Lee Roberts wrote: >At 07:11 PM 12/25/2001 -0900, tester wrote: > >>Lee Roberts wrote: >> >>>Is there a utility for monitoring the CPU temperature? My bios has this >>>information as well as info on other CPU stuff (i.e. voltages) so I'd >>>like to be able to access that info from Linux. I've heard of this kind >>>of stuff for Windoze. >>> >>Yes, it is called lm_sensors and it ites in with the hardware on your >>board. You need lm_utils as well and it is not installed by default, >>because lm_sensors at this time destrroys some laptop motherboards by >>overwriting a non-flashable soldered in PROM. >> >>But if you are not using an IBM ThinkPad A20, 770, 600, or 660, you can >>use software Manager to call for lm_utils then run something like >>gkrellm which is a nice graphical front-end to monitoring. >> >> > >Is it just Thinkpads? I'm considering removing Windows from my Compaq >laptop & installing Linux on it. > >Also, how does one determine if i2c is compiled into the kernel? On the >desktop PC, I already have a bunch of i2c drivers (modules) in a directory. >But, lm_sensor won't do a make install. lsmod doesn't show any i2c drivers >installed. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > lm_sensors is IN the kernel. All you need is lm_utils.
Compaqs appear to be safe. We have no reports of overwriting the i2c prom on their boards. Civileme
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