1 Userspace tools 1 Userspace tools
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4 Introduction 4 Introduction
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7 Most mainboards have sensor chips to monitor s 7 Most mainboards have sensor chips to monitor system health (like temperatures,
8 voltages, fans speed). They are often connecte 8 voltages, fans speed). They are often connected through an I2C bus, but some
9 are also connected directly through the ISA bu 9 are also connected directly through the ISA bus.
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11 The kernel drivers make the data from the sens 11 The kernel drivers make the data from the sensor chips available in the /sys
12 virtual filesystem. Userspace tools are then u 12 virtual filesystem. Userspace tools are then used to display the measured
13 values or configure the chips in a more friend 13 values or configure the chips in a more friendly manner.
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15 Lm-sensors 15 Lm-sensors
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18 Core set of utilities that will allow you to o 18 Core set of utilities that will allow you to obtain health information,
19 setup monitoring limits etc. You can get them 19 setup monitoring limits etc. You can get them on their homepage
20 http://www.lm-sensors.org/ or as a package fro 20 http://www.lm-sensors.org/ or as a package from your Linux distribution.
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22 If from website: 22 If from website:
23 Get lm-sensors from project web site. Please n 23 Get lm-sensors from project web site. Please note, you need only userspace
24 part, so compile with "make user" and install 24 part, so compile with "make user" and install with "make user_install".
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26 General hints to get things working: 26 General hints to get things working:
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28 0) get lm-sensors userspace utils 28 0) get lm-sensors userspace utils
29 1) compile all drivers in I2C and Hardware Mon 29 1) compile all drivers in I2C and Hardware Monitoring sections as modules
30 in your kernel 30 in your kernel
31 2) run sensors-detect script, it will tell you 31 2) run sensors-detect script, it will tell you what modules you need to load.
32 3) load them and run "sensors" command, you sh 32 3) load them and run "sensors" command, you should see some results.
33 4) fix sensors.conf, labels, limits, fan divis 33 4) fix sensors.conf, labels, limits, fan divisors
34 5) if any more problems consult FAQ, or docume 34 5) if any more problems consult FAQ, or documentation
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36 Other utilities 36 Other utilities
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39 If you want some graphical indicators of syste 39 If you want some graphical indicators of system health look for applications
40 like: gkrellm, ksensors, xsensors, wmtemp, wms 40 like: gkrellm, ksensors, xsensors, wmtemp, wmsensors, wmgtemp, ksysguardd,
41 hardware-monitor 41 hardware-monitor
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43 If you are server administrator you can try sn 43 If you are server administrator you can try snmpd or mrtgutils.
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