[ltp] Re: How to determine which sensors lm-sensors is seeing???

Daniel Castro linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:27:36 +0100


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if you do
~$ glxgears
that will stress your GPU and you should see the temp raising on one of
those 3 unknown, i think i did this already and found they where not
raising...
see the thinkpad i'm using at this moment is a T61p with nvidia, so ibm-acpi
reports GPU and it does give a reading, but also nvidia's got it own sensor
and also reports some temp readings, which funny enough is different from
the one reported by imb-acpi, the nvidia one always report like 10 more... i
personally keep an eye on the nvidia one....

2009/7/30 Shannon McMackin <smcmackin@gmail.com>

> Daniel Castro wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 2009/7/30 Shannon McMackin <smcmackin@gmail.com <mailto:
>> smcmackin@gmail.com>>
>>
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>>    lm-sensors generates some very generic labels.  How can one
>>    determine which sensors are being detected?
>>
>> it depends on your thinkpad model....
>> have a look at: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors
>>
>>
>>
>>    I'm using the sensors-applet for gnome and the ibm_acpi sensors are
>>    more detailed, but the GPU is reading a false number of -128C.  I'm
>>    assuming lm-sensors is finding the actual reading of the GPU, but I
>>    can't tell which one is which...
>>
>> -128 means no sensor
>>
>> the thinkpad i am at now for example (T61) shows -128 (no sensor) for GPU
>> also... it's got an intel integrated video card so i guess it has no
>> sensor...
>>
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> I did and saw the list you generated for the T61 which is what I have. I'm
> wondering if one of those other 3 unknown devices might be the GPU.  I
> suppose the GPU might not have a sensor and that I could rely on the main
> temp as an indicator.
>
> I was having some overheating issues on this T61 running Karmic Alpha 3
> thanks to a Metacity bug causing CPU pegging.  I was hoping to monitor the
> GPU directly because over time I would experience some video degradation
> with the CPU pegged.
>
> Switching to Emerald stopped the CPU condition and temps have been nominal,
> though I might still call in to get a new fan...
>
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">if you do<br>~$ glxgears<br>that will stress you=
r GPU and you should see the temp raising on one of those 3 unknown, i thin=
k i did this already and found they where not raising...<br>see the thinkpa=
d i&#39;m using at this moment is a T61p with nvidia, so ibm-acpi reports G=
PU and it does give a reading, but also nvidia&#39;s got it own sensor and =
also reports some temp readings, which funny enough is different from the o=
ne reported by imb-acpi, the nvidia one always report like 10 more... i per=
sonally keep an eye on the nvidia one....<br>
<br>2009/7/30 Shannon McMackin <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:smcm=
ackin@gmail.com">smcmackin@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0=
pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Daniel Castro wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
<br>
2009/7/30 Shannon McMackin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:smcmackin@gmail.com" targe=
t=3D"_blank">smcmackin@gmail.com</a> &lt;mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:smcmackin=
@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">smcmackin@gmail.com</a>&gt;&gt;<div><div></di=
v><div class=3D"h5">
<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0lm-sensors generates some very generic labels. =A0How can one<br>
 =A0 =A0determine which sensors are being detected?<br>
<br>
it depends on your thinkpad model....<br>
have a look at: <a href=3D"http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors" t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0I&#39;m using the sensors-applet for gnome and the ibm_acpi sensors=
 are<br>
 =A0 =A0more detailed, but the GPU is reading a false number of -128C. =A0I=
&#39;m<br>
 =A0 =A0assuming lm-sensors is finding the actual reading of the GPU, but I=
<br>
 =A0 =A0can&#39;t tell which one is which...<br>
<br>
-128 means no sensor<br>
<br>
the thinkpad i am at now for example (T61) shows -128 (no sensor) for GPU a=
lso... it&#39;s got an intel integrated video card so i guess it has no sen=
sor...<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0--  =A0 =A0The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br>
 =A0 =A0<a href=3D"http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux=
-thinkpad" target=3D"_blank">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/list=
info/linux-thinkpad</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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o@gmail.com</a> &lt;mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:dancasmo@gmail.com" target=3D"=
_blank">dancasmo@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:castromd@tcd.ie" target=3D"_blank">castromd@tcd.ie</a> &l=
t;mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:castromd@tcd.ie" target=3D"_blank">castromd@tcd.=
ie</a>&gt;<br>
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</blockquote>
I did and saw the list you generated for the T61 which is what I have. I&#3=
9;m wondering if one of those other 3 unknown devices might be the GPU. =A0=
I suppose the GPU might not have a sensor and that I could rely on the main=
 temp as an indicator.<br>

<br>
I was having some overheating issues on this T61 running Karmic Alpha 3 tha=
nks to a Metacity bug causing CPU pegging. =A0I was hoping to monitor the G=
PU directly because over time I would experience some video degradation wit=
h the CPU pegged.<br>

<br>
Switching to Emerald stopped the CPU condition and temps have been nominal,=
 though I might still call in to get a new fan...<div><div></div><div class=
=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
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ux-thinkpad</a><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>___________=
_____________<br><br>Daniel Castro, M.Sc.<br>+353 083-318-2058<br><a href=
=3D"mailto:dancasmo@gmail.com">dancasmo@gmail.com</a><br><a href=3D"mailto:=
castromd@tcd.ie">castromd@tcd.ie</a><br>
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