HOW TO: Install and configure lm-sensors

[Ripose]

When you installed lm-sensors using Synaptic did you also install the "recommended" packages? i2c, read-edid & sensord

I also installed hardinfo for a graphical interface, this will be installed as "System Profiler & Benchmark" under System-Preferences.

I then ran sensor-detect, answered y to everything, at the end it automatically wrote the changes to etc/modules: for me.

Reboot!

All info shows up in System Profiler & Benchmark (click on sensors), although I still need to change a file somewhere so cpu temp is displayed instead of Temp 3, MB instead of Temp 2, etc.

I did not follow any of the originally posted complicated code.

[rustamb]

do we really need lm-sensors on ubuntu 8.04? Doesn't powernowd do the work?

[amigaone_xe]

Anyone know if Intel Core2Quad (Q9550 - 45nm yorkfiled) is supported by lm-sensors?
I can't get it to work and the "supported device"-list on lm-sensors homepage says it supports Core/Core2, but maybe the Core2Quad isn't included there?

Is there any way to get it to work?
I'm running ubuntu 8.04.1 and lm-sensors 3.0.0

[Ripose]

do we really need lm-sensors on ubuntu 8.04? Doesn't powernowd do the work?

powernowd is used for things such as CPU speed (frequency). For example my PC runs at 1000 MHz, but if something needs a faster speed than it will go 1800 MHz or 2400 MHz. The way the speed is incremented is set with powernowd (voltages too).

lm-sensors displays current temperatures, voltages, etc.

[Ripose]

It does not appear that lm-sensors supports the Intel Quad. At least it is not the website list: http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Devices

Note: The ALPHA version of lm-sensors Install Wizard is now available at above website.

[deepclutch]

coretemp module shows wrong temperatures with my 2.4Ghz C2D . yes ,this is a 2.6.26 kernel.reason:
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/18/190
so ,it shows 56 degrees idle temp for cores.original temperature -you have to subtract 16 from the reading.that is , 56-16= 40 .

still no fix kya?

[ram zu]

System Ubuntu 8.04
I've installed lm-sensors
"sudo sensors-detect" with yes in all questions

Result of sensors:

pedro@Home-Server:~$ sensors
k8temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
Core0 Temp: +29.0°C

w83697hf-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
VCore: +1.10 V (min = +0.40 V, max = +0.03 V)
+3.3V: +3.30 V (min = +0.26 V, max = +0.00 V)
+5V: +5.03 V (min = +6.02 V, max = +4.41 V)
+12V: +11.31 V (min = +5.84 V, max = +0.06 V)
-12V: +0.72 V (min = -10.30 V, max = -9.56 V)
-5V: +5.10 V (min = -7.46 V, max = -4.49 V)
V5SB: +5.51 V (min = +5.19 V, max = +0.00 V)
VBat: +0.00 V (min = +0.29 V, max = +0.00 V)
fan1: 1454 RPM (min = 3375 RPM, div = 8)
fan2: 0 RPM (min = 33750 RPM, div = 4)
temp1: +37.0°C (high = +0.0°C, hyst = +100.0°C) sensor = thermistor
temp2: +33.5°C (high = +80.0°C, hyst = +75.0°C) sensor = thermistor
beep_enable:enabled

I think that is everything correct but I dont know how to make use of this information.
I've installed "X-Sensors" but nothing happens when executed.
Tryng to use this in conky but dont know what parameter to use (conky is working fine).

Any help will be very apreciated.
Thanks to all.

[Tanker Bob]

I think that is everything correct but I know I cant make use of this information.
I'v installed "X-Sensors" but nothing happens when executed.
Tryng to use this in conky but dont know what parameter to use (conky is working fine).

I'm not sure what your issue is. Everything looks like it's working fine. What do you want to do?

[ram zu]

The problem was with x-sensors not working. I execute but no information displayed.
I've install the applet and is working now on the panel.
Only have two questions now. How can I know what temperature is temp1, temp2 and core0. The other question is how can I add this information to conky?

[Tanker Bob]

Got it. I use ksensors with KDE, so am not familiar with those programs. Did you install libsensors3 and libsensors4, plus whatever other support that x-sensors lists? That's the only thing that comes to mind.