This isn't a complete answer, but this ought to get you started ...
http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/
Roger Andreassen writes:
> <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>
> <P>Hello,</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P>I'm going to pick a Socket A motherboard for an upgrade. It's possible to
>read the CPU temperature using software as long as you stay in Windows. My question
>seems misplaced at worst or funny at best, so I'll ask only once:</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P>1. How do you read the CPU temperature in Linux? Would you need a certain
>motherboard, or is it just down to the chipset?</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P>2. Since Socket A pros doesn't have the hardware protection found in Pentiums,
>I'd like to read the temperature somewhere on the FG HUD.</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P>I've browsed some kernel forums, but I havn't found anything Athlon-like. The
>guys push the Pentium 4 forward, that's understandable, but when I'd push the Athlon
>forward, this is the most power-hungry processor to date (give or take a few).</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P>I won't ask you to build me the whole PC, but these are my options (they sell 256
>MB DDR for $75, I should stick around :). Hmm, the Abit KG7 has 4 DDR
>slots. :)</P>
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> <P> </P>
> <P>I'd like a HUD readout bc I have to run FG full-screen. An xterm would obviously
>be of no use.</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P>Regards,</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P>Roger Andreassen,</P>
> <P>Norway</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P> </P>
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