#What sensor based value should i use macs fan control install
If you would like to monitor temperature readings and fan speed, install sensors-applet: To enable proper detection of sensors edit /etc/modules:Īdd to this to end of file, save and reboot: coretemp
Note that PAE adds (extremely minor) overhead and that even with a PAE kernel, each individual process (or XEN virtual machine) will be limited to 4GB of memory. If this happens, boot to the previous kernel, and uninstall the PAE kernel. There are situations where this will not install the necessary modules along with the kernel, and lead to your system starting unable to start x11 or access devices such as wireless or sound. Sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-pae Just install the 32 version of Ubuntu as you would do normally and after that type this at your terminal: This kernel adds support for more than 3.1 GB and enables more features for virtualization with Xen. As a workaround you can install the "linux-image-generic-pae" kernel package. If for some reason you use the 32-bit architecture, it can detect and use only up to 3.1 GB of RAM so the rest can't be used. The system memory issue and 32/64bits kernel versionĪs the MacBookPro 5,3 has 4 GB as base RAM and the Intel C2D processors supports 64 bits, it is recommended to use the 64-bit architecture. (works out-of-the-box) (works, with remarks) (needs manual install) (won't currently work (completely)) (not yet documented)Ĭommon things about installing and maintaining Ubuntu on Intel-based Macs: Intel CPU-based Macintosh Generic Installation Instructions