[ale] Gnome applets

[Scott Castaline]

On 07/25/2009 02:30 PM, Geoffrey wrote:
> Scott Castaline wrote:
>> On 07/25/2009 10:33 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
>>> Collin Pruitt wrote:
>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> 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?
>>>
>> Within the GUI you can set preferences....
>
> I'm referring to /etc/sensors.conf which you (at one time) had to
> configure to your specific hardware specs.
>
Hmm something else to explore. Haven't really pursued it before, but you 
kind of put the bug up my a__, I'm going to have to look at this closer. 
It looks like at the web site for lm-sensors there are some 
preconfigured files for various MoBos, but they don't have one for mine, 
so it's off to whatever.