On Thu, 24 May 2012 01:59:40 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote:

> > The k10temp kernel module loads automatically at boot with
> > no errors, so I just hope something (somewhere) is taking
> > care of this stuff automatically.  But I'm only hoping,
> > not knowing.
> > 
> > Any ideas how to find out for sure?  
> 
> emerge sys-apps/lm_sensors, run 'sensors-detect', and hopefully the
> 'sensors' command will show you the fan speeds and temperatures then. 

You can also read the temperatures directly from /sys. On this Intel core
powered box they are in /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.*


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