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Kendrak

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I'm new at linux and there are some tools that I am used to using in windows that I haven't been able to find (or figure out how to install) in linux.

CPU-Z: I'd like to be able to confirm what my CPUs are running at, along with Vcore and all the other goodies.

CoreTemp: I have no clue how to measure the heat of the chips besides putting my fingers on the HSF.
 
Most Linux distributions come with temperature monitoring built into the desktop and usually setup as an applet on one of the GUI status/menu bars. Basic frequency reporting is also usually included. However they may not be turned on by default depending on your installed distribution of Linux. The last time I used Ubuntu as a desktop, they were easily found.

For more in-depth, CPU-Z like, functions there used to be a program called PerlMon but I don't know if it has been updated for awhile.
 
Kendrak: Which distro are you using? I can install it in a VM to better guide you through what you are looking for. Most of the basic functions you are looking for should be included if you are using a desktop-based distro.
 
gkrellm is also an excellent system monitoring tool that interacts with the kernel level lmsensors package. gkrellm should be available as an installable package on most Linux distros.
 
Ok Kendrak, I just installed Unbuntu 9.10 in a VM and did some poking around for you. lm-sensors is not included by default, and it is actually broken in 9.10, but there are some work-arounds for it.. give me a little while longer to get this figured out.
 
Tobit said:
Ok Kendrak, I just installed Unbuntu 9.10 in a VM and did some poking around for you. lm-sensors is not included by default, and it is actually broken in 9.10, but there are some work-arounds for it.. give me a little while longer to get this figured out.
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Some people advise not to use 9.10 but to install 9.04 for folding. Did you hear anything about that?
 
APOLLO said:
Some people advise not to use 9.10 but to install 9.04 for folding. Did you hear anything about that?
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Yeah, I see similar reports like this. However, Kendrak said he was running 9.10 so I installed this version in my VM to try and help him out, I have no plans here to fold with it. I am not liking what I am seeing with this broken lm-sensors and 2.6.31 kernels. Having difficulties getting the work around to work myself.
 
As others have said, lmsensors for the actual program to be able to detect everything and gkrellm for the visual monitoring. One of the biggest things I miss on my main system from running Linux is gkellm. Once lmsensors is up and running and such, it can display just about anything. On my server, I have it showing a CPU activity meter for each core, temps for each core, temps for the video card, hard drive throughput for every hard drive and optical drive as well as separate bandwidth monitors for each virtual or real network adapter along with time, date and system uptime..

Back when running XP I tried using the Windows port of gkrellm but it was rather unstable and didn't work out. Maybe I should look into it again if it runs on Win7/Vista.

 
Ok I found the add to panel stuff and found one that reports the CPU (its the same as in system info).

Here is the rub.... is my system running at 2.4 and not getting the turbo boost, or is that just what linux is pulling off the CPU as a description?
 
Kendrak said:
Here is the rub.... is my system running at 2.4 and not getting the turbo boost, or is that just what linux is pulling off the CPU as a description?
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It should be reporting the actual operating speed. The last time I used that applet on a Core i7, it had no problem detecting when turbo was active or not. My current VM, on a 2.2GHz C2D @ 2.8GHz, for testing is showing the actual clocked speed just fine.
 
Well crap..... why isn't the thing running turbo?!

Edit: I'm dl-ing 9.04 and my -bigadv should finish later tonight.... I'll do a reinstall then.
 
Kendrak said:
Well crap..... why isn't the thing running turbo?!

Edit: I'm dl-ing 9.04 and my -bigadv should finish later tonight.... I'll do a reinstall then.
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Why are you relying on the built in turbo? Why not just head to the BIOS and manually clock it there?
 
Axdrenalin said:
Why are you relying on the built in turbo? Why not just head to the BIOS and manually clock it there?
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I believe this is on his dual CPU Xeon board which doesn't have overclocking options in the BIOS.
 
Kendrak said:
Edit: I'm dl-ing 9.04 and my -bigadv should finish later tonight.... I'll do a reinstall then.
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9.04 is better, supposedly, for folding anyhoo. I'll DL it now and install it in my VM so I can walk you through installation of lm-sensors and gkrellm if you need the help. I'm terrible at help desk support if I don't have the same system in front of me. :p
 
Kendrak said:
Edit: I'm dl-ing 9.04 and my -bigadv should finish later tonight.... I'll do a reinstall then.
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Very curious to see the difference. I'm thinking of installing Xubuntu 9.04 later on. To anyone who is familiar with Linux, am I correct to assume that the various flavors of Ubuntu use the same kernel if the OS versions are the same?
 
APOLLO said:
To anyone who is familiar with Linux, am I correct to assume that the various flavors of Ubuntu use the same kernel if the OS versions are the same?
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No, it's never safe to assume this. :D However, Xubuntu and Ubuntu have essentially the same core and do share the same kernel version. There are some Ubuntu based distros that do not share the same core.
 
Guys call me crazy, but for a dedicated folder would it not be easier to just grab the notfreds image and boot from USB?

I mean why mess with all this?
 
nitrobass24 said:
Guys call me crazy, but for a dedicated folder would it not be easier to just grab the notfreds image and boot from USB?

I mean why mess with all this?
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Some of us are masochists and like doing things the painful way. :D
 
If you're like me and don't run a GUI... You can find out the cpu temps in two ways:
Code: 
cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature
This requires kernel modules support. (Should work out of the box in Ubuntu 9.10)

-or-

Install lm-sensors:
Code: 
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors
Then run:
Code: 
sensors-detect
There will be some questions and you can answer them all YES.

Use this command to get the cpu temperature:
Code: 
sensors
Here's the output from one of my uni-proc clients running Ubuntu Server 9.10:
Code: 
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:       +48.0°C  (crit = +100.0°C)
 
nitrobass24 said:
Guys call me crazy, but for a dedicated folder would it not be easier to just grab the notfreds image and boot from USB?

I mean why mess with all this?
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GPU folding - would be difficult with notfreds

System monitoring. if your system is a rock-solid server running at stock speeds and whatever, then I am sure you could get away with a notfreds VM without issue. Mine...well...aren't... :D

I'm sure there are others that escape me at the moment. Plus Linux is so much fun!

It actually isn't nearly as bad as it sounds, and I am far from a Linux guru.
 
Just thought I'd share a little screenshot of how I have gkrellm setup on my server.

gkrellm.jpg


I realize the uptime is only a little over 7 hours. I did about 3 hours of server maintenance today which included pulling the heatsink and cleaning it (I really hate Tuniq Towers since blowing it out with an air compressor doesn't work), pulling a mostly dead 500GB hard drive and replacing it with a 1TB, pulling the ATI X700 as the fan on the heatsink died a while back and the makeshift fan I had on it wasn't working worth a damn and replacing it with an nVidia 6600GT as well as completely cleaning out the rest of the case and reapplying thermal goop which was needed badly. There were also some updates to be done.
 
I'm really liking gkrellm myself. It was very easy to set up also.
 
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