How to check cpu temperature?

[Mikkel]

Aioanei Rares wrote:
> On 10/16/2009 11:19 PM, Mikkel wrote:
>> This is normally caused by a BIOS that does not support the ACPI CPU
>> temperature output. You may be able to get the temperature by
>> configuring lmsensors.
>>
>> With a Dual core CPU, you should geempet 2 different temperature
>> displays - one for each core. But to get them under thermal_zone, it
>> has to be supported by the BIOS.
>>
>> Mikkel
>>    
> If entering the BIOS menu, does it show the CPU temp and all that jazz?
> If it's a BIOS issue, it's less likely that sensors support will help
> much. A BIOS flash/update might help a great deal.
> 
You would think that would be the case. But in practice, you can
have a BIOS that will read the same sensors that lmsensors supports,
but will not provide cpu temps as part of its ACPI interface. I have
a motherboard like that, and it has the latest BIOS available. (I am
no stranger to upgrading a BIOS, or other firmware.)

Mikkel
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