Re: lm_sensors package
On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 06:20:33PM +0000, Angus Mackenzie wrote:
> Thanks for the help, Jo and Gilles.
>
> I think I had misunderstood the role of modules.conf, which sets up aliases
> and provides support in the form of parameters etc when modules are loaded.
>
> I still have to put their names into /etc/modules to have them loaded at boot,
> yes?
>
> Man update-modules suggests the command is obsolete
>
> I had done all that sensors-detect stuff and got some figures up in ksensors.
>
> I'm slightly puzzled that the cpu temp starts up from about 51 degrees when
> the screen is blank (computer left running) and then cools down to 39
> degrees when I am working. Not that watching me type is much of a stretch for
> an AMD64 3400! I'm also suspicious of fans that return speeds of 10,000 rpm;
> I thought they were closer to having a top speed of 3 000 to 5 000 rpm.
Many fans send 2 pulses per rotation. If the fan monitor doesn't do a
divide, you get double speed indicated.
Len Sorensen
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