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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:06:05 +0000cant read temphttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/I get this message instead of cpu temperature. On my laptop it just works but not on the desktop. What mechanism is used by cpu_temperature module, is there something I need to install ? edit: I see it's saying to check in /sys/class/thermal to see if there is a thermal zone. There are 2 links there cooling_device0 and 1 I guess for mu 2 core cpu. Inside either of them ls gives: 0 power 0 cur_state 0 device 0 max_state 0 subsystem 0 type 0 uevent I'm checking to see the content of the files but nothing useful as of yetWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:59:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/Answer by Goran for I get this message instead of cpu temperature. On my laptop it just works but not on the desktop. What mechanism is used by cpu_temperature module, is there something I need to install ? edit: I see it's saying to check in /sys/class/thermal to see if there is a thermal zone. There are 2 links there coolingdevice0 and 1 I guess for mu 2 core cpu. Inside either of them ls gives: 0 power 0 curstate 0 device 0 max_state 0 subsystem 0 type 0 uevent I'm checking to see the content of the files but nothing useful as of yet https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?answer=2201#post-id-2201tnx, there are no such files. I checked dmesg and maybe It's me not knowing what to look for but I didn't saw any Warnings or Errors in there.Sat, 13 Jul 2013 08:59:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?answer=2201#post-id-2201Answer by joepd for I get this message instead of cpu temperature. On my laptop it just works but not on the desktop. What mechanism is used by cpu_temperature module, is there something I need to install ? edit: I see it's saying to check in /sys/class/thermal to see if there is a thermal zone. There are 2 links there coolingdevice0 and 1 I guess for mu 2 core cpu. Inside either of them ls gives: 0 power 0 curstate 0 device 0 max_state 0 subsystem 0 type 0 uevent I'm checking to see the content of the files but nothing useful as of yet https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?answer=2194#post-id-2194If there are no files called `/sys/class/thermal/thermalzone[[:digit:]]/term`, the kernel has no information about temperatures of devices. Have a look at your boot messages with for example `dmesg`. For me, it was complaining about an outdated BIOS. A BIOS upgrade made those temperatures available. Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:27:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?answer=2194#post-id-2194Comment by joepd for If there are no files called <code>/sys/class/thermal/thermalzone[[:digit:]]/term</code>, the kernel has no information about temperatures of devices. Have a look at your boot messages with for example <code>dmesg</code>. For me, it was complaining about an outdated BIOS. A BIOS upgrade made those temperatures available. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2203#comment-2203This is a hardware + kernel issue. Guess you're better off checking the docs of your distro, as there might be particularities. Good luck :) Sat, 13 Jul 2013 10:12:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2203#comment-2203Comment by joepd for If there are no files called <code>/sys/class/thermal/thermalzone[[:digit:]]/term</code>, the kernel has no information about temperatures of devices. Have a look at your boot messages with for example <code>dmesg</code>. For me, it was complaining about an outdated BIOS. A BIOS upgrade made those temperatures available. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2224#comment-2224Adjust the `path` setting in `i3status.conf`. See also: `man i3status`.Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:06:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2224#comment-2224Comment by Score_Under for If there are no files called <code>/sys/class/thermal/thermalzone[[:digit:]]/term</code>, the kernel has no information about temperatures of devices. Have a look at your boot messages with for example <code>dmesg</code>. For me, it was complaining about an outdated BIOS. A BIOS upgrade made those temperatures available. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2221#comment-2221I have a similar issue, but instead of a "thermalzone0" file I have a "thermal_zone0" file. What can I do about that? EDIT: Nope I'm just blind, I used the sample config and it has a line telling it to look in the wrong path. Sun, 14 Jul 2013 22:21:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2221#comment-2221Comment by Goran for If there are no files called <code>/sys/class/thermal/thermalzone[[:digit:]]/term</code>, the kernel has no information about temperatures of devices. Have a look at your boot messages with for example <code>dmesg</code>. For me, it was complaining about an outdated BIOS. A BIOS upgrade made those temperatures available. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2202#comment-2202Tnx for the answer. There are no such files there. Also I don't see any Warnings in dmesgSat, 13 Jul 2013 09:01:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2168/cant-read-temp/?comment=2202#comment-2202