stupid little problem with applets

Patton Echols p.echols at comcast.net
Mon Oct 22 02:48:12 UTC 2007


On 10/21/2007 08:57 AM, Tony Arnold wrote:
> Tim,
>
> On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 09:09 -0500, Tim M wrote:
>   
>> I have installed sensors-applet 1.7.12 on my Dell laptop . . . no
>> problem . . . I am not sure it is reading the temperature correctly
>> but even that isn't a real problem because it gives me a relative idea
>> what the CPU temp is running. The problem is I have TWO of them on the
>> menu bar. Removing one removes both . . . also there is a temperature
>> difference of two degrees between the two applets. Any ideas on how I
>> can have just one running instead of two? 
>>     
>
> Right click on the applet and pick Preferences. Under the Sensors tab
> you can select which sensor data is displayed.
>
> It's probably showing the CPU temperature and the case temperature.
>
>   
Don't know about your Dell, but my IBM laptop was showing a thermal 
sensor for "apci" and "ibm-apci"  Same sensor, two applet Icons.  See 
what is showing for sensor checks.






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