[ale] Gnome applets

[Matt Rideout]

Scott Castaline wrote, On 07/25/2009 02:50 PM:
> On 07/25/2009 02:30 PM, Geoffrey wrote:
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>> Scott Castaline wrote:
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>>> On 07/25/2009 10:33 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
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>>>> Collin Pruitt wrote:
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>>>>>> Message: 1 Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:48:11 -0400 From: Scott
>>>>>> Castaline<skotchman at gmail.com>   Subject: [ale] Gnome applets To:
>>>>>> ALE<ale at ale.org>   Message-ID:<4A68A25B.70105 at gmail.com>
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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.
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The sensors_detect command (which comes with lm_sensors) may be what 
you're looking for. Use with caution on production systems. :)