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Need CPU-temperature monitoring software that runs in DOS/at boot
Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program
that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS installed. I would use the available Linux utilities to do this, but my Slackware boot disk doesn't have a kernel with the appropriate kernel mods required to do this, and I'm trying to avoid having to create a custom kernel and boot CD just for this purpose, if I can. - Tim -- |
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"Spammay Blockay" wrote in message ... Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS installed. I would use the available Linux utilities to do this, but my Slackware boot disk doesn't have a kernel with the appropriate kernel mods required to do this, and I'm trying to avoid having to create a custom kernel and boot CD just for this purpose, if I can. You're unlikely to find any DOS-based temp monitoring programs, because of the lack of motherboard-specific drivers under DOS. There's a very good chance that your motherboard's BIOS setup has a temp/voltage monitoring page that you can use instead. Bob |
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In comp.arch Spammay Blockay wrote:
Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS installed. [...] Might be pretty rare these days. You can go to your mobo makers web page and have a look. The 2nd idea is to make up a boot disk specifically for the purpose. Or you might be able to mix up something from available stuff. E.g. for OpenBSD you can make a boot floppy by copying an "fs" image off the web. If the "sysctl" util is actually bunded up in that (I haven't checked) you'd then get your sensor data -- provided the thing has them built in -- you could boot single user and then sysctl hw IMHO, one of the better sensors implementations. Unlike Linux -- no fiddling around with little formulae in a config file to get the temps into the same ranges as the BIOS says. ;-) If there's no better answer, I'll get back to you after some checking. |
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russell kym horsell wrote: In comp.arch Spammay Blockay wrote: Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS installed. [...] Might be pretty rare these days. You can go to your mobo makers web page and have a look. The 2nd idea is to make up a boot disk specifically for the purpose. That would've been my idea with making a Linux disk, although I'd have to download the kernel patch and drivers for that. Or you might be able to mix up something from available stuff. E.g. for OpenBSD you can make a boot floppy by copying an "fs" image off the web. If the "sysctl" util is actually bunded up in that (I haven't checked) you'd then get your sensor data -- provided the thing has them built in -- you could boot single user and then sysctl hw IMHO, one of the better sensors implementations. Unlike Linux -- no fiddling around with little formulae in a config file to get the temps into the same ranges as the BIOS says. ;-) If there's no better answer, I'll get back to you after some checking. I shall take a look into it. I installed FreeBSD (in the guise of NetBSD) on my ancient Powerbook 180 many years ago, in an attempt to add a little life to that venerable machine, so I'm familiar with the FreeBSD world. I'll give it a try! Thanks much! - Tim -- |
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"Spammay Blockay" wrote in message
... Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS installed. The biggest problem is this - the way that one gets at that information is motherboard specific. There is no generic, published way to get CPU temperature (except maybe via IPMI if that motherboard supports it - most deskstop boards don't have IPMI). --Neil |
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In comp.arch russell kym horsell wrote:
[... guff ...] I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do boot RETURN .... Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN .... # sysctl hw When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine. Good luck, and don't operate while drunk. |
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In article ,
russell kym horsell wrote: In comp.arch russell kym horsell wrote: [... guff ...] I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do boot RETURN ... Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN ... # sysctl hw When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine. Good luck, and don't operate while drunk. Very kind of you to prepare a boot floppy for me! Sadly, sysctl didn't do the trick... no temperature params were evident in it's output. *sigh* I'll just live with never knowing the current state of the cpu temperature, and hope that no damage had been done up to now, and be satisfied with how it works when I reapply the thermal grease tomorrow. You'd think Intel or IBM would provide a good utility to do this. IBM provides PC Doctor for DOS, but I can't find it to download any more on their web site. - Tim -- |
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"Spammay Blockay" wrote in message
... In article , russell kym horsell wrote: In comp.arch russell kym horsell wrote: [... guff ...] I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do boot RETURN ... Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN ... # sysctl hw When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine. Good luck, and don't operate while drunk. Very kind of you to prepare a boot floppy for me! Sadly, sysctl didn't do the trick... no temperature params were evident in it's output. *sigh* I'll just live with never knowing the current state of the cpu temperature, and hope that no damage had been done up to now, and be satisfied with how it works when I reapply the thermal grease tomorrow. You'd think Intel or IBM would provide a good utility to do this. IBM provides PC Doctor for DOS, but I can't find it to download any more on their web site. - Tim Have you tryed Google (www.google.com)? Can't remember which laptop you have, but try he http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-50639 HTH -- Louie Chiefland, FL, USA (eat the flies to email) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.766 / Virus Database: 513 - Release Date: 9/17/04 |
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In article ,
Louie wrote: "Spammay Blockay" wrote in message ... In article , russell kym horsell wrote: In comp.arch russell kym horsell wrote: [... guff ...] I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do boot RETURN ... Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN ... # sysctl hw When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine. Good luck, and don't operate while drunk. Very kind of you to prepare a boot floppy for me! Sadly, sysctl didn't do the trick... no temperature params were evident in it's output. *sigh* I'll just live with never knowing the current state of the cpu temperature, and hope that no damage had been done up to now, and be satisfied with how it works when I reapply the thermal grease tomorrow. You'd think Intel or IBM would provide a good utility to do this. IBM provides PC Doctor for DOS, but I can't find it to download any more on their web site. - Tim Have you tryed Google (www.google.com)? Can't remember which laptop you have, but try he http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-50639 I'd looked on the IBM support site for my model, but they stop showing updates after a certain date. However, searching their support site with their own search tool found the utility. I downloaded it, made the floppies, and booted from them. Now temperature monitoring function, tho', sadly. - Tim -- |
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