measure HDD temperature

[skullomaniac]

hey ppl
i've googled this and searhed on this forum but found nothing that truly answers my question...

ive installed the ksensors and hddtemp packages but i can't really get them to work and i think they both don't have a GUI.
can someone please explain, maybe write a small tutorial on what to do/install in order to read my HDD temp and if there is any possible way, like a script or something to automatically turn off my pc when the heat levels exeed??

[assettt]

Re: measure HDD temperature

I had the same problem http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...5431#msg125431 and was guided to this post http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3091243.0 . Hope it works for you.
If your motherboard BIOS is properly configured then ideally it should shut down your computer before heat damage occurs.

[skullomaniac]

Re: measure HDD temperature

thanks
nice guide (

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2780

) but i get stuck on this one part:

b. Make the file executable:

chmod 755 mkdev.sh

c. Run mkdev.sh from the current directory

sudo ./mkdev.sh

what does that mean?
do i have to click on the file an when it asks me open with type chmod 755 mkdev.sh and then write sudo ./mkdev.sh from the konsole?
if yes then its not working... it sais no such file or directory...

[dibl]

Re: measure HDD temperature

Man that looks like the hard way to get hdd temps. Why don't you try this first:

In the console:

sudo apt-get install hddtemp

sudo apt-get install gkrellm

Then on your desktop Alt-F2 "gkrellm" with no quote marks. Right-click on the top of the gkrellm monitor to configure it. Under "Builtins" click "Disk" and put an "x" in the box in front of the hard drives you want to monitor.

That's it.

[skullomaniac]

Re: measure HDD temperature

hey nice find thanks works perfectly and easier to setup

by the way approximately what temperatures would be considered high?