How to control fan speed and temperatures on Asus A8Js laptop running Ubuntu Server?

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Published on 2011-01-16T11:55:22Z Indexed on 2011/01/16 11:58 UTC
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Hi, I have tried installing asusfan and lm-sensors but I'm unable to control my fans to cool my laptop down sufficiently. Currently it overheats at about 100 degrees celsius and my sensors output somehow does not have any fan information on it:

jackson@OLYMPIA:~$ sensors

acpitz-virtual-0

Adapter: Virtual device temp1: +69.0°C (crit = +110.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter Core 0: +66.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001 Adapter: ISA adapter Core 1: +66.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

I have checked my bios and there isn't any fan settings there. I can consistently overheat just by converting a video via Handbrake. I have ubuntu-desktop installed for a GUI.

Is there a way for me to control my fans to start spinning before it reaches a critical temperature and kills itself?

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