Need CPU-temperature monitoring software that runs in DOS/at boot

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Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program
that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of
apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS
installed.

I would use the available Linux utilities to do this,
but my Slackware boot disk doesn't have a kernel with the
appropriate kernel mods required to do this, and I'm
trying to avoid having to create a custom kernel and
boot CD just for this purpose, if I can.

- Tim

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Spammay Blockay said:
Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program
that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of
apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS
installed.

I would use the available Linux utilities to do this,
but my Slackware boot disk doesn't have a kernel with the
appropriate kernel mods required to do this, and I'm
trying to avoid having to create a custom kernel and
boot CD just for this purpose, if I can.
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You're unlikely to find any DOS-based temp monitoring
programs, because of the lack of motherboard-specific
drivers under DOS.

There's a very good chance that your motherboard's BIOS setup
has a temp/voltage monitoring page that you can use instead.

Bob
 
In comp.arch Spammay Blockay said:
Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program
that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of
apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS
installed.
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[...]

Might be pretty rare these days. You can go to your mobo makers web page
and have a look.

The 2nd idea is to make up a boot disk specifically for the purpose.

Or you might be able to mix up something from available stuff.

E.g. for OpenBSD you can make a boot floppy by copying an
"fs" image off the web.

If the "sysctl" util is actually bunded up in that (I haven't checked)
you'd then get your sensor data -- provided the thing has them built in --
you could boot single user and then

sysctl hw

IMHO, one of the better sensors implementations. Unlike Linux -- no
fiddling around with little formulae in a config file to get the
temps into the same ranges as the BIOS says. ;-)

If there's no better answer, I'll get back to you after some checking.
 
In comp.arch Spammay Blockay said:
Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program
that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of
apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS
installed.
Click to expand...
[...]

Might be pretty rare these days. You can go to your mobo makers web page
and have a look.

The 2nd idea is to make up a boot disk specifically for the purpose.
Click to expand...

That would've been my idea with making a Linux disk, although I'd
have to download the kernel patch and drivers for that.
Or you might be able to mix up something from available stuff.

E.g. for OpenBSD you can make a boot floppy by copying an
"fs" image off the web.

If the "sysctl" util is actually bunded up in that (I haven't checked)
you'd then get your sensor data -- provided the thing has them built in --
you could boot single user and then

sysctl hw

IMHO, one of the better sensors implementations. Unlike Linux -- no
fiddling around with little formulae in a config file to get the
temps into the same ranges as the BIOS says. ;-)

If there's no better answer, I'll get back to you after some checking.
Click to expand...

I shall take a look into it. I installed FreeBSD (in the guise of
NetBSD) on my ancient Powerbook 180 many years ago, in an attempt to
add a little life to that venerable machine, so I'm familiar with
the FreeBSD world. I'll give it a try! Thanks much!

- Tim

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Spammay Blockay said:
Does anyone know of a cpu-temperature monitoring program
that runs under DOS, or is part of a boot-time suite of
apps? I want to monitor cpu temperature on a system with no OS
installed.
Click to expand...

The biggest problem is this - the way that one gets at that information is
motherboard specific. There is no generic, published way to get CPU
temperature (except maybe via IPMI if that motherboard supports it - most
deskstop boards don't have IPMI).

-->Neil
 
[... guff ...]

I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at

http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs


Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do

boot> RETURN
....
Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN
....
# sysctl hw

When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine.
Good luck, and don't operate while drunk.
 
[... guff ...]

I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at

http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs


Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do

boot> RETURN
...
Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN
...
# sysctl hw

When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine.
Good luck, and don't operate while drunk.
Click to expand...

Very kind of you to prepare a boot floppy for me!
Sadly, sysctl didn't do the trick... no temperature params
were evident in it's output. *sigh*

I'll just live with never knowing the current state of the cpu temperature,
and hope that no damage had been done up to now, and be satisfied with how
it works when I reapply the thermal grease tomorrow.

You'd think Intel or IBM would provide a good utility to do this.
IBM provides PC Doctor for DOS, but I can't find it to download any
more on their web site.

- Tim

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Spammay Blockay said:
[... guff ...]

I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at

http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs


Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do

boot> RETURN
...
Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN
...
# sysctl hw

When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine.
Good luck, and don't operate while drunk.
Click to expand...

Very kind of you to prepare a boot floppy for me!
Sadly, sysctl didn't do the trick... no temperature params
were evident in it's output. *sigh*

I'll just live with never knowing the current state of the cpu temperature,
and hope that no damage had been done up to now, and be satisfied with how
it works when I reapply the thermal grease tomorrow.

You'd think Intel or IBM would provide a good utility to do this.
IBM provides PC Doctor for DOS, but I can't find it to download any
more on their web site.

- Tim
Click to expand...

Have you tryed Google (www.google.com)?

Can't remember which laptop you have, but try here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50639

HTH
 
Spammay Blockay said:
[... guff ...]

I've put a boot image that has temp sensors in it at

http://kym.massbus.org/junk/boot.fs


Copy it bitwise to a 1.44 MB floppy, boot the machine, then do

boot> RETURN
...
Update (U), Shell (S)? S RETURN
...
# sysctl hw

When it doubt pull out the floppy and reboot machine.
Good luck, and don't operate while drunk.
Click to expand...

Very kind of you to prepare a boot floppy for me!
Sadly, sysctl didn't do the trick... no temperature params
were evident in it's output. *sigh*

I'll just live with never knowing the current state of the cpu temperature,
and hope that no damage had been done up to now, and be satisfied with how
it works when I reapply the thermal grease tomorrow.

You'd think Intel or IBM would provide a good utility to do this.
IBM provides PC Doctor for DOS, but I can't find it to download any
more on their web site.

- Tim
Click to expand...

Have you tryed Google (www.google.com)?

Can't remember which laptop you have, but try here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50639
Click to expand...

I'd looked on the IBM support site for my model, but they stop showing
updates after a certain date. However, searching their support site
with their own search tool found the utility. I downloaded it, made the
floppies, and booted from them. Now temperature monitoring function,
tho', sadly.

- Tim

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