On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:03 AM, Mike Hoy wrote: > Ok got ubuntu installed on this new computer and I want to monitor the > cpu temp. > > cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature > > always says the same thing: 40 C > > Seems to me it should vary if it were working correctly. > > -- > Mike Hoy > http://www.saguarosports.com/ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Turn the system off overnight. Then check it first thing after turning it on. If it says 40C at that time you know something is wrong. Once it warms up though I would expect a reasonably stable temperature unless the systems workload varies wildly or your air circulation is poor. -- Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. - William Hazlitt --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss