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+Introduction
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+------------
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+Most mainboards have sensor chips to monitor system health (like temperatures,
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+voltages, fans speed). They are often connected through an I2C bus, but some
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+are also connected directly through the ISA bus.
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+The kernel drivers make the data from the sensor chips available in the /sys
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+virtual filesystem. Userspace tools are then used to display or set or the
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+data in a more friendly manner.
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+Lm-sensors
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+----------
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+Core set of utilites that will allow you to obtain health information,
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+setup monitoring limits etc. You can get them on their homepage
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+http://www.lm-sensors.nu/ or as a package from your Linux distribution.
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+If from website:
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+Get lmsensors from project web site. Please note, you need only userspace
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+part, so compile with "make user_install" target.
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+General hints to get things working:
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+0) get lm-sensors userspace utils
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+1) compile all drivers in I2C section as modules in your kernel
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+2) run sensors-detect script, it will tell you what modules you need to load.
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+3) load them and run "sensors" command, you should see some results.
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+4) fix sensors.conf, labels, limits, fan divisors
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+5) if any more problems consult FAQ, or documentation
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+Other utilites
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+--------------
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+If you want some graphical indicators of system health look for applications
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+like: gkrellm, ksensors, xsensors, wmtemp, wmsensors, wmgtemp, ksysguardd,
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+hardware-monitor
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+If you are server administrator you can try snmpd or mrtgutils.
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