Hello,
I have read a few posts and it seems that installing outside packages seems to be a bad idea. I have Nerdpack installed and it works great for the packages it has. I have an older Supermicro X8 motherboard. I have the fans set at optimal in the bios and it is okay, but I am attempting to get more control over the fans. The Dynamix system autofan in CA does not work, in fact the Dynamix system temp does not work either. I found a python script that goes a little deeper into the fan controller chip and looks like it will give me more control. It requires a couple of other packages though. specifically python-smbus and i2c-dev. I have not found prebuilt packages for those, but if I were to figure out how to build them for slackware do the experts think either one may cause problems?
The page about the script is here:
http://www.patrikdufresne.com/en/supermicro-x8-fan-control/
Thanks in advance for your help.