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stewert

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Registered: 2011-08-11

Posts: 1

xfce4-sensors-applet don't knows any sensors :-(

Hi,

my environment:

XFCE: 4.8.0
lmsensors: sensors version 3.3.1 with libsensors version 3.3.1
hddtemp: version 0.3-beta15
xfce4-sensors-plugin: version 1.2.3
kernel: 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6.x86_64

I have download and install the newest lmsensor tar and the newest xfce4-sensors-plugin. The "sensors" application shows me the CPU temparatures:

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0:       +44.0°C  (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1:       +44.0°C  (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0002
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 2:       +44.0°C  (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0003
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 3:       +45.0°C  (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

Also hddtemp works:

/dev/sda: Hitachi HTS545032B9A301: 35°C

But xfce4-sensors don't know any sensors, the sensor list is empty. The drop-down box "sensor type" ("Sensortyp" in german) is only filled with "ACPI". The Gnome applet "Hardware Sensor Monitor" registered all known sensors and values correct and works fine.

Is there a trick to get the xfce4-sensor(-applet) to work?

Thanks and regards,
Steffen

Last edited by stewert (2011-08-11 15:19:52)

masuch

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Registered: 2011-09-10

Posts: 6

Re: xfce4-sensors-applet don't knows any sensors :-(

Hi,
I have same problem. Is there any solution ?
thanks,

masuch

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Registered: 2011-09-10

Posts: 6

Re: xfce4-sensors-applet don't knows any sensors :-(

Hi,

I made a progress with this. sudo modprobe module helped.
1. I have noticed that Sensor-Viewer does not remember "update interval (seconds)".
2. Properties on Sensors Plugins ~ does not show any other module except ACPI - so it is not possible to change it like in Sensor-Viewer (but remember update insterval (seconds)).

thanks,
martin

Sideburns

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Registered: 2011-03-30

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Re: xfce4-sensors-applet don't knows any sensors :-(

I've just found the same thing.  And, I can't use it as a panel plugin because it doesn't show up in the list.  (Neither does clipman, but if I run the program from the Applications menu, it shows up on the panel where I want it, unlike the sensor applet.)

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SilvioTO

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From: Turin, Italy

Registered: 2011-11-20

Posts: 3

Re: xfce4-sensors-applet don't knows any sensors :-(

I am a Fedora 16 user and I installed now xfce4-sensor with dep hddtemp, but it don't recognize it, only "temp1 and temp2" from "acpitz-0" in the dropdown menu (I suppose to be the cpu dual core).
I am only interested in my hdd temperature, but it don't show

From the dropdown menu the only options are acpitz-0 (temp1, temp2), nouveau-100 (temp1) and ACPI (empty).

Thanks for any help.

Last edited by SilvioTO (2011-11-20 11:29:33)

AnotherUser

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Registered: 2012-03-07

Posts: 4

Re: xfce4-sensors-applet don't knows any sensors :-(

I have filed a bug on the lack of documentation for this, see https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8558 - my notes on how to get at sensors are there.

masuch

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Registered: 2011-09-10

Posts: 6

Re: xfce4-sensors-applet don't knows any sensors :-(

Hi,

As "AnotherUser" mentioned ... I have added my experience:
If drop-down box does not show any other sensors than ACPI - I had to run sudo sensors-detect and reboot and they showed up.
(maybe it is sufficient to do sudo /etc/init.d/module-init-tools restart  ... I have little bit complicated sensor/psensor installation/s because I have compiled/installed the latest one from on-line versioning repository and it is going to be settled little bit differently).
Double-check if it works by command:$ sensors. Should showed all detected sensors.
Update interval is remembered if I do right-click on sensor panel plugin -> properties change it.
But it does not work if I double click on panel icon. Little bit confused me :-)