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PostPosted: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:11:36    Post Subject: Linux CPU Temperature Monitor Reply with quote View Single Post

I need one for Centos 4.3 x32... with good documentation for installing.

Do they all use / require lm_sensors? Need help with that, too.

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PostPosted: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:40:31    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

AFAIK, lm_sensors is the only method to extract the sensors data from the monitor chip and eeprom. For a frontend, I use GKRellM.

You can get temps from nVidia cards that support it without lm_sensors. And for harddrives, you can use hddtemp with the gkrellm-hddtemp plugin. The hddtemp daemon reads the drive temp from the SMART info, so it also does not require lm_sensors.

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PostPosted: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:18:10    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

is that GRemlin hard to configure? Laughing

I installed lm_sensors, but after running sensor detect I got lost. Wanted me to drop info into files I couldn't find... Bang Head

How come this kind of thing can't be built into the distribution? Is there one with it?

Thanks for the info.
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PostPosted: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:26:04    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

What monitoe chip do you have?

And GKRellM RPM can be downloaded from most of the 3rd party repositories such as DAG or FreshRPMS

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PostPosted: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:52:56    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

GKRellM wasn't too bad to get up and running - I like it. But, still need to get lm_sensors going on my CPU.

It is a ATI Radeon Xpress 200 chipset.
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PostPosted: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:15:32    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Here is wat sensors-detect tells me to do:

Code:
To make the sensors modules behave correctly, add these lines to
/etc/modules.conf:

#----cut here----
# I2C module options
alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
#----cut here----

To load everything that is needed, add this to some /etc/rc* file:

#----cut here----
# I2C adapter drivers
modprobe i2c-isa
# I2C chip drivers
modprobe it87
# sleep 2 # optional
/usr/bin/sensors -s # recommended
#----cut here----


/etc/modules.conf didn't exist, so I made it with the correct data in it.

"some /etc/rc*"? Huh? Any file that looks like that? I have three files and several folders that fit the bill. I am adding it to /etc/rc.local for kicks. Will see how it goes.
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PostPosted: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:45:50    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Woo Hoo! Think it is working.

Very cool. Thanks alot Blue|Fusion!!!!!!!!

I'm back on the stock Intel cooler due to the size of the case I am using... Grrr!!! Terrible temps!

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PostPosted: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:33:59    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

awesome, I'll be trying to get a temp monitor for ubuntu when I get it setup...look forward to it
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