You cannot just reload the module, in most cases it will be "in use" by some ACPI daemon or somesuch, and thus not unloadable.
I would also very much like not to override the decision of the thinkpad_acpi author to disable fan_contol by default. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/787031 Title: installing thinkfan package does not make thinkfan usable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thinkfan/+bug/787031/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs