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The last version of this FAQ is available at http://wpitchoune.net/gitweb/?p=psensor.git;a=blob_plain;f=doc/faq.html;hb=HEAD.

+

The last version of this FAQ is available at https://gitlab.com/jeanfi/psensor/blob/master/doc/faq.txt

@@ -441,8 +58,8 @@ information about the computer:

  • motherboard and CPUs sensors: the information is retrieved from the lm-sensors library, it requires that -sensors-detect has been run and the kernel module -correctly installed. sensors can be used for checking.

    +sensors-detect has been run and the kernel module +correctly installed. sensors can be used for checking.

  • GPUs: it depends on which driver you are using:

    @@ -455,11 +72,11 @@ monitoring for your GPU, the information is using lm-sensors, same steps than above.

  • -

    proprietary driver Nvidia: run nvidia-settings to +

    proprietary driver Nvidia: run nvidia-settings to check that it supports sensors monitoring.

  • -

    proprietary driver Catalyst/fglx: use aticonfig to +

    proprietary driver Catalyst/fglx: use aticonfig to check that it supports sensors monitoring. Important note: it requires that you are using a Psensor binary compiled with the ATI support.

    @@ -480,12 +97,12 @@ recommended provider.

  • hddtemp: verify that it is correctly reporting temperature by -using the command: sudo hddtemp /dev/sda. It is the default +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.

    +by using the command line option --use-libatasmart.

    • @@ -498,7 +115,7 @@ its documentation.

    Since the release 1.1.2, the providers can be enabled or disabled directly -from the user interface (Preferences>Provider).

    +from the user interface (Preferences>Provider).

    @@ -514,7 +131,7 @@ any Linux distribution.

    Unfortunely, due to the license of this library, I cannot provide a compiled version of Psensor, even in a Ubuntu PPA or Ubuntu/Debian standard repositories. You have to compile Psensor sensor. You can -find the instructions in the section ATI/AMD GPU Support of the +find the instructions in the section ATI/AMD GPU Support of the README file available in the Psensor source archives.

    @@ -556,8 +173,8 @@ temperature , the more it is wrong.

  • It is only a bug in Psensor if the underlying libraries report a different information than Psensor (use the -appropriate command or software: sensors, aticonfig or -hddtemp to check). In this case, please report a bug.

    +appropriate command or software: sensors, aticonfig or +hddtemp to check). In this case, please report a bug.

    • @@ -578,22 +195,22 @@ starting with:

    @@ -633,12 +250,12 @@ email to:

    If the bug is concerning Debian or Ubuntu derivatives distribution, -please add in its description the output of the command: apt-cache -policy psensor.

    +please add in its description the output of the command: apt-cache +policy psensor.

    If it is related to the Psensor source compilation, please add the -full output of the configure command.

    +full output of the configure command.

    @@ -667,7 +284,7 @@ mailing-list psensor-users@googl

    How to install Psensor on Ubuntu?

    -

    Psensor is in the official repository, search psensor in the +

    Psensor is in the official repository, search psensor in the software center and install it. More information at: http://wpitchoune.net/blog/psensor/ubuntu-integration/.

    @@ -684,28 +301,6 @@ at: http://p
    -

    What is the difference between the 3 Ubuntu PPAs?

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      ppa:jfi/ppa: last stable version.

      -
      • -
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      ppa:jfi/psensor-unstable: last development version, no -major bug is expected.

      -
      • -
    • -

      ppa:jfi/psensor-daily-trunk: build each day directly from -the GIT source repository. It may contain major bugs or -incomplete features. Useful for contributors or testing -whether a bug is fixed.

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    How to install Psensor on ArchLinux?

    @@ -722,8 +317,8 @@ whether a bug is fixed.

    For other distributions, you will find the compilation and -installation instructions in the section Installation from source -archive in the README file of the source archive. Psensor should +installation instructions in the section Installation from source +archive in the README file of the source archive. Psensor should compile in any modern distribution.

    @@ -733,14 +328,14 @@ compile in any modern distribution.

    The best way is probably to use sensord or a custom script based on -the output of the different commands like sensors.

    +the output of the different commands like 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). For psensor the log file is -$HOME/.psensor/sensors.log.

    +(--sensor-log-file option). For psensor the log file is +$HOME/.psensor/sensors.log.

    @@ -749,7 +344,7 @@ sensors > enable log of measures) and psensor-server

    In the sensors table of the main window, switch on the checkbox of the last -column (named Enabled or Graph depending on the Psensor version).

    +column (named Enabled or Graph depending on the Psensor version).

    @@ -760,8 +355,8 @@ column (named Enabled or Graph depending on the Psenso

    Since the version 1.0.1, Psensor is no more started automaticaly by default.

    -

    Open the Preferences window, select the Startup tab and switch on -the option Launch on session startup.

    +

    Open the Preferences window, select the Startup tab and switch on +the option Launch on session startup.

    This feature is requiring that the Desktop Environment supports the @@ -771,16 +366,16 @@ specification.

    -

    How to monitor the temperature of a disk with hddtemp?

    +

    How to monitor the temperature of a disk with hddtemp?

    -

    Until the release 1.1.2, Psensor is using hddtemp by default to +

    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. +

    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. It should output something like:

    @@ -789,12 +384,12 @@ It should output something like:

    -

    Depending on the Linux distribution, the installation of the hddtemp +

    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 +

    In this case, edit the file /etc/default/hddtemp and set +RUN_DAEMON to "true". After edition, it should contain the following line:

    @@ -811,7 +406,7 @@ following line:

    -

    and reply yes when asked whether hddtemp daemon must be +

    and reply yes when asked whether hddtemp daemon must be run during the startup.

    @@ -851,15 +446,16 @@ 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.

    +'Display sensor in the list of sensors' in the sensor preferences.

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