This bug has been fixed (for Gutsy at least) Problem solved with current hddtemp version.
>From bug#94558 last comment : I upgraded to hddtemp_0.3-beta15-36 and it solved the issue with sensors-applet, seems working well with Feisty Fawn. For the i386 community: wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/h/hddtemp/hddtemp_0.3-beta15-36_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i hddtemp_0.3-beta15-36_i386.deb ** Changed in: hddtemp (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- drive names have extra spaces and strange characters https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/109608 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs