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

Daniel Castro linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:40:51 +0100


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

> 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

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> 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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lm-sensors generates some very generic labels. =A0How can one determine whi=
ch sensors are being detected?</blockquote><div>it depends on your thinkpad=
 model....<br>have a look at: <a href=3D"http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ther=
mal_Sensors">http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors</a> <br>
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(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
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I&#39;m using the sensors-applet for gnome and the ibm_acpi sensors are mor=
e detailed, but the GPU is reading a false number of -128C. =A0I&#39;m assu=
ming lm-sensors is finding the actual reading of the GPU, but I can&#39;t t=
ell which one is which...</blockquote>
<div>-128 means no sensor<br><br>the thinkpad i am at now for example (T61)=
 shows -128 (no sensor) for GPU also... it&#39;s got an intel integrated vi=
deo card so i guess it has no sensor...<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
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