1 Userspace tools
2 ===============
3
4 Introduction
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6
7 Most mainboards have sensor chips to monitor s
8 voltages, fans speed). They are often connecte
9 are also connected directly through the ISA bu
10
11 The kernel drivers make the data from the sens
12 virtual filesystem. Userspace tools are then u
13 values or configure the chips in a more friend
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15 Lm-sensors
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17
18 Core set of utilities that will allow you to o
19 setup monitoring limits etc. You can get them
20 http://www.lm-sensors.org/ or as a package fro
21
22 If from website:
23 Get lm-sensors from project web site. Please n
24 part, so compile with "make user" and install
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26 General hints to get things working:
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28 0) get lm-sensors userspace utils
29 1) compile all drivers in I2C and Hardware Mon
30 in your kernel
31 2) run sensors-detect script, it will tell you
32 3) load them and run "sensors" command, you sh
33 4) fix sensors.conf, labels, limits, fan divis
34 5) if any more problems consult FAQ, or docume
35
36 Other utilities
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38
39 If you want some graphical indicators of syste
40 like: gkrellm, ksensors, xsensors, wmtemp, wms
41 hardware-monitor
42
43 If you are server administrator you can try sn
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