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Missing kernel driver corsair-cpro?
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Nobody would expect that to be there on the hardware for which this software is expected to run (which is server hardware, typically with an IPMI controller for FAN control onboard).
If you want to control fans via a corsair controller, you may have some success with OpenCorsairLink and a script I've done some work with (although I'm focused on the Commander Pro... prior to iCUE, so have no idea about the model you're talking about)...
OpenCorsairLink in a jail to control fans?
I read about the Corsair Commander Pro[module] in another [thread] , and since no one has yet started a new thread on this matter as suggested by Kevin Horton... This is a very interesting project! Congrats for getting it working. It really merits its own thread, as I expect there will be a...
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Wonder if this can be run via Container so its easy to download an app to control it.
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It's a standalone binary... just put it in /root or whatever, it runs fine (using USB/HID from libusb).
All the mess to make a container run it feels like more work than needed compared to dropping 1 binary and a perl script with an init task to run it.
I suppose it would be possible though.
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A single container with a binary in it is fine also :)
But agreed, if its just a single binary / script you can just as easily toss it on /root or even your /mnt/<pool> somewhere and run it from there when needed.
But agreed, if its just a single binary / script you can just as easily toss it on /root or even your /mnt/<pool> somewhere and run it from there when needed.
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But access to USB is key, so likely to be the complication with a container.
Anyway, all options are available for folks to explore.
Looks like only one option to get this working is get USB card and passthrough to VM. Then need another way(another VM or TrueNAS API?) to pass hard drive, system and cpu temp readings, the complexity is going through the roof here.
On Debian/Ubuntu all you have to do is apt install fancontrol and edit /etc/fancontrol file.
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On Debian/Ubuntu all you have to do is apt install fancontrol and edit /etc/fancontrol file.
A USB Fan Controller that now works under Linux
Relying on the built-in motherboard headers on server grade motherboards to reliably control fans with Linux has been a crapshoot since forever. I'm pleased to report that last summer the Corsair Commander Pro received native Linux kernel driver support in the 5.9 release.
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That's total rubbish... did you read the thread I linked you to?
Start by putting the OpenCorsairLink binary in /root then run it from shell... you can immediately use it to see the status and set speed of fans, etc.
The linked script provides a method to control the fans dynamically according to disk temps, etc.
None of that requires a VM at all.
Yes, didn't like hacky approach, it works but trust and long support issue with binaries, no offense.
I think proper way would be to build kernel module and put it in to docker image along with one of "fan control" solutions from github which utilize kernel drivers to control fans and read sensors.
Very basically without builtin module Truenas becomes a snowflake for me, so I moving on to other solution.
Thank you.
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OpenCorsirLink is on github and is exactly a fan control solution.
The kernel driver isn't something that's needed since the Commander Pro is a USB HID device for which there are already drivers in the build.
If you don't like anything other than the solution you think is "proper", then it's your loss, I wish you good luck finding something that satisfies you.
