Public bug reported: Hello, here's my system info
~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 ~$ apt-cache policy udisks2 udisks2: Installed: 2.1.7-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.1.7-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.1.7-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Here's the problem: udisks2 constantly shows that my ssd temperature is 99°C (210°F), but in reality it's 30°C ~$ sudo smartctl -A /dev/sda smartctl 6.5 2016-01-24 r4214 [x86_64-linux-4.4.0-22-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 24 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 51 168 Unknown_Attribute 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 170 Unknown_Attribute 0x0003 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 231 173 Unknown_Attribute 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 65539 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 23 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0023 070 070 030 Pre-fail Always - 30 (Min/Max 30/30) 218 Unknown_Attribute 0x000b 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0 231 Temperature_Celsius 0x0013 100 100 000 Pre-fail Always - 99 241 Total_LBAs_Written 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 337 in the GUI app ("Disks") it shows the wrong temperature too. hddtemp works well though: ~$ sudo hddtemp /dev/sda /dev/sda: PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB: 30°C ** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: udisks2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1581594 Title: constantly shows wrong temperature (99°C ) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1581594/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs