[OT] make your Linux box hot

[james at jamesmcdonald.id.au]

> Under Linux, do we have any tools that can monitor the CPU temperature
> and/or speed ? Currently I have to boot to Windows to use these tools.
>
> I have just been able to make my Linux box hotter : push the quad cpu
> chip from 3.4Ghz to 3.8Ghz. In fact, this is my 2nd push. The first one
> made it from 2.4Ghz to 3.4Ghz. :)
>
> I were trying to push it to 4Ghz but it is still unstable under average
> load.
>
> If it can live up to one year, I am really happy.
>

Are you a gamer? Why do you need to overclock the box so much?

lm-sensors perhaps...

sudo apt-get install lm-sensors
sudo sensors-detect

 # I2C adapter drivers
 i2c-i801
 # Chip drivers
 smsc47m192
 smsc47m1

vi /etc/modules

modprobe i2c-i801
modprobe smsc47m192
modprobe smsc47m1


jmcd at blackbox:~$ sensors
smsc47m192-i2c-0-2d
Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at 1400
+2.5V:     +2.73 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +3.32 V)
VCore:     +1.30 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +2.99 V)
+3.3V:     +3.30 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.38 V)
+5V:       +5.08 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +6.64 V)
+12V:     +11.56 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max = +15.94 V)
VCC:       +3.35 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.38 V)
+1.5V:     +1.65 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +1.99 V)
+1.8V:     +2.39 V  (min =  +2.06 V, max =  +0.89 V)   ALARM
Chip Temp: +43.0°C  (low  =  -128°C, high =  +127°C)
CPU Temp:  +60.0°C  (low  =  -128°C, high =  +127°C)
Sys Temp:  +40.0°C  (low  =   +93°C, high =   -41°C)
vid:      +1.088 V  (VRM Version 10.0)

smsc47m1-isa-0800
Adapter: ISA adapter
fan1:     3034 RPM  (min = 2560 RPM, div = 2)
fan2:        0 RPM  (min = 2560 RPM, div = 2)          ALARM