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*At the end of sensors-detect, a list of modules that needs to be loaded will displayed. Type "yes" to have sensors-detect insert those modules into /etc/modules, or edit /etc/modules yourself.
 
*At the end of sensors-detect, a list of modules that needs to be loaded will displayed. Type "yes" to have sensors-detect insert those modules into /etc/modules, or edit /etc/modules yourself.
 
*Next, run "sudo /etc/init.d/module-init-tools". This will read the changes you made to /etc/modules in step 3, and insert the new modules into the kernel.  
 
*Next, run "sudo /etc/init.d/module-init-tools". This will read the changes you made to /etc/modules in step 3, and insert the new modules into the kernel.  
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*Run "sensors" to get temperature readings.
 
==More Information==
 
==More Information==
 
The ubuntu-maintained page can be found [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SensorInstallHowto here.]
 
The ubuntu-maintained page can be found [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SensorInstallHowto here.]
  
 
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Revision as of 22:09, 2 April 2010

Overview

Systems that freeze after a period of use (but not when started cold) may be having problems with overheating. This is especially true for laptops. You can use lm-sensors to determine the temperature of the CPU.

Using lm-senors

Install and Configure lm-sensors
  • Install the lm-sensors package (see InstallingSoftware).
  • Run sudo sensors-detect and answer YES to all YES/no questions. I generally use the ISA bus rather than the SMBus bus, your choice to this question!.
  • At the end of sensors-detect, a list of modules that needs to be loaded will displayed. Type "yes" to have sensors-detect insert those modules into /etc/modules, or edit /etc/modules yourself.
  • Next, run "sudo /etc/init.d/module-init-tools". This will read the changes you made to /etc/modules in step 3, and insert the new modules into the kernel.
  • Run "sensors" to get temperature readings.

More Information

The ubuntu-maintained page can be found here.