and once I could use 'full-speed' to set the fan speed I moved on to thinkfan.
Using thinkfan I just have the max heat level set at "level disengaged" (in quotes), and everything is working perfectly. My x201 sounds like a jet engine exactly as I want it to during encodes! :)
I have working fan control using this page to get fan control working in the first place: ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=836958
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and once I could use 'full-speed' to set the fan speed I moved on to thinkfan.
Using thinkfan I just have the max heat level set at "level disengaged" (in quotes), and everything is working perfectly. My x201 sounds like a jet engine exactly as I want it to during encodes! :)