[ale] Gnome applets

[Geoffrey]

Collin Pruitt wrote:
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>> Message: 1 Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:48:11 -0400 From: Scott
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>> Does anyone know how accurate the sensors-applet is? I have version
>>  2.2.1 on Fedora 11. I have a dual core processor and the applet
>> displays 4 icons with temps next to each one. I've been assuming
>> that the total of 2 equals the temp of one of the cores and all 4
>> is the total of the chip. Starting today actually a few minutes ago
>> during an update all four icons were showing orange (>95 deg. F
>> each icon). After reboot the first 2 icons (counting left to right)
>> would stay right around 95 and the other 2 were around 93 each.
>> I've never seen it do this before and now while typing it seems to
>> have gone more normal. Any concern on my part need to be addressed?
>> 
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> You should be fine; the sensor applets are reading  directly from the
> tempreature sensors on the CPU. If it is incorrect, it is more than
> likely a problem with the sensors themselves.

I've not played with this in a while, but I recall that you had a 
configuration file that you had to modify in order for the sensors to 
properly produce valid results.  Is this all automated now?

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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