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diff --git a/system/hddtemp/README.Slackware b/system/hddtemp/README.Slackware new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7a68e8d36f --- /dev/null +++ b/system/hddtemp/README.Slackware @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +To use hddtemp you need to do the following: + +First you must make sure hddtemp knows how to handle your disks. Run +the command "hddtemp /dev/sdX" as root for each of your block devices. +If it correctly reports HDD model and its temperature, you're all set. +If instead you get a warning that the drive is not in the database, you +have to add a record describing your device to /etc/hddtemp/hddtemp.db. +Use the disk ID string returned by hddtemp in the first column. Most +drives will use "194" and "C" in second and third columns, but check +output of "smartctl" command to see if this is really the case for your +disk. The last column is a free-form description of the device. + +Next, edit /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp and set HDDTEMP_DRIVES variable to a list +of drives you want to monitor. Use the usual /dev/sdX block device files, +or the symlinks available in /dev/disk/. Multiple entries must be separated +with spaces. The remaining configuration variables are set to reasonable +defaults, change them if it suits your needs. + +Finally, to start hddtemp automatically at boot, make /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp +executable and add the following to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local: + +if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp ]; then + . /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp start +fi + +Once the hddtemp daemon is running you can use hddtemp-aware tools such as +gkrellm or Conky to display the temperature readings. |