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             tempmon - a simple dell inspiron temperature monitor               
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Basic temperature daemon, has the following policy:

 * When temperature goes above 50, enable fans at low speed
 * When temperature goes above 60, switch fans to high speed
 * When temperature goes below 42 and fans are at high speed: drop to low speed
 * When in silent mode and temperature goes below 38: disable fans

Make sure that the i8k kernel module is loaded!
 
Installation instructions:
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1) make
2) run it

An example init script is also supplied, tempmon.init. To use it, put the 
compiled tempmon file in /usr/bin and the tempmon.init file in /etc/init.d

Controlling silent mode:
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Silent mode can be turned on by sending a USR1 signal. eg:

    $ killall -USR1 tempmon

To switch back to normal mode, send a USR2:

    $ killall -USR2 tempmon

Contact:
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You can always contact me by email, or through my website:

Ruben Vermeersch
E-mail: ruben@Lambda1.be
Website: http://www.Lambda1.be/