X-Git-Url: https://git.wpitchoune.net/gitweb/?p=psensor-pkg-ubuntu.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ffaq.html;h=293d41dac84619cea944483f0041a1d67917a1ff;hp=23cde0a5705540bba234f2cfb30a1979864a07da;hb=5c1e07fec97e34a94331b6b47e25c98f2b2e4cce;hpb=4c50d430bea4b8462b0ae7ab70baf3f538f87718 diff --git a/doc/faq.html b/doc/faq.html index 23cde0a..293d41d 100644 --- a/doc/faq.html +++ b/doc/faq.html @@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ asciidoc.install(2);

1. No sensors or only cpu usage is displayed

-

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:

+
@@ -446,6 +460,8 @@ displayed by Psensor, it is probably a bug in Psensor, so please report it. Otherwise, the issue is on the underlying software itself and you should contact the corresponding development team or refer to its documentation.

+

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

@@ -681,43 +697,42 @@ the option Launch on session startup.

This feature is requiring that the Desktop Environment supports the XDG specification.

- - -
-

16. How to monitor the temperature of a disk?

-
-

By default, Psensor is using hddtemp 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. -It should output something like:

+

How to monitor the temperature of a disk with hddtemp?

-
root      1433     1  0 May28 ?        00:00:21 /usr/sbin/hddtemp -d -l 127.0.0.1 -p 7634 -s | /dev/sdb
+
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+.
+It should output something like:
-

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:

+

root 1433 1 0 May28 ? 00:00:21 /usr/sbin/hddtemp -d -l 127.0.0.1 -p 7634 -s | /dev/sdb

-
# hddtemp network daemon switch. If set to true, hddtemp will listen
+
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 # for incoming connections. -RUN_DAEMON="true" +RUN_DAEMON="true"

+
+
+
For Debian/Ubuntu, you can use
-

For Debian/Ubuntu, you can use

+

dpkg-reconfigure hddtemp

-
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?
-

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

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-
-
-

17. Is there any other similar softwares?

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Here is a list of few well-known sensors monitoring softwares:

  • @@ -745,7 +760,7 @@ more general, but can be configured to display sensors
-

18. Is it possible to hide sensors in the main window?

+

16. 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 @@ -758,7 +773,7 @@ of sensors.conf(5).