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    New to Conky, how to display details from additional hardware?

    On Windows I used Rainmeter combined with HWinfo to show hardware loads, temperatures, and other data in real-time and as histograms on a second monitor.

    Conky seems to be the app to use for this in Ubuntu, but I'm not familiar with it: nor am I seeing a way for it to be as descriptive on its own.

    Will I need to add any other programs for it to display details from hardware such as my GPU, fans, and SSDs?
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    Re: New to Conky, how to display details from additional hardware?

    The syntax which is written to text document has many variables that can be add to display system information. If you are going to make your own or use a theme from the web to start you'll need two programs to start.
    Code:
    sudo apt install conky-all
    Code:
    sudo apt install lm-sensors
    I started with other users themes and modified them and even included weather. Below is a syntax I pieced together with my Nvidia card info. Conky manger is available for those who don't want to create themes .
    https://github.com/zcot/conky-manager2


    Code:
    --[[
    # Theme        : based on Elegance-beam conky by capn-damo 
    # Author    : Mixed
    # License    : Distributed under the terms of GNU GPL version 2 or later
    ]]
    
    conky.config = {
        alignment = 'top_right',
        background = false,
        border_inner_margin = 15,
        border_width = 5,
        default_color = 'ffffff',  --ffffff # white ffffff fffff ffffff ffffff ffffff
        double_buffer = true,
        draw_borders = false,
        draw_graph_borders = false,
        draw_outline = false,
        draw_shades = false,
        gap_x = 30,
        gap_y = 25,
        maximum_width = 320,
        double_buffer = true,
        override_utf8_locale = true,
        own_window = true,
        own_window_class = 'Conky',
        own_window_type = 'normal',
        own_window_transparent = true,
        own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky',
        own_window_argb_visual = true,
        own_window_argb_value = 150,
        text_buffer_size = 8000,
        total_run_times = 0,
        update_interval = 1,
        uppercase = false,
        use_xft = true,
        xftalpha = 1,
        short_units = false,
        font = 'sawasdee regular:style=Light:pixelsize=14',
        color1 = 'ffffff',
        color2 = 'ffffff',
        color3 = 'ffffff',
    };
    
    conky.text = [[
    Time:${alignr}${time %H}${font}${time :%M}
    Date:${alignr}${time %m-%d-%Y}${font}
    $hr
    
    Zorin:${alignr}17 Core
    Linux:${alignr}${kernel}${color}
    Uptime:${alignr}$uptime
    CPU:${alignr}${cpu cpu}%
    Ram: ${alignr}${mem} / ${memmax}
    Swap: ${alignr}${swap} / ${swapmax}
    Home:  ${alignr}${fs_used_perc /home}% / ${fs_size /home}
    $hr
    ${font sawasdee regular:pixelsize=14}${alignr}${color3}
    GPU:${alignr}${color #FFFFFF}${exec nvidia-smi --query-gpu=gpu_name --format=csv,noheader,nounits}
    ${color FFFFFF}${font}
    Memory: $alignr ${nvidia memfreq} Mhz
    Temperature: $alignr ${nvidia temp} C
    NVidia GeForce GPU: $alignr ${nvidia gpufreq} Mhz
    ${color1}Vram Utilization: ${color} $alignr ${exec nvidia-smi | grep % | cut -c 37-40} MB
    ]];
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    Re: New to Conky, how to display details from additional hardware?

    Is lm-sensors compatible with AMD video cards?

    I tried using RadeonTop, but it needs prerequisites that I'm having trouble installing.
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    Re: New to Conky, how to display details from additional hardware?

    lm-sensors should give you information like this:

    Code:
    k10temp-pci-00c3
    Adapter: PCI adapter
    Tctl:         +54.9°C  
    Tdie:         +27.9°C  
    Tccd1:        +53.5°C  
    
    amdgpu-pci-4300
    Adapter: PCI adapter
    vddgfx:        1.04 V  
    fan1:         345 RPM  (min =    0 RPM, max = 3000 RPM)
    edge:         +53.0°C  (crit = +104.0°C, hyst = -273.1°C)
    PPT:          41.21 W  (cap = 180.00 W)
    I think I also had to add psensor to get all of that.

    Depending on your kernel/hardware, you can use a shell script like the following to get your activity percentage:

    Code:
    #!/bin/sh 
    
    initial_value=$(cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/amdgpu_pm_info | grep 'GPU\ Load' | cut -c10-17)
    echo $initial_value
    which I called AMDGPUActivity.sh and then add something like this to your conky:

    Code:
    ${voffset -5}${goto 25}${color3}${font Liberation Mono:italic:size=11}${execi 600}GPU
    ${execi 600}${execi 600}Temp${goto 125}Fan${alignr 10}Load
    ${execi 1 sensors amdgpu-pci-4300 | grep edge: | cut -c15-23}${goto 90}${execi 1 sensors amdgpu-pci-4300 | grep fan1: | cut -c12-17}rpm${alignr}${execi 1 sensors amdgpu-pci-4300 | grep PPT: | cut -c14-19}W
    ${execi 1 /usr/bin/sudo sh /home/<my user>/.conky/AMDGPUActivity.sh}
    You'll need to choose how to align things for your use. I'd recommend against trying to add your password to the script and just deal with entering it when conky starts.
    Last edited by QIII; June 19th, 2024 at 09:56 AM.
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