[PLUG] How to read outputs from sensors?

[Fedor G. Pikus]

First of all. you need to load the right modules for your sensors.
Start by running sensors-detect, it may probe your hardware correctly if
you are lucky. If not, you may have to search the lm-sensors discussion
list (there is a link from lm-sensors web page) or search newsgroups with
Google.
After you get the right modules and get them to load on startup (usually
you have to load them manually, they won't autoload, so write a script to
start them as a service), "sensors" command should show you something.
Then it's a matter of tweaking the formulas in sensors.conf for your
motherboard (unless someone has already done it and it's included in the
sample config file on the mailing list). If you have to tweak it, you will
need reference temperature and fan readings, you can get them from BIOS.

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Alex Daniloff wrote:
> Hello Linux folkz,
> I've downloaded and installed both parts of sensors package.
>
> i2c-2.6.3.tar.gz
> lm_sensors-2.6.3.tar.gz
>
> Now my question is how I can read my MB / CPU temps, voltages and speed of
> the fans?
> The sensors documentation seems to be a little bit controversial.
> Could somebody please give me an idea or point to the source of information.
> Many thanks in advance.
> Alex
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