How to: Get CPU temp

[jimp]

You should really use °, don't hardcode such a symbol directly in html/js

[tix]

The Intel 386 coretemp file works for the VIA architecture as well.  I followed the instructions on page 1 of this thread and changed /usr/local/www/includes/functions.inc.php to use "hw.acpi.thermal" instead of "dev.cpu.0.temperature".

Works a champ until an update then I need to reinstall the coretemp.ko module and modify functions.inc.php again.

My version of /usr/local/www/includes/functions.inc.php

function has_temp() {

	/* no known temp monitors available at present */

	/* should only reach here if there is no hardware monitor */
	return true;
}

function get_temp() {
	$temp_out = "";
	exec("/sbin/sysctl hw.acpi.thermal | /usr/bin/awk '{ print $2 }' | /usr/bin/cut -d 'C' -f 1", $dfout);
	$temp_out = trim($dfout[0]);

	return $temp_out;
}

[jimp]

Put the .ko files in /boot/modules and not /boot/kernel, then they won't go away after every update and they still will load as expected.

[stephenw10]

I would think it would be better to have the get_temp function return a value including the ° symbol.
E.g. 45.2°
That way only one file has to be altered.

@jimp:

You should really use °, don't hardcode such a symbol directly in html/js

I agree. I was surprised it worked actually. It probably depends on what your viewing it on.

Steve

[stephenw10]

Using something like:

function get_temp() {
	$temp_out = "";
	exec("/usr/local/bin/mbmon -I -c1 -T3", $dfout);
	$temp_out = (trim($dfout[0]).'°');

	return $temp_out;
}

Would be better except that the above code only correctly returns ° when it it called from the system widget php code. When it's called from the javascript update function it just shows °.  :-\

Steve

[jimp]

Needs a semicolon after that, it's "°"

[seh2000]

@stephenw10:

I would think it would be better to have the get_temp function return a value including the ° symbol.
E.g. 45.2°
That way only one file has to be altered.

@jimp:

You should really use °, don't hardcode such a symbol directly in html/js

I agree. I was surprised it worked actually. I probably depends on what your viewing it on.

Steve

Steve and jimp,
Sorry for been slow, but what you say is I should not really add the ° symbol to the ajax.js file? But could I add the ASCII code there or better not at all? As I mentioned I am not a good programmer :(
Steen

[CNLiberal]

Yeah, this still isn't working for me.  I'm just going to wait until a package is released.

[jimp]

It's bad form (invalid html/js/etc) to put in a symbol instead of the html entity. It may work, but it's not guaranteed to do so.

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_entities.asp

[stephenw10]

Nope.   ???
Same as before, using:

unction get_temp() {
	$temp_out = "";
	exec("/usr/local/bin/mbmon -I -c1 -T3", $dfout);
	$temp_out = (trim($dfout[0]).'°');

	return $temp_out;
}

Results in initially correct ° then 46.5°C
Hmm.

Steve

[jimp]

It may be getting run through htmlentities somewhere in there then. Might be safe to leave the symbol in there if that is the case.

[stephenw10]

Unfortunately using:

function get_temp() {
	$temp_out = "";
	exec("/usr/local/bin/mbmon -I -c1 -T3", $dfout);
	$temp_out = (trim($dfout[0]).'°');

	return $temp_out;
}

Results in the attached image.

Perhaps the character set is being restricted somewhere?

[jimp]

That's a unicode degree symbol, try a standard ascii one, º

[seh2000]

@jimp:

It's bad form (invalid html/js/etc) to put in a symbol instead of the html entity. It may work, but it's not guaranteed to do so.

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_entities.asp

OK, got you, yes correct…
Cheers Steen

[stephenw10]

No different. I entered both º and ° and both result in ��.  :-\

Steve

[jimp]

I'd just leave it out.

(Or convert to Kelvin, no symbol there! ;-)

[stephenw10]

Kelvin nice!  :D

I'll stick with the nasty ° addition to ajax.js. I'm clueless about js, how would one enter that as an ascii code instead? Using ° is not working.

Steve

[seh2000]

@jimp:

I'd just leave it out.

(Or convert to Kelvin, no symbol there! ;-)

Kelvin - LoL can core temp convert the output?

[stramato]

This is awesome. My i3-540 reads 29C, 29C, 36C, 36C lol.

Will this be included in future snapshots? Or should we go ahead and modify it ourselves?

[seh2000]

@stramato:

This is awesome. My i3-540 reads 29C, 29C, 36C, 36C lol.

Will this be included in future snapshots? Or should we go ahead and modify it ourselves?

That is cool, which type of case/box you use? I get 54C with an Atom D510 that sits in a Jetway Motherboard that is in a passive cooled M-350 box.
Cheers Steen