[CentOS] RFI: recommendation for temperature monitoring

Fri Mar 10 11:28:03 UTC 2006
Bob Chiodini <robert.chiodini-1 at ksc.nasa.gov>

On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 23:56 -0800, Benjamin Smith wrote:
> Google is your friend: 
> 
> A search for "linux cpu temperature" 
> http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozilla&q=linux%20cpu%20temperature
> returned this link (#2) 
> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0110.0/0609.html
> which has a link to 
> http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/
> 
> lm_sensors is part of the CentOS 4.x package: 
> [root at kepler migrate]# yum list | grep lm
> cyrus-sasl-ntlm.i386                     2.1.19-5.EL4           base
> cyrus-sasl-ntlm.x86_64                   2.1.19-5.EL4           base
> lm_sensors.i386                          2.8.7-2.40.3           update
> lm_sensors.x86_64                        2.8.7-2.40.3           update
> lm_sensors-devel.x86_64                  2.8.7-2.40.3           update
> mailman.x86_64                           3:2.1.5-33.rhel4       base
> squirrelmail.noarch                      1.4.3a-12.EL4.centos4  base
> 
> -Ben 
> 
> On Thursday 09 March 2006 22:10, Kari Salovaara wrote:
> > Good morning gurus,
> > 
> > I would like to get recommendation for monitoring temperature
> > for cpu using Asus P5WD2 motherboard and Intel D 820.
> > I my installation has CPU cooling system changed from Intel bulk to
> > Zalman CNPS9500 and it works. Normal Intel cooling system is not
> > enough and is overheating cpu quite badly. Unfortunately Zalman
> > has to be controlled (rpms) manually and thus I would like to see
> > the temperature.
> > 
> > Which program is doing well this task ?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Kari
> > 

Kari,

If you are running X, gkrellm has temperature "builtins", and requires
lm_sensors configuration as, I suppose, is documented in the above
links.

gkrellm will also readout the RPMs for the fans.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html

Bob...

Bob...