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CPU and HDDs temperature in Ubuntu 22.04

I have a conky config using hhdtemp and hwmon to retrieve CPU and HDDs temperature. Now in Ubuntu 22.04 those packages are not available anymore, what alternative do I have? I need something from CLI, ...
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How to force-enable Performance mode in Ubuntu 22.04?

I followed the following Ask Ubuntu solution to display the options for enabling Performance mode in Ubuntu 22.04. However, in the Settings, Ubuntu tells me "Performance mode temporarily disabled ...
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Dell Precision 3660 shuting down for overheating

When monitoring the temperature values of my machine, I see that one of them is slowly increasing under heavy load, ultimately triggering an emergency shutdown from thermald. I read the types of ...
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Create a script to automatically edit a file and runs a command

I've searched the forums but being a newbie can't find something that I can understand. I am trying to create a script that edits 3 specific lines on the text, saves it and runs the restart command ...
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Ubuntu crashes due to read-heavy operations/high SSD temperatures

For a few days, I've noticed that my Ubuntu-based machine has started to freeze while performing read-intensive operations. The freezing, however, does not occur during write-intensive operations. ...
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Test effectiveness of CPU fan

Is there a chance to see if my fan is working effectively? I know, its a bit tricky to measure it. It is just that the CPU and RAM are not always working at the same level, which makes it difficult to ...
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What is the difference between thinkpad-isa-0000 and coretemp-isa-0000 temperatures?

After installing lm-sensors, I can run sensors and the output is ucsi_source_psy_USBC000:001-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter in0: 5.00 V (min = +5.00 V, max = +20.00 V) curr1: 3.00 A ...
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How to checking whether temperatures for SSD and HDD are correct. 22.04

Is there a way to check whether the temperature taken from the Disks and Psensor GUI are correct? Reason I'm asking is because regardless whether it's cold boot or after running for a couple of hours, ...
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MacMini 2010 with Ubuntu 22.04 - temperature problems (Fan Control)

I have a mac mini 2010 (4.1), with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 and the temperature control doesn't work. I tried installing mbpfan and it didn't work. I tried installing macfanctld and it didn't work. This ...
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ubuntu on macbook pro 10 (2013) overheating

I am running ubuntu on macbook pro (2013) and it is getting overheating compared to MACOS even with the mbpfan enabled. Are there any other ways to further reduce the running temperature? I see back ...
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Kubuntu 22.04 Thermal Monitor broken - cannot see CPU and SDD temperatures

I've just done the Kubuntu upgrade from 21.10 (impish) to 22.04 (jammy). Now my Thermal Monitor plasma widget, which used to show CPU, GPU, SDD1 and SSD2 temperatures only shows the GPU temperature. ...
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Cpu fan speed running low

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Sometimes when I run a heavy process my CPU temperature reaches 90-95 Centigrade degree but fan speed is 4500RPM, sometimes I saw fan runs up to 5100RPM but at highest ...
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cpu sensor name vague

so I have installed lm-sensor and ran the sensor-detect saying yes to everything, and also installed psensor, but both of them don't really show me my cpu temperature. But a couple of things are named ...
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Why is Ubuntu 22.04 shutting down unexpectedly?

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 and my Dell laptop started shutting down unexpectedly. It seems like my CPUs are spiking to 100%, then shutting down. In many cases I can’t do the most simple task, ...
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How to disable Ubuntu control of fan speed

I have dual boot with Ubuntu 22.04, kernel version: 5.17.5-051705-generic and Windows 10. When using Windows, the fans work silently, while in the case of Ubuntu, it seems that they are set to the ...
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Laptop Overheating Yoga 9i Ubuntu 20.04

I'm currently dual booting Ubuntu on my laptop for work purposes. One thing that I have noticed is that the laptop is running extremely hot doing relatively low intensity work. I use a flashcard app ...
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My ubuntu partition runs at a hot temperature in my laptop (with Nvdia). How can I avoid it?

I'm using my Ubuntu partition as long as with my windows partition. Ubuntu 20.04 lts & Windows 11 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz 1.99 GHz NVIDIA GeForce MX150 Important note: For ...
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Optimize thermal daemon

I just discovered thermald for preventing machines from overheating. I'd like some basic suggestions on how to modify the xml configuration file. Below is the one I have at /etc/thermald/thermal-conf....
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Sensors-detect is not detecting CPU core temp sensors

I have recently started using Ubuntu regularly and wanted a way to monitor my CPU temps. I did the steps online of installing lm-sensors and doing sensors-detect. This is the output for sensors-detect ...
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Cannon Lake Platform Controller Hub overheats on Ubuntu 20.04

My Laptop (Alienware m15 - 2018) Platform Controller Hub (Cannon Lake PCH) is overheating on Ubuntu 20.04 (without running any app) unlike Microsoft windows 10, can you please tell me how can I solve ...
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Motd temperature reading is incorrect after processor change

I recently changed my CPU and MOBO to i5-12400 installed in the Gigabyte B660M DS3H DD4 motherboard. Since then I have been having wrong motd Temperature readings: Welcome to Ubuntu 21.10 (GNU/Linux 5....
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Dedicated System Monitoring Display Software?

I have a display hooked up to my server which I plan to have an always-on system monitoring readout. Things like system temps, load percentages, console output, the like. Looked for a bit and I can't ...
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lm-sensors: From sensors command, what is "Package id 0"?

When I run sensors on my xubuntu machine, I get the following: coretemp-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter Package id 0: +80.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C) Core 0: +80.0°C (high = +100.0°...
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FAN Speed Control - HP EliteBook 8440p

I've HP Laptop EliteBook 8440p and I am new to linux. I want to control my laptop's Fan speed, I was able to do so very easily in windows 7 by using the HWinfo software but in linux it is difficult. I ...
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CPU temperature high in Ubuntu, but not Windows

Three days ago I started noticing my CPU fan loudly winding up and down when idling (with which I mean not running any particular program). I checked the CPU temperature which was and still is ...
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Weird temperature showing up in one of my SSD drives (Gnome Disk Utility)

my Kingston A400 SDD drive is showing an anomalous temperature of 92°C according to the disk utility. While my other SDD, which is a Hikvision C100, is showing 35°C which is reasonable. Any reason ...
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How to tell which option relates to my temp sensor when using pwmconfig

I'm looking to control my fan speeds in Ubuntu 20.04 based on the liquid temp that is recorded by the temp sensor on my Asus Strix B550-I ITX motherboard. I can make this work with my fan controller ...
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Both Monitors Randomly Turning Off Ubuntu 21.10

Both my internal and external monitors will randomly shut off for no reason, but they turn back on when I move my mouse around. I have checked my settings and my auto-suspend and other options are ...
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psensor stopped showing CPU temperature after AMD Ryzen upgrade

Recently I've upgraded my AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU to AMD Ryzen 5 5600x. psensor used to show the CPU temperature properly with the 2600, but after the upgrade, all I see is "temp1 0 degrees" (...
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Nvidia gpu getting hot in Ubuntu 20.04

I'm new to the Ubuntu world, and even though I love the vibe, I cannot use it professionally (I'm web Dev). I have set up a dual boot with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04. Turns out that when nothing is ...
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CPU temperature spike in 90c+ only when plugged in

My Asus Vivobook K571GT dual booting in Ubuntu 20.04 is recently started shutting down due to high temperature (reaching 99c+). These temperature are reached only when the laptop is plugged in. The ...
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Upgrade to 21.10 brings 15-20° CPU temp increase

Last Saturday night, I upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 21.10. In reviewing my logs, I've noticed that immediately upon my upgrade, and lasting since, my PC's CPU temp baseline has jumped 15-20°. See ...
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Asus X571 notebook shutting down because critical temperature is reached (99°C)

It has happened several times that my notebook suddenly switches off due to the CPU reaching critical temperature, as can be seen in the log. Strange, however, that the CPU fan is not already running ...
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How to address Dell M6600 laptop sensor and fan speed issues

Does running i8kmon, thermald, and sensors simultaneously have known resource contention issues that cause fans to start spinning at lower temperatures than the thresholds I've configured? Is getting ...
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Explanation of lmsensor output

I am using a small GUI widget that uses lmsensors to display temperatures of CPU, GPU, SSD, and other parts. But, you will have to manually select the device recognising it using its lmsensor name. ...
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How Can I tell if I have a fan

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 on an older Dell laptop, and recently, I noticed that it has been getting very hot. I tried running sudo pwmconfig, the output of which was; Found the following fan sensors: ...
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20.04 Random & Frequent Reboots - No detectable reason

We recently deployed some new hardware and since Day 1 have been experiencing random reboots, an a lot of them. I've actually been working at the console and it's just rebooted without any warning. ...
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Temperature monitoring failure

I have been building a program that records the CPU temperature. I have used the command 'cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp' to check the temperatures and initially it worked fine. Suddenly I ...
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Actual CPU Core Temperature for AMD Threadripper 2970WX

When we get the CPU temperatures for an AMD Threadripper 2970WX in Ubuntu 20.04, does the reported temperatures account for the 27 degree celcius offset? Snippet of a sensors output: k10temp-pci-00c3 ...
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Differences between acpi thermal zone and lm-sensors on the cpu temperature

I'd like to monitor the CPU temperature, but I found that both paths contain cpu temp info, x86_pkg_temp under /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone2/temp and cores' temp under /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon1/temp*...
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Overheating problem Ubuntu 20.04, false signal?

I'm on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 with a LENOVO ThinkPad L13 Yoga. For a few days, Ubuntu has been crashing and turning off suddenly. Looking at logs with journalctl shows that the problem is overheating, ...
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How to lower the critical temperature of the CPU, so thermal throttling starts earlier

I have an old Laptop with a broken heat sink, which leads the CPU to heat up to 80°C during small workloads, and briefly reaches 100°C during higher workloads (e.g. during system updates and compiling ...
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21.04 Server help with CPU temperature readings

I have installed lm-sensors and when I run the sensor command I get this: enp69s0-pci-4500 Adapter: PCI adapter PHY Temperature: +48.0°C MAC Temperature: +48.7°C amd_energy-isa-0000 Adapter: ...
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Laptop running hotter in Ubuntu 20.04

Specs: Dell Inspiron 7567, i7-7700hq, 4k resolution, Nvidia 1050Ti, 4GB Graphics Card,8GB Ram, 220GB SSD as primary drive(partitioned 60 GB for ubuntu and 70GB for Windows and rest space for files). I ...
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Get temp of Adeptec raid card CLI

Im struggling to find anywhere the command to check the temp on my adeptec asr-71065. Cant find anywhere how to check the temp. Ive tried using sensors but that doesn't seem to show the temp of the ...
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Ubuntu on ThinkPad: fan not working and "critical temp reached"

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS on ThinkPad L14 Gen 2 (intel). It crashes almost every time compiling a TeX document with more than 20 images. The last few lines of log from journalctl -b -1 -e give me: &...
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Unable to make thinkfan work - ERROR: /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input: No such file or directory

I followed several guides to setup Thinkfan on my Thinkpad T420 as well as I could but I am still not able to get it working. Error $ sudo thinkfan -n ERROR: /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input: No ...
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Is it safe to scan nvidia i2c with sensors-detect (lm-sensors)

I have an RTX 3090, and nvidia-smi is able to provide one temperature, however the video memory tends to run hot in this card and this is not reflected by this number. When I run sensors-detect (from ...
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Understanding the output of sensors command in Ubuntu

I have a remote ubuntu NUC installed at client location. Below is the output of sensors command: pch_skylake-virtual-0 Adapter: Virtual device temp1: +60.5°C acpitz-virtual-0 Adapter: ...
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How can i see the CPU temperature on the panel?

I'm using Ubuntu 21.04 and can't put application's icons on the panel for some reason. Is there any way of seeing the temperature without having a tab of an application open?
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