Temp. monitors for Linux?

AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
edited August 2003 in Science & Tech
Are there any temperature monitors out there for Linux?

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  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    DigitalDoc5 does a bangup temp control job, all hardware. There are software programs out there, but they do not have anywhere near universal compatibility.

    I would need to know what mobo and what environmental chip on the mobo to tell you if a current one will work on the flavors of Linux I have (are they compatible with kernel version, the compiler used,etc.). So, also what distro and version??
  • TawcanTawcan Vancouver
    edited August 2003
    You can install ksensors (very similar to MBM)

    http://perso.wanadoo.fr/louis.dubois/linux/ksensors-0.7-1.i386.rpm

    If you're using Mandrake you can try the following:

    1 - sensors
    Install these from your CDs (MCP / Software /Rpmdrake -install software) :

    lm_sensors-2.7.0-2mdk
    liblm_sensors1-2.7.0-2mdk
    liblm_sensors1-devel-2.7.0-2mdk

    then open a terminal

    su -
    <password>

    sensors-detect

    and follow instructions.

    You'll need to add some lines to /etc/modules.conf.

    It should look like
    alias char-major-89 i2c-dev

    Then it will tell to add some lines to your startup script, something like

    /sbin/modprobe i2c-amd756
    /sbin/modprobe w83781d

    Instead of that, just add these two lines to /etc/modules
    ......
    i2c-amd756
    w83781d

    Of course the names it will give should be different on your rig if the chipset is not an AMD760MP/MPX

    Then reboot.

    Enter a terminal and type this command

    sensors

    It should give all needed info.

    2 - Displaying your sensors on the GUI

    You can install gkrellm (same method).
    It should have a menu entry in Applications / Monitoring /GKrellM ).
  • AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
    edited August 2003
    Awesome, thanks a lot. Parks got my mandrake CDs right now but I'm going to pick them up tomorrow. So I can tell you how the install goes...
    I'm a Linux n00b so I may have some trouble. ;D

    mobo - Abit NF7-M
    enviromental chip?
    Mandrake 9.1
    Kernal - Is there a way to tell w/o rebooting your comp?

    <-- n00b :wave:
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    And, if that does not work, gkrellm is a kicking app-- but if it does not work with your environmental chip, stop using it until you learn how to undo the temp sesnors.
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