On Tue, March 7, 2006 06:18, Antoine Jacoutot wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, poncenby smythe wrote:
>
>
>> Does anyone else run a box similar to this?
>>
>
> Yes, I have pretty much 3 of those running 24/7.
>
I've only got the one, but it's been on 24/7 for 3yrs with no probs.
>
> $ dmesg | grep cpu
> cpu0: VIA Samuel 2 ("CentaurHauls" 686-class) 533 MHz
> cpu0: FPU,DE,TSC,MSR,MTRR,PGE,MMX
> cpu0 at mainbus0
>
> My temp sensors are different though :
>
>
> $ sysctl hw.sensors
> hw.sensors.0=viaenv0, TSENS1, temp, 42.10 degC / 107.78 degF
> hw.sensors.1=viaenv0, TSENS2, temp, 43.92 degC / 111.06 degF
> hw.sensors.2=viaenv0, TSENS3, temp, 25.77 degC / 78.39 degF
> hw.sensors.3=viaenv0, FAN1, fanrpm, 0 RPM hw.sensors.4=viaenv0, FAN2,
> fanrpm, 0 RPM hw.sensors.5=viaenv0, VSENS1, volts_dc, 1.22 V
> hw.sensors.6=viaenv0, VSENS2, volts_dc, 2.52 V hw.sensors.7=viaenv0,
> Vcore, volts_dc, 3.28 V
> hw.sensors.8=viaenv0, VSENS3, volts_dc, 4.98 V hw.sensors.9=viaenv0,
> VSENS4, volts_dc, 11.89 V
>
and my temps are different again!
# dmesg |grep cpu
cpu0: VIA Samuel 2 ("CentaurHauls" 686-class) 533 MHz
cpu0: FPU,DE,TSC,MSR,MTRR,PGE,MMX
cpu0 at mainbus0
# sysctl hw.sensors
hw.sensors.0=viaenv0, TSENS1, temp, 18.80 degC / 65.84 degF
hw.sensors.1=viaenv0, TSENS2, temp, 60.60 degC / 141.08 degF
hw.sensors.2=viaenv0, TSENS3, temp, 0.70 degC / 33.26 degF
hw.sensors.3=viaenv0, FAN1, fanrpm, 0 RPM
hw.sensors.4=viaenv0, FAN2, fanrpm, 0 RPM
hw.sensors.5=viaenv0, VSENS1, volts_dc, 2.44 V
hw.sensors.6=viaenv0, VSENS2, volts_dc, 2.45 V
hw.sensors.7=viaenv0, Vcore, volts_dc, 1.98 V
hw.sensors.8=viaenv0, VSENS3, volts_dc, 5.40 V
hw.sensors.9=viaenv0, VSENS4, volts_dc, 12.37 V
bizzare.
>
> (I set up an alarm with sensord if temp >= 50 degC which only happens
> when compiling stuffs)
>
>> Does anyone know of any big advantages of Soekris boxes rather than
>> EPIA?
>>
>
> I don't know Soekris, but at a first glance I would say I don't...
>
>
>> I've got a feeling the little box will just give up or even worse blow
>> up.
>
> I can't help you with that. From what I've seen, those boxes are very
> reliable here (they all have ani internal hard drive and are fanless and
> runing 24/7).
>
> --
> Antoine
