On Friday 13 Mar 2015 15:49:38 Dale wrote: > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Friday 13 March 2015 06:27:00 Dale wrote: > >> Peter Humphrey wrote: > >>> On Thursday 12 March 2015 19:38:56 Dale wrote: > >>>> I build everything into the kernel and I don't even install > >>>> lm_sensors. I haven't installed that in ages. > >>> > >>> Does that mean that your gkrellm can't display temperatures? > >> > >> It's been displaying temps for many years. I posted a list in my > >> reply to Mick. I also can get voltages but don't have it set to show > >> them. I do also monitor temps on the hard drives. That's done > >> through the smart thingy. > > > > I don't know what led you to list that directory, but now that I look > > into my own setup I see I'm using kernel modules too. I know I used to > > use lm_sensors at one time, but genlop doesn't know about it so I must > > have omitted it when I last reinstalled. > > > > # ls -l /sys/devices/platform > > total 0 > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 alarmtimer > > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 coretemp.0 > > drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 i8042 > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 pcspkr > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 platform-framebuffer.0 > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 PNP0C0C:00 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 power > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.0K Mar 13 11:49 uevent > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Mar 13 11:49 vboxdrv.0 > > From my understanding, you can use either the kernel drivers or > lm-sensors.
Really? I didn't know this. I have installed both, seemingly without any ill effects. > Many years ago, I sort of got bored installing lm-sensors > and running the setup stuff all the time. I seem to recall, you have to > do it again when you upgrade the kernel too. I didn't know this either. Anyway, gkrellm works happily which is what I primarily use, unless I'm login in remotely in which case I just run 'watch -d sensors' if I want to check what's happening on the MoBo. -- Regards, Mick
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