root 1433 1 0 May28 ? 00:00:21 /usr/sbin/hddtemp -d -l 127.0.0.1 -p 7634 -s | /dev/sdb
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Psensor is relying on few libraries or softwares for retrieving the information about the computer:
Psensor is relying on few libraries or softwares for retrieving the +information about the computer:
@@ -431,13 +432,26 @@ proprietary driver Catalyst/fglx: use aticonfig
to
For hard disk drives, psensor can use:
-HDDs: it uses the hddtemp daemon. Verify that it is
- correctly reporting temperature by using the command: sudo
- hddtemp /dev/sda
. If hddtemp does not support your disk,
- you may want to try using the libatasmart support instead
- (option --use-libatasmart
).
+udisks2: added since 1.1.2 release. It is the default and
+ recommended provider.
+
+hddtemp: verify that it is correctly reporting temperature by
+ using the command: sudo hddtemp /dev/sda
. It is the default
+ provider until 1.1.2 release.
+
+atasmart library: before the 1.1.2 release it can be enabled
+ by using the command line option --use-libatasmart
.
Since the release 1.1.2, the providers can be enabled or disabled directly
+from the user interface (Preferences>Provider
).
-psensor-users@googlegroups.com (require registration at: - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/psensor-users) +psensor-users@googlegroups.com
configure
command.Check the FAQ or the TODO pages.
If you donât find the information, you can send an email to the public -mailing-list psensor-users@googlegroups.com (require registration at: -https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/psensor-users) -or send an email directly to me: jeanfi@gmail.com.
sensors
.Anyway, as I received several requests about such feature, since the
0.7.0.4 release it is implemented in both psensor ( menu preferences >
sensors > enable log of measures) and psensor-server
-(--sensor-log-file
option).
--sensor-log-file
option). For psensor the log file is
+$HOME/.psensor/sensors.log
.
hddtemp
?By default, Psensor is using hddtemp
to retrieve the temperature of
-the disks.
Until the release 1.1.2, Psensor is using hddtemp
by default to
+retrieve the temperature of the disks.
If hddtemp
is installed but no disk temperature is reported, check
that the daemon is running by using for example the command ps
-eaf|grep hddtemp
.
@@ -698,15 +713,22 @@ It should output something like:
root 1433 1 0 May28 ? 00:00:21 /usr/sbin/hddtemp -d -l 127.0.0.1 -p 7634 -s | /dev/sdb
Since recent Ubuntu releases, installing the hddtemp
package is not
-enough, it is required to manually allow the hddtemp
daemon. Edit the
-file /etc/default/hddtemp
and set RUN_DAEMON
to "true"
.
Depending on the Linux distribution, the installation of the hddtemp
+package does not enable the hddtemp daemon automaticaly.
In this case, edit the file /etc/default/hddtemp
and set
+RUN_DAEMON
to "true"
. After edition, it should contain the
+following line:
RUN_DAEMON="true"
+For Debian/Ubuntu, you can use at root:
# hddtemp network daemon switch. If set to true, hddtemp will listen
-# for incoming connections.
-RUN_DAEMON="true"
+dpkg-reconfigure hddtemp
and reply yes
when asked whether hddtemp daemon must be
+run during the startup.
Before v1.1.1, the sensors retrieved from the lm-sensor library can be +ignored directly in the lm-sensor configuration. See the manpage +of sensors.conf(5).
Since v1.1.1, it is possible to hide a sensor, uncheck the setting +Display sensor in the list of sensors in the sensor preferences.