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[https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/hddtemp/ hddtemp] is a small utility (daemonizable) that gives you the temperature of your hard drive by reading S.M.A.R.T. information (for drives that support this feature). | [https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/hddtemp/ hddtemp] is a small utility (daemonizable) that gives you the temperature of your hard drive by reading S.M.A.R.T. information (for drives that support this feature). | ||
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==Daemon== | ==Daemon== | ||
| − | + | Running the daemon gives you the possibility to access the temperature via an TCP/IP request, so you could use this in order to check the temperature from outside, or within some scripts. | |
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| − | + | Once hddtemp has been installed, standard systemctl procedures work to start the daemon: | |
| − | # | + | # systemctl start hddtemp |
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| + | To start it on boot, enable it: | ||
| + | # systemctl enable hddtemp | ||
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| + | {{Note|1=Arguments to {{ic|hddtemp}} are directly given in {{ic|/usr/lib/systemd/system/hddtemp.service}}. This is especially important if you have multiple disks, because in the default configuration only {{ic|/dev/sda}} is monitored. Here is how to add other drives: | ||
| + | * Change the {{ic|ExecStart}} line in {{ic|/usr/lib/systemd/system/hddtemp.service}} adding the drives you want to monitor, e.g.: | ||
| + | ExecStart=/usr/bin/hddtemp -dF /dev/sda /dev/sdb | ||
| + | * Reload systemd's unit files: | ||
| + | # systemctl --system daemon-reload | ||
| + | * Restart hddtemp service: | ||
| + | {{bc|# systemctl restart hddtemp}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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==Monitors== | ==Monitors== | ||
| − | Hddtemp can be easily integrated with system monitors like [[Conky]] or the | + | Hddtemp can be easily integrated with system monitors like [[Conky]], the {{pkg|sensors-applet}} for GNOME Panel or the {{pkg|xfce4-sensors-plugin}} for Xfce Panel. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
[[lm sensors]] | [[lm sensors]] | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 31 August 2013
hddtemp is a small utility (daemonizable) that gives you the temperature of your hard drive by reading S.M.A.R.T. information (for drives that support this feature).
Installation
Sync and install with pacman:
# pacman -S hddtemp
Usage
Hddtemp can be invoked with the drive as the argument:
# hddtemp /dev/sd[x]
Where x is the drive.
Daemon
Running the daemon gives you the possibility to access the temperature via an TCP/IP request, so you could use this in order to check the temperature from outside, or within some scripts.
Once hddtemp has been installed, standard systemctl procedures work to start the daemon:
# systemctl start hddtemp
To start it on boot, enable it:
# systemctl enable hddtemp
hddtemp are directly given in /usr/lib/systemd/system/hddtemp.service. This is especially important if you have multiple disks, because in the default configuration only /dev/sda is monitored. Here is how to add other drives:
- Change the
ExecStartline in/usr/lib/systemd/system/hddtemp.serviceadding the drives you want to monitor, e.g.:
ExecStart=/usr/bin/hddtemp -dF /dev/sda /dev/sdb
- Reload systemd's unit files:
# systemctl --system daemon-reload
- Restart hddtemp service:
# systemctl restart hddtemp
Usage
Another way to get the temperature is by connecting to the daemon which is listening on port 7634.
$ telnet localhost 7634
Or with netcat:
$ nc localhost 7634
Refer to the manpage for information like supported drives, logging, etc.
$ man hddtemp
Monitors
Hddtemp can be easily integrated with system monitors like Conky, the sensors-applet for GNOME Panel or the xfce4-sensors-plugin for Xfce Panel.