Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sat, 5 Dec 1998 23:14:30 +1100 | | From | Richard Gooch <> | | Subject | Re: /dev/temperature |
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Riley Williams writes: > Hi Kurt. > > >> Could someone please point me to the patch set that makes the > >> current CPU temperature and fan speed on newer P-II boards > >> available through /dev/temperature? > > > Use the lm-sensors package: http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/ > > Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick, but I thought that > /dev/temperature was used by one of the hardware watchdogs?
Correct. For example, the PC watchdog by Berkshire Products. One of their cards has a temperature sensor. See drivers/char/pcwd.c
Regards,
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