Is there a CPU temp App/Applet/Desklet that won't freeze the System?

[CuXe]

Hi there,

I am working on a laptop that tends to get a bit hot. I have cleaned internal components for dust and made sure internal fans are working properly. I also have a cooling pad.

Despite these efforts, I have suffered data loss when the computer runs too hot and shuts down by itself.

I installed Psensor, but it would freeze the system every 15 seconds or so for 1 second at a time. Needless to say, I had to remove it.

I have been searching for similar monitoring solutions but the applets/desklets I've found all have similar warnings (may freeze the system in certain hardware configs)

Can anyone recommend a monitor that won't freeze my system? Something with a GUI would be awesome but if not, a terminal solution is OK..

BTW, I am running LM Cinnamon 18.1
Linux acer 4.4.0-53-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP Fri Dec 2 15:59:10 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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H/W path                   Device      Class          Description
=================================================================
                                       system         Aspire V3-551 (Q5WV8_0696_
/0                                     bus            VA50_CM
/0/0                                   memory         128KiB BIOS
/0/4                                   processor      AMD A8-4500M APU with Rade
/0/4/8                                 memory         192KiB L1 cache
/0/4/9                                 memory         4MiB L2 cache
/0/13                                  memory         8GiB System Memory
/0/13/0                                memory         4GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchrono
/0/13/1                                memory         4GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchrono
/0/100                                 bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/100/1                               display        Trinity [Radeon HD 7640G]
/0/100/1.1                             multimedia     Trinity HDMI Audio Control
/0/100/4                               bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/100/4/0                 enp1s0      network        AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethern
/0/100/5                               bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/100/5/0                 wlp2s0      network        AR9462 Wireless Network Ad
/0/100/7                               bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/100/7/0                             generic        RTS5209 PCI Express Card R
/0/100/10                              bus            FCH USB XHCI Controller
/0/100/10/0                usb6        bus            xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/10/1                usb5        bus            xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/11                              storage        FCH SATA Controller [AHCI 
/0/100/12                              bus            FCH USB OHCI Controller
/0/100/12/1                usb3        bus            OHCI PCI host controller
/0/100/12/1/1                          input          2.4G Wireless Mouse
/0/100/12.2                            bus            FCH USB EHCI Controller
/0/100/12.2/1              usb1        bus            EHCI Host Controller
/0/100/12.2/1/2                        bus            USB 2.0 Hub
/0/100/12.2/1/2/1          scsi2       storage        My Passport 259F
/0/100/12.2/1/2/1/0.0.0    /dev/sdc    disk           My Passport 259F
/0/100/12.2/1/2/1/0.0.1                generic        SES Device
/0/100/12.2/1/2/2                      input          USB Receiver
/0/100/12.2/1/2/4          scsi3       storage        BUP Slim BK
/0/100/12.2/1/2/4/0.0.0    /dev/sdb    disk           2TB BUP Slim BK
/0/100/12.2/1/2/4/0.0.0/1  /dev/sdb1   volume         1863GiB EXT4 volume
/0/100/13                              bus            FCH USB OHCI Controller
/0/100/13/1                usb4        bus            OHCI PCI host controller
/0/100/13/1/4                          communication  Bluetooth wireless interfa
/0/100/13.2                            bus            FCH USB EHCI Controller
/0/100/13.2/1              usb2        bus            EHCI Host Controller
/0/100/13.2/1/1                        multimedia     HD WebCam
/0/100/14                              bus            FCH SMBus Controller
/0/100/14.2                            multimedia     FCH Azalia Controller
/0/100/14.3                            bridge         FCH LPC Bridge
/0/100/14.4                            bridge         FCH PCI Bridge
/0/101                                 bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/102                                 bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/103                                 bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/104                                 bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/105                                 bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/106                                 bridge         Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh
/0/1                       scsi0       storage        
/0/1/0.0.0                 /dev/sda    disk           240GB SanDisk SDSSDA24
/0/1/0.0.0/1               /dev/sda1   volume         47GiB EXT4 volume
/0/1/0.0.0/2               /dev/sda2   volume         175GiB Extended partition
/0/1/0.0.0/2/5             /dev/sda5   volume         164GiB Linux filesystem pa
/0/1/0.0.0/2/6             /dev/sda6   volume         11GiB Linux swap / Solaris
/0/2                       scsi1       storage        
/0/2/0.0.0                 /dev/cdrom  disk           DVDRAM GT70N

[greerd]

Is lm-sensors installed and configured? Once installed run sudo sensors-detect and enter yes for all yes/no questions, see this link. There should be an applet available that will work correctly once lm-sensors is installed. (I'm not at my Linux box right now)

[CuXe]

Yeah, it seems Lm-sensors is installed and working correctly. Running "sensors" in the terminal returns this:

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radeon-pci-0008
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1:        +47.0°C  (crit = +120.0°C, hyst = +90.0°C)

k10temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1:        +47.1°C  (high = +70.0°C)
                       (crit = +115.5°C, hyst = +108.0°C)

I could run this thing on the terminal if needed be, just wondering if there is something that makes use of Lm-sensors to display data via GUI (without freezing my system in the process of course)

[greerd]

OK, I'm on my Linux box and its Psensor that I had installed and it runs without a hitch on my box. Note sure why its giving you issues. If you right click on the panel and 'Add Applets to the panel' > 'Available applets (online)' > 'Refresh list' then search for 'temp' you should get a cpu and gpu applet show up. You could install the cpu (or both) and see if that works any better.

[red03golf]

I like the simplicity of only:

• sudo sensors

It provides the basic, uncomplicated, straightforward information an average user can understand and work with.

For example:
user@quad-core ~ $ sudo sensors
atk0110-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
Vcore Voltage: +1.07 V (min = +0.80 V, max = +1.60 V)
+3.3 Voltage: +3.33 V (min = +2.97 V, max = +3.63 V)
+5 Voltage: +4.92 V (min = +4.50 V, max = +5.50 V)
+12 Voltage: +12.04 V (min = +10.20 V, max = +13.80 V)
CPU FAN Speed: 803 RPM (min = 600 RPM, max = 7200 RPM)
CHASSIS1 FAN Speed: 0 RPM (min = 600 RPM, max = 7200 RPM)
POWER FAN Speed: 0 RPM (min = 600 RPM, max = 7200 RPM)
CPU Temperature: +27.0°C (high = +60.0°C, crit = +95.0°C)
MB Temperature: +32.0°C (high = +45.0°C, crit = +95.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +42.0°C (high = +74.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +38.0°C (high = +74.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 2: +44.0°C (high = +74.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 3: +44.0°C (high = +74.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

[chrisuk]

sensors without sudo is all that's really needed. You can also use inxi -s

[red03golf]

Thanks, Chris - that's more succinct and to the point.

[CuXe]

Thank you guys, I'll continue to use sensors via terminal