[wellylug] cpu temperature reported incorrectly

Centurion Computer Technology Ltd daniel at centurion.net.nz
Mon Nov 1 23:03:14 NZDT 2004


First update the bios for the motherboard.

On Sat, 2004-10-30 at 00:47, Gordon Paynter wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:35, Nigel Roberts wrote:
> 
> > I think the Athlon XP series have a sensor on the chip itself, which
> > is used if the board supports it. Some boards have a sensor directly
> > under the CPU. Readings from both can be reported as the "CPU temp".
> 
> Does anyone know how I monitor the CPU in Linux?  I think I've seen it flash 
> by at boot time.  
> 
> I have an Athlon XP, and I have overheating problems: I have a SFF Shuttle 
> (SK41G) I brought back from the states, which uses a funny heat-extractor 
> pipe, but which overheats if I leave the case on and run with a full CPU load 
> for a few minutes. (My solution has been to leave the case off, I believe the 
> correct solution is to remove the heat sink, reapply the thermal gell, and 
> re-seat the heat sink.)  BTW, I have also seen "large" swings in CPU temp (in 
> the order of 20 degrees Celsius) reported in the BIOS at boot time.
> 
> Anyway, the question is: what do I need to do to access the CPU temp in Linux?  
> I think I have lm-sensors installed (Debian box).  Are there kernel options I 
> need?  Is there a non-root-user application for looking up the temperature?
> 
> TIA,
> Gordon
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