Checking CPU temperature

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 17:02 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 16:23 +0100, Paul Smith wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org> wrote:
> > >> In the output below, where should I look for the CPU temperature? The
> > >> value
> > >>
> > >> CPU Temp:     -2.0°C  (low  = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)  sensor =
> > >> transistor
> > >>
> > >> seems unlikely. Or is -2.0°C realistic?
> > >>
> > >> Is there some other program to check the CPU temperature?
> > >>
> > > cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
> > >
> > > This is what I use to check temps if I feel like my sensors widget is not
> > > right.
> > 
> > Thanks, Mark, but
> > 
> > $ cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
> > cat: /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature: No such file or directory
> > $
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> Its THM not THRM.

There is *nothing* in /proc/acpi/thermal_zone on my machine, it's a
completely empty directory. I take it the OP's system is the same.

poc