On Friday 14 October 2005 17:40, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> Try /proc/acpi/thermal_zone instead. My tosh's detail is under THRM.
>
I didn't need the sudo stuff either. Those parameters should be readable by
ordinary users.
> On Fri, October 14, 2005 5:27 pm, rik-Xandros-test wrote:
> > Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> >>Provided you have acpid running try the command:
> >>
> >>find /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM0/ -type f -exec echo {} \; -exec cat {}
> >> \;
> >
> > Nice -v :
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo find /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM0/ -type f
> > -exec echo {} \; -exec cat {} \;
> >
> > We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
> > Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
> >
> > #1) Respect the privacy of others.
> > #2) Think before you type.
> > #3) With great power comes great responsibility.
> >
> > Password:
> > rik is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su
> > Password:
> > P4-Xandros3-0:/home/rik# find /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM0/ -type f
> > -exec echo {} \; -exec cat {} \;
> > find: /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM0/: No such file or directory
> >
> > But I have MC'd into that dir: "47 C" (p4 laptop; there are alloy studs
> > in the bottom of it that can blister my leg!).
> >
> > Cheers, Rik
> >
> > PS thx Nick, I am working my way up to tackling grub/lilo again..
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CS
