Checking CPU temperature

[Aaron Konstam]

On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 18:06 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 17:02 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 16:23 +0100, Paul Smith wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org> wrote:
> > > >> In the output below, where should I look for the CPU temperature? The
> > > >> value
> > > >>
> > > >> CPU Temp:     -2.0°C  (low  = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)  sensor =
> > > >> transistor
> > > >>
> > > >> seems unlikely. Or is -2.0°C realistic?
> > > >>
> > > >> Is there some other program to check the CPU temperature?
> > > >>
> > > > cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
> > > >
> > > > This is what I use to check temps if I feel like my sensors widget is not
> > > > right.
> > > 
> > > Thanks, Mark, but
> > > 
> > > $ cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
> > > cat: /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature: No such file or directory
> > > $
> > > 
> > > Paul
> > > 
> > Its THM not THRM.
> 
> There is *nothing* in /proc/acpi/thermal_zone on my machine, it's a
> completely empty directory. I take it the OP's system is the same.
> 
> poc
Ok, you win. If there is no /proc/acpi/thermal_zone then THM will not
work.
> 
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