[GH-ISSUE #46] Intermittently coming up empty after sleep #41

Closed
opened 2026-02-26 00:31:36 +03:00 by kerem · 9 comments
Owner

Originally created by @iamjaydear on GitHub (Jan 2, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/46

A few times lately I have noticed that after resuming from sleep the NBFC taskbar icon is showing 0 degrees, which would be nice if it was true :) In the NBFC window the Selected config is empty. It is possible to select one, but it won't stick - it just goes empty again. Also, in this fault condition, the 'Fan control service enabled' box cannot be ticked and no fans are listed below it.

Unfortunately, if I don't notice the taskbar icon before starting a VidCoder job (a very processor-intensive process) and wandering away, the temperature goes sky high, the job goes really s-l-o-w and the laptop feels like it's going to melt! I've tried closing NBFC and also killing it with Process Explorer and then restarting it, but it still comes up empty. NBFC only restarts properly during a machine restart.

NBFC v1.3.4 in 'Auto', Asus N550JV, Win 8.1, VidCoder v1.5.33.0 (another GitHub project)

Uploading NBFC01.jpg…

Originally created by @iamjaydear on GitHub (Jan 2, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/46 A few times lately I have noticed that after resuming from sleep the NBFC taskbar icon is showing 0 degrees, which would be nice if it was true :) In the NBFC window the Selected config is empty. It is possible to select one, but it won't stick - it just goes empty again. Also, in this fault condition, the 'Fan control service enabled' box cannot be ticked and no fans are listed below it. Unfortunately, if I don't notice the taskbar icon before starting a VidCoder job (a very processor-intensive process) and wandering away, the temperature goes sky high, the job goes really s-l-o-w and the laptop feels like it's going to melt! I've tried closing NBFC and also killing it with Process Explorer and then restarting it, but it still comes up empty. NBFC only restarts properly during a machine restart. NBFC v1.3.4 in 'Auto', Asus N550JV, Win 8.1, VidCoder v1.5.33.0 (another GitHub project) ![Uploading NBFC01.jpg…]()
kerem closed this issue 2026-02-26 00:31:36 +03:00
Author
Owner

@hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2016):

Are there any errors in the WIndows event log if you search for "NoteBookFanControlService" (event source)?

<!-- gh-comment-id:168672418 --> @hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2016): Are there any errors in the WIndows event log if you search for "NoteBookFanControlService" (event source)?
Author
Owner

@iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2016):

Yes, heaps. Most of them are like NBFC3 in attached zip file.

On 5/01/2016 12:02 AM, Stefan Hirschmann wrote:

Are there any errors in the WIndows event log if you search for
"NoteBookFanControlService" (event source)?


Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/46#issuecomment-168672418.

<!-- gh-comment-id:168773703 --> @iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2016): Yes, heaps. Most of them are like NBFC3 in attached zip file. On 5/01/2016 12:02 AM, Stefan Hirschmann wrote: > Are there any errors in the WIndows event log if you search for > "NoteBookFanControlService" (event source)? > > — > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub > https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/46#issuecomment-168672418.
Author
Owner

@hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2016):

There is no attached zip file.
Could you please upload it somwhere and send me the link?

<!-- gh-comment-id:169007933 --> @hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2016): There is no attached zip file. Could you please upload it somwhere and send me the link?
Author
Owner

@iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2016):

I wonder why GitHub invites us to attach files and then just complain that something went terribly wrong? Anyhow, here's a link... http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=96517857362578830829

<!-- gh-comment-id:169178977 --> @iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2016): I wonder why GitHub invites us to attach files and then just complain that something went terribly wrong? Anyhow, here's a link... http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=96517857362578830829
Author
Owner

@hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2016):

Thank you!
Looks like NBFC can't access the hardware after standby.

Does this happen everytime the system resumes from standby?
If yes, could you please stop the service before standby and restart it afterwards?

Do you use any other hardware monitoring tools which might interfere with NBFC?

<!-- gh-comment-id:169357350 --> @hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2016): Thank you! Looks like NBFC can't access the hardware after standby. Does this happen everytime the system resumes from standby? If yes, could you please stop the service before standby and restart it afterwards? Do you use any other hardware monitoring tools which might interfere with NBFC?
Author
Owner

@iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2016):

OK. I don't use any h/w monitoring tools as far as I know, but I have been using Imdisk to have half of my RAM as an 8GB ramdisk and yesterday I altered the settings to use dynamic memory. In the evening I went to check on a long encode and saw the dreaded 0 degrees icon in the taskbar. NBFC's control panel was blank/empty. The fan was still running, so I killed NBFC in process explorer and it kept running, so I guess it was under the control of the ASUS driver. Do you think Imdisk is the problem? I have uninstalled Imdisk today to see if NBFC stays normal.

"Does this happen everytime the system resumes from standby?" No, not every time. This latest time is the first I have ever been aware of it happening whilst the machine is running and in use.
Events logs at http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=10497134893713420899

<!-- gh-comment-id:169499166 --> @iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2016): OK. I don't use any h/w monitoring tools as far as I know, but I have been using Imdisk to have half of my RAM as an 8GB ramdisk and yesterday I altered the settings to use dynamic memory. In the evening I went to check on a long encode and saw the dreaded 0 degrees icon in the taskbar. NBFC's control panel was blank/empty. The fan was still running, so I killed NBFC in process explorer and it kept running, so I guess it was under the control of the ASUS driver. Do you think Imdisk is the problem? I have uninstalled Imdisk today to see if NBFC stays normal. "Does this happen everytime the system resumes from standby?" No, not every time. This latest time is the first I have ever been aware of it happening whilst the machine is running and in use. Events logs at http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=10497134893713420899
Author
Owner

@iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 9, 2016):

It's some 24 hours since I uninstalled Imdisk. The machine was 'sleeping' overnight and when I woke it this morning NBFC was running OK. I have been using the machine on and off today and NBFC is still OK.

<!-- gh-comment-id:170184130 --> @iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 9, 2016): It's some 24 hours since I uninstalled Imdisk. The machine was 'sleeping' overnight and when I woke it this morning NBFC was running OK. I have been using the machine on and off today and NBFC is still OK.
Author
Owner

@hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2016):

Ok, thanks for the feedback.
I'll mention in the NBFC wiki that lmdisk can cause trouble in conjunction with NBFC.

<!-- gh-comment-id:170700600 --> @hirschmann commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2016): Ok, thanks for the feedback. I'll mention in the NBFC wiki that lmdisk can cause trouble in conjunction with NBFC.
Author
Owner

@iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2016):

Just an FYI... It's been several days now without a cold restart and NBFC is still OK.

<!-- gh-comment-id:170709992 --> @iamjaydear commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2016): Just an FYI... It's been several days now without a cold restart and NBFC is still OK.
Sign in to join this conversation.
No milestone
No project
No assignees
1 participant
Notifications
Due date
The due date is invalid or out of range. Please use the format "yyyy-mm-dd".

No due date set.

Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference
starred/nbfc-hirschmann#41
No description provided.