From cbaa878e32206c7ec3c55248db02c3f5538a7612 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean-Philippe Orsini Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 09:24:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added disk change information --- doc/faq.html | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- doc/faq.txt | 28 +++++++++++++------- 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) 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:

+
    +
  • +

    +udisks2: added since 1.1.2 release. It is the default and + recommended provider. +

    +

  • -HDDs: it uses the hddtemp daemon. Verify that it is - correctly reporting temperature by using the command: sudo - hddtemp /dev/sda. If hddtemp does not support your disk, - you may want to try using the libatasmart support instead - (option --use-libatasmart). +hddtemp: verify that it is correctly reporting temperature by + 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.

@@ -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.

-
-
-
-

17. Is there any other similar softwares?

-

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).

diff --git a/doc/faq.txt b/doc/faq.txt index 56350b6..c837bf3 100644 --- a/doc/faq.txt +++ b/doc/faq.txt @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ The last version of this FAQ is available at http://wpitchoune.net/gitweb/?p=pse 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: - motherboard and CPUs sensors: the information is retrieved from the lm-sensors library, it requires that @@ -29,11 +30,17 @@ Psensor is relying on few libraries or softwares for retrieving the information note: it requires that you are using a Psensor binary compiled with the ATI support. - - HDDs: it uses the hddtemp daemon. Verify that it is - correctly reporting temperature by using the command: +sudo - hddtemp /dev/sda+. If hddtemp does not support your disk, - you may want to try using the libatasmart support instead - (option +--use-libatasmart+). +For hard disk drives, psensor can use: + + - udisks2: added since 1.1.2 release. It is the default and + recommended provider. + + - hddtemp: verify that it is correctly reporting temperature by + 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+. If the underlying software is reporting sensors which are not displayed by Psensor, it is probably a bug in Psensor, so please @@ -41,6 +48,9 @@ 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+). + [[S_ATIMonitoring]] How to monitor an ATI card using the Catalyst driver? ----------------------------------------------------- @@ -230,11 +240,11 @@ http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html[XDG specification]. [[S_disk]] -How to monitor the temperature of a disk? +How to monitor the temperature of a disk with +hddtemp+? ----------------------------------------- -By default, Psensor is using +hddtemp+ to retrieve the temperature of -the disks. +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 -- 2.7.4