Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[sjv047]

OK... I'm completely stumped... I have a my conky up and running and I'm quite happy with its output EXCEPT for one item... I can't seem to get my USB drive to show up when it is plugged in. Currently, when the USB is plugged in, a new window will open up showing the files, but I can't seem to get it setup correctly in the conkyrc file. I've googled this one to death and tried many ideas, but nothing seems to work. I know it's an if_existing statement, but... no joy!

fyi, I am on a Asus eeepc netbook running UNR 10.04.

Here is my conkyrc file:

##Conky
background yes
update_interval 0.5
total_run_times 0
no_buffers no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 1

#Text
use_xft yes
xftfont 123:size=8
xftalpha 0.1
uppercase no
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer yes
text_buffer_size 256

#Window
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

#Graphics
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
double_buffer yes

#Layout
alignment top_right
gap_x 10
gap_y 10
minimum_size 250 700
maximum_width 400

#Colors
default_color gray
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green

#all variables below the "TEXT" will be visible on desktop when conky is running

TEXT

${voffset -40}
${color DimGray}
${font}
${color Green}${user_names} ${alignr}$nodename$font
##################################
# System Information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}SYSTEM${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}$font
${font}${color DimGray}$sysname$kernel$alignr$machine
${pre_exec cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name'|sort -u|cut -c14-33,44-60}
Uptime $alignr${uptime}
System Updates:${alignr}${color Green}${execi 3600 aptitude search "~U" | wc-1 | tail}
${font}${color DimGray}AC Adaptor:${color Green}${acpiacadapter AC0}${color DimGray}${alignr}Battery:${color Green}${battery_short BAT0}
${alignr}${battery_time BAT0}$font

##################################
# Processor & Memory information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}PROCESSOR & MEMORY ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
${font}${color DimGray}CPU:${alignc}${freq_g}GHz${alignr}$cpu%
Memory:${alignc}$memmax${alignr}$memperc%
Swap:${alignc} $swapmax${alignr}$swapperc%

##################################
# Top Processes #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}TOP PROCESSES${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}${color DimGray}$font
${color DimGray}$font${top_mem name 2}${alignr}${top mem 2} %
$font${top_mem name 3}${alignr}${top mem 3} %
$font${top_mem name 4}${alignr}${top mem 4} %
$font${top_mem name 5}${alignr}${top mem 5} %
$font${top_mem name 6}${alignr}${top mem 6} %

##################################
# Disk Information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}DISKS ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
$font${color DimGray}Root$alignc${fs_size /}${alignr}${fs_free_perc /}% Free
${if_gw}${font}${color DimGray}${if_existing /media }USB Drive
$alignc${fs_size /media/ }${alignr}${fs_free_perc /media/ }% Free${color DimGray}${endif}

##################################
# Network Information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}NETWORK ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
${if_gw}${font}${color DimGray}${if_existing /proc/net/route wlan0}Connection Type:${color Green}${alignr}Wireless${color DimGray}
ESSID:${color Green}${wireless_essid wlan0}${color DimGray}${alignr}Link:${color Green}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}%${color DimGray}
UP${upspeedgraph wlan0 20,100 0000ff ff0000 .5}DN${downspeedgraph wlan0 20,100 0000ff ff0000 40}
Wireless Speed ${alignr}${color Green}${wireless_bitrate wlan0}${color DimGray}
UP:${upspeed wlan0}${alignr}${alignr}DN:${downspeed wlan0}
Total UP:${totalup wlan0}${alignr}Total DN:${totaldown wlan0}

Local IP:${alignr}${addr wlan0}${endif}
Public IP:${alignr}${execi 3600 wget -O - http://whatismyip.org/ | tail}${else}
${font}${color DimGray}${if_existing /proc/net/route eth0}Connection Type:${color Green}${alignr}Wired${color DimGray}

UP:${upspeed eth0}${alignr}Total UP:${Totalup eth0}
DN:${downspeed eth0}${alignr}Total DN:${totaldown eth0}

Local IP:${alignr}${addr eth0}${endif}
${color Red}${alignr}Not Connected ${color DimGray}

${endif}

[elendilnl]

I'm asking for a friend;
Is it possible to see what is up/downloaded via a local network, just as it is possible to see what is up/downloaded from the internet?
And if yes, how to put that in conky

[42dorian]

I'm asking for a friend;
Is it possible to see what is up/downloaded via a local network, just as it is possible to see what is up/downloaded from the internet?
And if yes, how to put that in conky

Wait... wouldn't that be the same script, but telling it to look at the local connection instead of the internet connection? Does that not work?

[42dorian]

OK... I'm completely stumped... I have a my conky up and running and I'm quite happy with its output EXCEPT for one item... I can't seem to get my USB drive to show up when it is plugged in. Currently, when the USB is plugged in, a new window will open up showing the files, but I can't seem to get it setup correctly in the conkyrc file. I've googled this one to death and tried many ideas, but nothing seems to work. I know it's an if_existing statement, but... no joy!

fyi, I am on a Asus eeepc netbook running UNR 10.04.

Here is my conkyrc file:

##Conky
background yes
update_interval 0.5
total_run_times 0
no_buffers no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 1

#Text
use_xft yes
xftfont 123:size=8
xftalpha 0.1
uppercase no
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer yes
text_buffer_size 256

#Window
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

#Graphics
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
double_buffer yes

#Layout
alignment top_right
gap_x 10
gap_y 10
minimum_size 250 700
maximum_width 400

#Colors
default_color gray
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green

#all variables below the "TEXT" will be visible on desktop when conky is running

TEXT

${voffset -40}
${color DimGray}
${font}
${color Green}${user_names} ${alignr}$nodename$font
##################################
# System Information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}SYSTEM${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}$font
${font}${color DimGray}$sysname$kernel$alignr$machine
${pre_exec cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name'|sort -u|cut -c14-33,44-60}
Uptime $alignr${uptime}
System Updates:${alignr}${color Green}${execi 3600 aptitude search "~U" | wc-1 | tail}
${font}${color DimGray}AC Adaptor:${color Green}${acpiacadapter AC0}${color DimGray}${alignr}Battery:${color Green}${battery_short BAT0}
${alignr}${battery_time BAT0}$font

##################################
# Processor & Memory information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}PROCESSOR & MEMORY ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
${font}${color DimGray}CPU:${alignc}${freq_g}GHz${alignr}$cpu%
Memory:${alignc}$memmax${alignr}$memperc%
Swap:${alignc} $swapmax${alignr}$swapperc%

##################################
# Top Processes #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}TOP PROCESSES${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}${color DimGray}$font
${color DimGray}$font${top_mem name 2}${alignr}${top mem 2} %
$font${top_mem name 3}${alignr}${top mem 3} %
$font${top_mem name 4}${alignr}${top mem 4} %
$font${top_mem name 5}${alignr}${top mem 5} %
$font${top_mem name 6}${alignr}${top mem 6} %

##################################
# Disk Information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}DISKS ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
$font${color DimGray}Root$alignc${fs_size /}${alignr}${fs_free_perc /}% Free
${if_gw}${font}${color DimGray}${if_existing /media }USB Drive
$alignc${fs_size /media/ }${alignr}${fs_free_perc /media/ }% Free${color DimGray}${endif}

##################################
# Network Information #
##################################
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}NETWORK ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
${if_gw}${font}${color DimGray}${if_existing /proc/net/route wlan0}Connection Type:${color Green}${alignr}Wireless${color DimGray}
ESSID:${color Green}${wireless_essid wlan0}${color DimGray}${alignr}Link:${color Green}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}%${color DimGray}
UP${upspeedgraph wlan0 20,100 0000ff ff0000 .5}DN${downspeedgraph wlan0 20,100 0000ff ff0000 40}
Wireless Speed ${alignr}${color Green}${wireless_bitrate wlan0}${color DimGray}
UP:${upspeed wlan0}${alignr}${alignr}DN:${downspeed wlan0}
Total UP:${totalup wlan0}${alignr}Total DN:${totaldown wlan0}

Local IP:${alignr}${addr wlan0}${endif}
Public IP:${alignr}${execi 3600 wget -O - http://whatismyip.org/ | tail}${else}
${font}${color DimGray}${if_existing /proc/net/route eth0}Connection Type:${color Green}${alignr}Wired${color DimGray}

UP:${upspeed eth0}${alignr}Total UP:${Totalup eth0}
DN:${downspeed eth0}${alignr}Total DN:${totaldown eth0}

Local IP:${alignr}${addr eth0}${endif}
${color Red}${alignr}Not Connected ${color DimGray}

${endif}

This is going to be long winded... so please be patient while I finish it in an edit...

*Start Edit:

What you're going to want to do is rename your USB thumb drive's label. Something easy for you to remember. Admittedly this may need to be done only when the drive is blank. That way, when you plug it in, that name will be the file folder name under the place it mounts in /media, and you'll always know what it is. On my own computer I have an external 120GB drive in an enclosure, and so I've named it, and mounted it in a folder called /media/120. Whenever it gets plugged in, it's going to that same spot, reliably.

The next part is the Conky script part. I'm not great with the if structures, but you are going to want something like

${if_existing /media/(YourDriveName)/FileAlwaysThere}USB Drive:${fs_size /media/(YourDriveName)} (Whatever Else You Want To Display)${else}USB Drive: Not Plugged In.${endif}

I THINK. Someone else better with the if statements can probably fix that one.

*Edit Two: Just tried it. It works. Put a file on the drive that will always be there. Call it "PluggedIn" or something like that. Conky is able to see if that file is there or not. If it's not there, and the folder exists, it won't show. If it's there, Conky knows to show that line. I have many thumb drives and this could probably let me see whichever one is plugged in with a single if statement.

[melkespreng]

Stole enough to make two conkys, one for dark and one for light wallpapers. Both wallpapers I found at http://wall.alphacoders.com/ thats one of the best wallpaper sites I know.

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Also found a reverse image search site that actually works. http://www.tineye.com/ Great site where you can search for bigger versions of the picture one have.

[sjv047]

Awesome... I had to delete the "filealwaysthere" statement and then it worked... Thank you so much.

[42dorian]

Awesome... I had to delete the "filealwaysthere" statement and then it worked... Thank you so much.

Yeah, I accidentally put a space when it should have been "/", sorry about that. I'm currently experimenting with switching USB drives and seeing if it'll display them all. Let me get back to you on this. It's a good idea! Thank YOU for asking about it!

[sjv047]

Yeah, I accidentally put a space when it should have been "/", sorry about that. I'm currently experimenting with switching USB drives and seeing if it'll display them all. Let me get back to you on this. It's a good idea! Thank YOU for asking about it!

... New problem... When I plug the USB in, the USB info shows up in the display, BUT... everything below that line disappears... Once the USB is disconnected, the rest of the display shows back up again... Hmmm.... Any ideas?

[42dorian]

Yep. Post your new code to be sure, but it sounds kinda like you forgot the "${endif}" for it.

[elendilnl]

Wait... wouldn't that be the same script, but telling it to look at the local connection instead of the internet connection? Does that not work?

I don't have the foggiest idea. How should he do that?
I mean, should he use ${totalup 192.xxx.xxx.xxx} instead of ${totalup eth0}?