Brent Saner on 8 Nov 2007 20:05:24 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] lm-sensors & knoppix

  • From: "Brent Saner" <brent.saner@gmail.com>
  • To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
  • Subject: Re: [PLUG] lm-sensors & knoppix
  • Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 15:05:13 -0500
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On Nov 8, 2007 2:04 PM, Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net> wrote:
I am trying to diagnose what is wrong with an older NetVista desktop that (1)
thinks it has a bad fan, and (2) can't find the OS.  These are "I refuse to
boot" messages in series.

1. have you ever replaced the fan?
2. when was the last time you flashed your BIOS?
3. is a HDD hooked up? if so, is it possibly bad? look for it in /dev in knoppix. the controller board (the electronics on the back of the HDD) may have shorted. 

 (SNIP)
 
So I am installing lm-sensors to find out what's up with the fan and maybe see
if the problems are related in some way.
I set up lm-sensors before, but can't remember what kind of interface I used
to be able to read the sensor data.

Any suggestions?

KSensors, definitely. i think it's on knoppix by default, just open up a konsole session and do a

ksensors &&

(or, if you want it to open in a window and not-docked, which i recommend,

ksensors --nodock &&
)

you can see the man page for it here:
http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/man/1/ksensors.html

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