Imported Upstream version 1.1.1

[psensor-pkg-ubuntu.git] / doc / faq.txt

diff --git a/doc/faq.txt b/doc/faq.txt
index 1de2f69..56350b6 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/faq.txt
+++ b/doc/faq.txt
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ repositories.
 If you don’t want to use the launchpad, you can send the report by
 email to:
 
-      - psensor-users@googlegroups.com (require registration at:
-        https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/psensor-users)
+      - psensor-users@googlegroups.com
       - or jeanfi@gmail.com.
 
 If the bug is concerning Debian or Ubuntu derivatives distribution,
@@ -139,9 +138,8 @@ How to send ideas, questions or comments?
 Check the FAQ or the TODO pages.
 
 If you don’t 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.
+mailing-list psensor-users@googlegroups.com or directly to me:
+jeanfi@gmail.com.
        
 
 [[S_Contribute]]
@@ -247,9 +245,11 @@ 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"+ like in the following example:
 
 ------------------
 # hddtemp network daemon switch. If set to true, hddtemp will listen
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ file +/etc/default/hddtemp+ and set +RUN_DAEMON+ to +"true"+.
 RUN_DAEMON="true"
 ------------------
 
+For Debian/Ubuntu, you can use
+------------------
+dpkg-reconfigure hddtemp
+------------------
+
+and reply +yes+ when asked whether hddtemp daemon must be
+run during the startup.
 
 [[S_SimilarSoft]]
 Is there any other similar softwares?
@@ -272,3 +279,14 @@ Here is a list of few well-known sensors monitoring softwares:
 
        - more general, but can be configured to display sensors
           information: http://conky.sourceforge.net/
+
+[[S_HideSensor]]
+Is it possible to hide sensors in the main window?
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+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.