Ubuntu: Help with fancontrol.

[Indybird]

Lets start off by saying I know absolutely nothing about the real workings of linux. I only know how to use the basic functions on it such as running pre-installed programs.

Heres my problem: I want to control the fans attached to my motherboard since they are both kinda loud when I'm sleeping. Since there is no Speedfan for linux, I searched for something else and found out that ubuntu has a built-in "fancontrol" function. As I said I know absolutely nothing about linux. Could someone tell me (step-by-step in very basic language) how to install and use fancontrol.

Thanks,
Indybird

[xmastree]

Have you had a look at this:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=42737

Looks a bit complicated though...

[Indybird]

Have you had a look at this:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=42737

Looks a bit complicated though...

thanks, but even that is too complicated for me. You'd think, that being the smart computer user I am, I'd be able to figure it out but I honestly can't.

Thanks,
Indybird

[calumc]

thanks, but even that is too complicated for me. You'd think, that being the smart computer user I am, I'd be able to figure it out but I honestly can't.

Now you can see how much windows has damaged you
Just imagine what we'd all be capable of if we had started off using Linux?

[Scotty]

I'd be capable of nothing then.
Everytime i have tried to install Ubuntu, it destroys my hard drives, so i then have to format and then say screw it.

[xmastree]

Everytime i have tried to install Ubuntu, it destroys my hard drives,

Tip: Start with an empty one. It's easier than installing Windows.

[calumc]

Definitely easier, the last re-install I did took less tan 15 minutes compared to god knows how long with a windoze install. And tweaking everything to your liking takes a lot less time too.

[Scotty]

I did try an empty one.

It still went wrong, go knows what i did, then i couldn't format it. Useless.

[XcOM]

i couldn't install fedora 4,5 or 6 as it kept trashing my hard drives, so its not just you

[.Maleficus.]

I've never had the problems you guys are having. There's a bit of a learning curve (as with anything) but it's nothing that someone with will and a free weekend couldn't do.