 KDE System Monitor, an lm_sensors frontend forKDE | |
| Stable release | |
|---|---|
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | System monitoring |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | hwmon |
lm_sensors (Linux-monitoring sensors) is afreeopen-source software-tool forLinux that provides tools and drivers for monitoringtemperatures,voltage, humidity, andfans. It can also detect chassis intrusions.[citation needed]
During 2001/2004, the lm_sensors package was not recommended for use on IBMThinkPads due to potentialEEPROM corruption issues on some models when aggressively probing forI2C devices.[2][3][4] This has since been dealt with, and the separateREADME file dedicated to ThinkPads was removed in 2007.[5]
In 2013, thesensors-detect command of lm-sensors began disrupting thegamma correction settings of some laptop display screens. This occurs while it is probing theI2C/SMBus adapters for connected hardware monitoring devices. Probing of these devices was disabled by default.[6][better source needed][7][8][9]
lm-sensors should now be safe to use on Thinkpad laptops. Jean Delvare committed on 24 Sep 2007
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