Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:08:05 -0300 | From | "John R. Lenton" <> | Subject | Re: /dev/temperature |
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Riley Williams wrote: > > Hi Richard. > > >>>> 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 > > In that case, how can one be certain which device is being read by > /dev/temperature ??? > > Perhaps the standard names should be changed: > > /dev/CPU-Temperature > /dev/Watchdog-Temperature > > I'm sure somebody will suggest better names though... > /dev/temp/*? (not /dev/temperature/*, so /dev/temperature --> /dev/temp/CPU?)
That'll be $.02, thank you for your purchase.
John
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