linux-general

[rich ocean]

I want/need a way to control my RTX 3060's fan speed in linux

I have found a program called GreenWithEnvy (GWE) that promises to do it

but I can't get it to work

sadE

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work on x11 either

but I should probably test it again

regardless, I want it to work on Wayland

so I can adjust my scroll speed like a normal human being

[shy ginkgo]

for how?

you want to manually set fan speed?

[rich ocean]

my fans make an awful noise when they start spinning

so I keep them at 40% with Afterburner to avoid that lol

but I can't do that on linux using any methods I've found

[shy ginkgo]

you cant use coolbits and the nvidia settings?

i guess probably not right

[rich ocean]

I have coolbits set

[shy ginkgo]

doesnt the nvidia settings use x

[rich ocean]

nvidia settings works in wayland

maybe it doesn't actually do anything though

[shy ginkgo]

does nvidia-settings -a "[gpu:0]/GPUFanControlState=1" -a "[fan:0]/GPUTargetFanSpeed=<SPEED>" work?

from arch docs

never actually done that

[shy ginkgo]

also

shouldnt you just like

try to fix them

instead of forcing your card to overheat

[rich ocean]

they aren't broken

also the whole thing with Afterburner is it just allows me to specify a custom curve

so the minimum becomes 40

[shy ginkgo]

ok my exernal harddrive install is a good idea guy

[rich ocean]

and the rest is just a linear ramp

[rich ocean]

it wasn't installed. it was hooked up via usb3

oh you mean the OS

nah bruh it was a GREAT idea

and it worked as good as it could, on that HDD

Interestingly, if I flip the whole computer upside down, the fans don't make that noise

[shy ginkgo]

there might be an option with nvidia-smi to set the fan speed curve

idk

[rich ocean]

that command you posted does work

but I don't want a fixed speed

[shy ginkgo]

yeah then theres like fucking dirt in there or something

[rich ocean]

nah it did this when they were brand new

it's not such an "awful noise" as I said

[shy ginkgo]

yeah mf

[rich ocean]

but it's a very audible "click" sound

[shy ginkgo]

it probably got syrophome in it

[rich ocean]

styrofoam?

it came in an antistatic bag. no styrofoam involved

[shy ginkgo]

i found a script that just runs that command above

but on a cron task

gets utalization and manually sets speed

[rich ocean]

clever

[shy ginkgo]

until it gets stalled

and your gpu overheats

[rich ocean]

gpu will self-throttle if that happens

but it's not like I'm gaming on linux

the sound is only an issue because of the constant starting and stopping of the fans

[shy ginkgo]

bro

just like

spray some wd40

or some shit

[rich ocean]

nah that would make it worse

WD40 will ruin the lubricant that's already in there

and it's probably not even a lubricant issue

just the magnets pulling on the fan, pulling them upwards a bit and when it falls back down it clicks

[shy ginkgo]

ok then put a shim in there

or a washer

[rich ocean]

inside the fan hub?

[shy ginkgo]

yeah take the fan apart

put a shim in it and put it back on

[rich ocean]

I've never been able to pull a fan apart without breaking it

[shy ginkgo]

wd40

[rich ocean]

no

interestingly, only fan 1 makes the noise when starting

fan 0 is fine

I will just set the fans to not spin at all

[shy ginkgo]

fan cum

or just set fan 1 to go all the time

and fan 0 to go never

[rich ocean]

I don't need a gpu for linux

just a display output

I need to get an AMD card for hackintosh and linux usage

[shy ginkgo]

then just plug into your motherboard

[rich ocean]

3900X gang

no cpu graphics

[shy ginkgo]

and blacklist nvida

or just blacklist nvidia

and use xf86-video

no gpu functions so no gpu fan

[rich ocean]

I think the fans are bios controlled

when not receiving instructions from the driver

[shy ginkgo]

they'll probably not even turn on tho

if your running with generic video

[rich ocean]

I highly doubt that

[shy ginkgo]

literally just a graphic output no hardware accell

[rich ocean]

now, I do want hardware acceleration

I just don't need to play games

I could do with a much less powerful gpu

[shy ginkgo]

you probably dont even use hardware accell most of the time

[rich ocean]

my earlier statement about not needing a GPU was very misleading

[shy ginkgo]

and just think you are

[rich ocean]

probably true

[shy ginkgo]

its a huge pita to setup hardware acell on linux

properly

and have everything use it right

[rich ocean]

well I'll just roll with 0 fan speed for now

[shy ginkgo]

AINTNOWAY

passive cooling

a 3090

also

I retract my statement about hardware accel

if your using wayland

then you really have to be using hardware buffers

thats like

the whole point of wayland

is hardware buffers and blits instead of copies for window graphics

[rich ocean]

it's a 3060

lil bro thinks I can afford a 3090 💀

[shy ginkgo]

💀 i have a 650

[rich ocean]

You did remind me to disable hardware accel in chrome though

[shy ginkgo]

i wasnt lying when I said my shit was like a decade old

[rich ocean]

and it has improved the experience on wayland a lot

[shy ginkgo]

mid range hardware from a decade ago

still runs perfectly fast for literally anything I need it to do tho

so i cant justify upgrading because theres literally no reason to

[rich ocean]

my gtx 760 would be fine too if the fan didn't rattle

and if it wasn't too slow for my blender needs

[ancient thorn]

linux more like linux!!!

[shy ginkgo]

Pag

[rich ocean]

makes """"joke""""
refuses to elaborate further
leaves thread

[shy ginkgo]

[cosmic forge]

could have used this

[cosmic forge]

@rich ocean i cant type my password on arch

[rich ocean]

you're using arch again?

[cosmic forge]

i didnt say that

also i cant mash del or f11 to get to bios

NVM

IM A FUCKIGN RETARD

i was using the wrong dongle

(i needed to get to bios to install windows)

[rich ocean]

L

[lime vault]

OK SO

You might know I have a old pc

has a i-5 and a 1070

If I use linus will my wifi, fps and just everything improve

and can I still do things that I might be able to do on windows

and I want to keep all my pictures but not my files

is there a way to transfer this

[flint vigil]

Like what games

And yes

Partition your disk in a way so you can access your windows partition and just drag and drop

When you done justice delete that windows and just merge it

Or just upload to Google drive or something

[lime vault]

Well right now I’m into driving games because I got a wheel

And some small indie games

and maybe diablo

[lime vault]

Ok what guide should I be looking at

[flint vigil]

Uhhhhhhh

First

How much you have on disk

And do you have multimedia drives possibly

[lime vault]

Thats what it's looking like

[rich ocean]

Not by very much

Learning Linux is quite an undertaking

Not as bad as learning vim

I think it’s fun but it’s not for everyone

[smoky osprey]

rule #1: dont take advice from jaylen or your computer will end up like his

[flint vigil]

BRO

STFU

[smoky osprey]