On Tuesday 19 March 2002 10:36 pm, David Guntner wrote:
> Unfortunately, krellm doesn't seem to display my CPU temprature, so
> I'm not sure how I'm going to monitor it. BTW, just so you're
> aware of it, my Linux machine (ML 8.1) is *never* powered off
> unless I'm having to get inside the case to connect/disconnect
> something. So the temprature should be staying pretty stable
> inside.
Type 'sensors' in a term. You should see somethin like
SYS Temp: +28.8�C (limit = +60�C, hysteresis = +50�C)
CPU Temp: +44.0�C (limit = +60�C, hysteresis = +50�C)
SBr Temp: +23.2�C (limit = +60�C, hysteresis = +50�C)
There maybe numbers associated, eg, temp 1, temp2, etc. In my
example cpu temp is number 2. In Gkrellm's configuration, under
Builtins | Sensors, you would type 'cpu' (w/o the quotes) in the
second line under 'Sensor Label'. Cpu temp should then be reported.
Gkrellm can be configured to show temps in C or F, but sensors and
most everybody else uses Celsius.
FWIW, I disable all other reporting and size Gkrellm so that it's
about 1/4" high, 1" long, showing just cpu temp. It also still shows
a little cpu load gauge on top of the temp. Then I put it up on the
top of the screen over to the right side. Just fits on window title
bars. Then I have this file in /home/tom/.kde/Autostart
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/kstart --skiptaskbar --ontop --alldesktops
/usr/X11R6/bin/gkrellm (last two lines are all one line)
I named it 'sensors-start', 'chmod +x'd it to make it executable.
Then Gkrellm starts with KDE on all desktops, always on top, with no
entry on the panel.
> > Well, maybe you can get the info somewhere, but it should be
> > on their site. FWIW, my 1.4/266 Tbird is spec'd at 95C, but the
> > 1.4 is also the hottest cpu AMD makes. Your K6 should be lower,
> > 80C, maybe 85C is probly a decent guess on the high end, but it
> > could be in the 70's.
>
> At least when I reboot to look at it in the BIOS, it's well below
> that.
Should be about 30C lower. Just to repeat what I said before.
The bios temp is all but useless. Also, for AMD cpu's, the temp is
from an external probe in contact with the cpu die, or measured from
a pin. It is always 10 to 20C less than the actual core temp, could
be as much as 30C less.
Newer XP's have (like Intel has had for a long time) an internal
diode to get an accurate core temp. But even for the XP's, I don't
believe there's any motherboards out yet which support obtaining the
diode temp. I'll put it this way, measuring the core temp of a AMD
cpu usin an external probe is like trying to get the temperature of
the wires inside a wall by pressing a thermometer against the plaster.
Still keeping in mind to add at least 20C, it's at least a relative
gauge of whether or not the core is running too hot.
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