkfan' It shows 'Failed to issue method call: No such file or directory. 'Finally to enable systemd daemon thinkfan. Then I followed the auchlinux instruction for T420 (mine being E420 but same structures). I've found it on opensuse repositories and installed it.

What I have used is the program 'thinkfan'. Auto fan curve (BETA): Automatically adjust speed to keep target temperature Installation Download the latest archive Extract to the desired installation folder Start FanControl. Then I found lots of people having been solving this ATI related problem by all kinds of fancontrol program. Interestingly, the fan only goes to max speed at 90 degree(C), and is able to bring down the temperature immediately, but it is already too late. I watched the temperature curve and listened to the sound of the fan while gaming. With recent ATI graphic card update, I have overheating problem when gaming. The following Lenovo PCs will support Ubuntu Linux preinstalls sometime between now and early 2021: ThinkPad T14 (Intel and AMD), ThinkPad P15v, ThinkPad T14s (Intel and AMD), ThinkPad P15, ThinkPad T15p, ThinkPad P17, ThinkPad T15, ThinkPad P14s, ThinkPad X13 (Intel and AMD), ThinkPad P1 Gen 3, ThinkPad X13 Yoga, ThinkStation P340, ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3, ThinkStation P340 Tiny, ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8, ThinkStation P520c, ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5, ThinkStation P520, ThinkPad L14, ThinkStation P720, ThinkPad L15, ThinkStation P920, ThinkPad P15s, and ThinkStation P620.Hello, I've tried several hours but couldn't make it work. That said, Lenovo is targeting developers with this support, not traditional business users.

Lenovo announced that it was bringing Linux to its workstation products in June, but this expansion brings the open-source platform to the firm’s mainstream business PCs. This is why we have taken this next step to offer Linux-ready devices right out of the box.” “Our goal is to remove the complexity and provide the Linux community with the premium experience that our customers know us for. “Lenovo’s vision of enabling smarter technology for all really does mean ‘for all’,” said Lenovo vice president Igor Bergman said.

In a surprising development, Lenovo announced today that it will offer Ubuntu Linux preinstalled on ThinkPad laptops and ThinkStation desktop PCs.

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