Please tell me how to check GPU temperature on Linux!

[Navid]

I have access to a machine with only Linux on it.
I need to check the GPU temperature.
How can I do that?

Is there a utility like ATITool or RivaTuner that runs on Linux?

 

[xtknight]

Do you have the "nvidia" drivers? If so, run nvidia-settings in the terminal, and it should have a tab to check your temperature.

 

[Navid]

What if the driver is not nvidia and I am not a super user (administrator) to change it?

 

[xcript]

NVClock may do the job. Works for me (using the latest version - 0.8b2).

$ nvclock -T
nVidia Geforce 7600GT
=> GPU temperature: 46C

 

[Navid]

Thanks for the replies.
I was not able to install that because I am not root. At least, I think that was the reason.

I was able to type nvidia-settings and get a GUI that showed the temperature.
Thanks xtknight!
At first, I thought the driver was not nvidia. But, I was wrong.



Is there any way to have the temperature always shown on the screen?
How about the CPU temperature?

 

[pkme2]

Use an IR temp sensor probe.
http://www.toolsource.com/ost/product.a...cssid=9EEW1PUNCQ3P9JP18V2P7DBAJMST15K9

There are others, just Google.

 

[xtknight]

You could make your own program using the NVCONTROL API. To show CPU temperature, there's a GNOME (and maybe KDE/xfce) applet to do it.

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: xtknight
You could make your own program using the NVCONTROL API.

Would you mind giving me more hints on this please?
I use Linux. But, I do not know anything about setting it up. I use Linux at work and there are IT people who do all the administration. So, I have no experience with installing programs on Linux.

I typed "which nvcontrol" and it did not find anything!

Edit:
By the way, thanks for your work on the LCD thread on the Video forum.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Navid

Originally posted by: xtknight
You could make your own program using the NVCONTROL API.

Would you mind giving me more hints on this please?
I use Linux. But, I do not know anything about setting it up. I use Linux at work and there are IT people who do all the administration. So, I have no experience with installing programs on Linux.

I typed "which nvcontrol" and it did not find anything!

Edit:
By the way, thanks for your work on the LCD thread on the Video forum.

He's talking about programming ("make your own program").