Fan control and temperature monitering applet

Question

Hello, I just wanted to share this little applet I wrote with all of you. It lets you directly control the fans and monitor the CPU temperature of your Dell laptop. It is written for Gnome and Window Maker, but it can be run in KDE using the Dock Application Bar or by running 'gnome-panel' within KDE (that is what I do beacuse I like Gnome applet better than KDE applets).

You can get it at http://people.wm.edu/~eweuba/

ddenis · Answer

hello, i would like use this application, but i can't download this one. can you help me?? thank

derbaff · Answer

can you explain further what the problem is? what kind of error do you recieve when you try to download?

ddenis · Answer

hello, sorry to download ins't a problem. the problem is i can't open this file:/gai/gi8k-1.3.tar.bz2 i've anything for open this application, and defenitly i need a Cpu temperature controller

derbaff · Answer

shell> tar vjxf gi8k-1.2.tar.bz2

that will extract it to a directroy called ./gi8k-1.3

then follow the instructions in the file INSTALL

let me know if you need more help

BTW, you will need to go to http://gai.sf.net and download the install that program FIRST.

ddenis · Answer

hello, sorry, but nothing can`t to be download on this site http://gai.sf.net .

derbaff · Answer

What Linux distro are you running?

Agent Orange · Answer

hiya,
nice work - it looks pretty good. There is also the gkrellm applet thingo which does the exact same thing - I've had success with that for a while.

note the the i8k module returns incorrect fan speeds (in rpm) for some laptop/bios combinations. My 500m has this problem, but at least the error is consistent, so I can see "off/low/hi" states correctly

cheers

reefcrazed · Answer

Amazing i was coming to the forum today to ask if anyone has seen an applet and here it is. I will download it at home and post my results when i get home. I am running FC2 on an Inspiron 8500, and will post my results. Thank you for writing this program if you are the author.

reefcrazed · Answer

Well i had trouble, an error message with the gi8k applet and gnome, never did work right. I have no idea where this GKrellM program came from or what i did to install it but it is bada$$ and does ever single thing i want, even makes my coffee in the morning. I got my i8k coming up now when i boot so it monitors my fans now, two thumbs up.

derbaff · Answer

@reefcrazed wrote:
Well i had trouble, an error message with the gi8k applet and gnome, never did work right. I have no idea where this GKrellM program came from or what i did to install it but it is bada$$ and does ever single thing i want, even makes my coffee in the morning. I got my i8k coming up now when i boot so it monitors my fans now, two thumbs up.

what was the error?

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