[wellylug] cpu temperature reported incorrectly

Ian Sterling xyverz at gmail.com
Fri Oct 29 12:37:33 NZDT 2004


If you have ACPI on board, compile the ACPI modules in and get a
dockapp or somesuch.  Should be easily enough done.  Did it with my
laptop.

Oh, and in regards to cpu temps, most procs are designed to withstand
temps up to 150C, IIRC.  I know most mobos can stand that before they
fail....  And with my old lappie, it'd frequently run at about 55C...

--Ian...


On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:47:41 +1300, Gordon Paynter <lists at paynter.info> 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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