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Maedhros
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 Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:28 am Post subject: Conky [Part 2] |
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Continued from Conky [Part 1].
(Note the fix for the "/proc/i8k doesn't exist!" bug in the last post of that thread: post 2916861.)
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Gentree wrote:
~Brendan,
would it be possible for conky to (optionally) display the cpu temp as a scrolling graph like the network activity.
I like o/c , low-noise tuning and testing different heatsinks etc. , if I had a time scroll of temperature it would be a lot easier to see when it had stablised and the effect of fan speeds etc.
I imagine it would not be a great effort to combine the code for the network activity to the temp data if you think it is a good idea.
regards.
Possible, not currently implemented however. You could do it using $execgraph or $execigraph with a simple bash script.
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This is surely very simple when you know how but I cant understand from the limitted documentation what I am supposed to put for an exec line.
I added the following to ~/.conkyrc , the first gives me the temp output as expected the second just prints "acpi -t"
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${color lightgrey}Temperatures: CPU: $acpitemp C
${color lightgrey}$exec acpi -t
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It seemed logical to get exec to output something before trying execgraph.
TIA. 
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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You need to put your command between "brackets" { }.
| Quote: | | ${execi 600 grep % /opt/foldingathome/client2/unitinfo.txt | cut -c 11-14} |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Hey guy's,
is there a way to set up conky so that if I open a transparent terminal over it I can still see it through the terminal?
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slyght
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| southpaw wrote: | Hey guy's,
is there a way to set up conky so that if I open a transparent terminal over it I can still see it through the terminal? |
try to set "own_window" to "yes"
(works for me with xorg xcompmgr transparency) |
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Gentree
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| nonas wrote: | You need to put your command between "brackets" { }.
| Quote: | | ${execi 600 grep % /opt/foldingathome/client2/unitinfo.txt | cut -c 11-14} |
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many thanks,
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${color lightgrey}${exec acpi -t|cut -c 21-24}
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did what I wanted.
The only problem is that acpi -t is outputting an error line as well which is getting output to the console that lauched conky.
| Code: | bash-3.00#acpi -t
No support for device type: battery
Thermal 1: ok, 48.0 degrees C
bash-3.00#acpi -t|wc
No support for device type: battery
1 6 35
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wc shows that only the line I want is output to stdout. so where is the other line sent and how can I redirect it to /dev/null to stop it cluttering the console?
Thanks again.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:12 am Post subject: |
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| Code: | | ${color lightgrey}${execbar acpi -t 2>/dev/nul |cut -c 21-24} |
 thx.
I now have my temp graph , thanks for the suggestions and help.
It occured to me while looking at this that a good feature for execbar would be to define a percentile where it goes to red.
most things we would want to monitor on a bar display would probably have redline: disk >95% ; cpu >65C etc.
how about adding an optional arguement to graphbar?
I had a look at the code with an idea of doing the temp graph in C but my C coding has not really been used for 15yrs and I didnot get too far.
Thanks again.
 just incase anyone copies that it is of course /dev/null not /dev/nul .
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:55 am Post subject: |
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Hey slyght,
I tried that but it still doesn't work. I want to be able to right-click over it and as I'm looking through my transparent menus be able to see good old conky in the background...
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| Gentree wrote: | | Code: | | ${color lightgrey}${execbar acpi -t 2>/dev/nul |cut -c 21-24} |
thx.
I now have my temp graph , thanks for the suggestions and help.
It occured to me while looking at this that a good feature for execbar would be to define a percentile where it goes to red.
most things we would want to monitor on a bar display would probably have redline: disk >95% ; cpu >65C etc.
how about adding an optional arguement to graphbar?
I had a look at the code with an idea of doing the temp graph in C but my C coding has not really been used for 15yrs and I didnot get too far.
Thanks again. |
Possible, not likely something to go into conky 1.x. Hopefully we could see some more advanced configuration stuff like this for conky 2.x. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| southpaw wrote: | | is there a way to set up conky so that if I open a transparent terminal over it I can still see it through the terminal? |
No, if you're using "pseudoTransparency" it's pseudo because you can only see the root window, not the apps behind another app. Dunno with "composite". |
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entox
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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hi guys !!
I'm using conky to put several thinks on my desktop like you can see on this screenshot :
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/9940/fvwm0vr.jpg
because i also have some Buttonbars from fvwm next to it i have to adjust every item ... (so i have several instances of conky, which is difficult to handle and also could be handled by one instance )
So is it possible to give a item in config an position something similar to that :
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${pos_x 100} ${pos_y 100} $uptime
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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No, if you're using "pseudoTransparency" it's pseudo because you can only see the root window, not the apps behind another app. Dunno with "composite". |
Well I have "composite extensions" enabled in my "xorg.conf", but since you mention it I believe I also have pseudotransparency enabled in my "~/.fluxbox/init".
Do you think that is my problem, "conflicting transparencies"?
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:52 am Post subject: |
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After upgrading to the 2.6.14-gentoo-r2 kernel I get an error message in the terminal output after conky has been running for about 1 minute, and then conky shuts down. What did I forget to compile in the kernel?
Error message:
| Code: | | # Conky: /proc/i8k doesn't exist! use insmod to make sure the kernel driver is loaded... |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:01 am Post subject: |
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| St. Joe wrote: | After upgrading to the 2.6.14-gentoo-r2 kernel I get an error message in the terminal output after conky has been running for about 1 minute, and then conky shuts down. What did I forget to compile in the kernel?
Error message:
| Code: | | # Conky: /proc/i8k doesn't exist! use insmod to make sure the kernel driver is loaded... |
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This is fixed via this patch: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113921
It should reach portage soon as 1.3.4-r2. |
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St. Joe
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:30 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that info, drphibes. Saved me from a kernel recompile. 
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| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Is it possible to change a color depending on a condition? Here is what I've tried so far with no success.
script:
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username=$2
ssh -l $username $test_host uname >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ "$?" = 0 ]
then
echo "$test_host is up"
else
echo -e "\033[01;31m$test_host is down"
echo "$test_host is down" | mail -s "$test_host is down" some@email.com
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Then in .conkyrc:
| Code: | | ${color #D5DEE7}${execi 180 ~/bin/up.sh hostname username} |
Is what I'm trying to do possible with conky? thanks. |
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carpman
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| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hello, apologies if this has been covered but is it possible to have conky as transparent in kde?
I ask as if i set conky in own window it has background black blackground, if change own window to no conky becomes transparent but anything on desktop is hidden untill mouse is moved over it.
relevent config
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# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
# Use pseudo transparency with own_window?
own_window_transparent yes
# If own_window_transparent is set to no, you can set the background colour here
own_window_colour hotpink
# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes
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Also is it possible to show nvidia graphic card temps in conky? nvclock-gtk displays them?
cheers
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Hello, ok tried the devilspie method and no longer get conky in pager but still can't get it display transparent background, is this possible at all in kde?
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paul555
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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I tried to emerge concky 1.3.4-r2 but i get that error message :
| Code: | * Applying conky-1.3.4-miscbug.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch ...
* Failed Patch: conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch !
* ( /usr/portage/app-admin/conky/files/conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch )
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* Include in your bugreport the contents of:
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* /var/tmp/portage/conky-1.3.4-r2/temp/conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch-18359.out
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Any clue?
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| paul555 wrote: | I tried to emerge concky 1.3.4-r2 but i get that error message :
| Code: | * Applying conky-1.3.4-miscbug.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch ...
* Failed Patch: conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch !
* ( /usr/portage/app-admin/conky/files/conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch )
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* Include in your bugreport the contents of:
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* /var/tmp/portage/conky-1.3.4-r2/temp/conky-1.3.4-arraybounds.patch-18359.out
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Any clue? |
yes, the patch, as i originally posted it to bugzilla seems to have been corrupted.
i'll take care of it.
EDIT: fixed and moving through to the mirrors. |
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | mordred@avalon ~ $ uname -a
Linux avalon 2.6.14-gentoo-r4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Dec 9 15:37:08 CET 2005 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux |
| Code: | mordred@avalon ~ $ conky -v
Conky 1.3.4 compiled Dec 12 2005 |
it's 1.3.4-r2
but still
| Code: | Conky: can't open '/sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0051/temp1_input': No such file or directory
please fix i2c or remove it from Conky |
any clue?
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drphibes
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | Conky: can't open '/sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0051/temp1_input': No such file or directory
please fix i2c or remove it from Conky |
any clue? |
Your issue is not the "i8k" problem that 1.3.4-r2 fixes. This is a simple matter of determining
which i2c devices your system has configured for cpu and mobo temps. Having lm_sensors installed
makes life much easier because its proper installation ensures you have all the i2c stuff you need
in your kernel and its 'sensors' command gives you a direct read-out of which device to use.
In my case: $ sensors displays:
| Code: | asb100-i2c-1-2d
Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at e800
VCore 1: +1.65 V (min = +1.46 V, max = +1.60 V)
+3.3V: +3.36 V (min = +3.14 V, max = +3.47 V)
+5V: +5.05 V (min = +4.76 V, max = +5.24 V)
+12V: +11.55 V (min = +10.82 V, max = +13.19 V)
-12V (reserved):
-12.07 V (min = -0.00 V, max = -0.00 V)
-5V (reserved):
-5.06 V (min = -0.00 V, max = -0.00 V)
CPU Fan: 0 RPM (min = 1997 RPM, div = 4)
Chassis Fan:
0 RPM (min = 3994 RPM, div = 2)
Power Fan: 0 RPM (min = 3994 RPM, div = 2)
M/B Temp: +35°C (high = +45°C, hyst = +40°C)
CPU Temp (Intel):
+34°C (high = +60°C, hyst = +50°C)
Power Temp:
-0°C (high = +45°C, hyst = +40°C)
CPU Temp (AMD):
+25°C (high = +60°C, hyst = +50°C)
vid: +1.525 V (VRM Version 9.0)
alarms: |
The first line tells me that i2c device 1-2d is important.
So if I $ cd /sys/bus/i2c/devices and $ ls, I see:
| Code: | | 0-0040@ 0-0050@ 0-0060@ 1-002d@ 1-0048@ 1-0049@ 1-0050@ 1-0051@ |
and I know that 1-002d is the directory in which my sensor data files reside.
cd $ 1-002d and I see:
| Code: | alarms fan2_div in0_input in2_max in4_min name temp2_input temp4_max
bus@ fan2_input in0_max in2_min in5_input power/ temp2_max temp4_max_hyst
cpu0_vid fan2_min in0_min in3_input in5_max pwm1 temp2_max_hyst vrm
driver@ fan3_div in1_input in3_max in5_min pwm1_enable temp3_input
fan1_div fan3_input in1_max in3_min in6_input temp1_input temp3_max
fan1_input fan3_min in1_min in4_input in6_max temp1_max temp3_max_hyst
fan1_min hwmon:hwmon0@ in2_input in4_max in6_min temp1_max_hyst temp4_input
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Now if I look at the temp input files:
| Code: | $ cat temp1_input
35000
$ cat temp2_input
35000 |
I can plainly see reasonable temperatures in there. The corresponding conky vars, for my system,
would therefore be:
| Code: | | ${i2c 1-002d temp 1} ${i2c 1-002d temp 2} |
I suggest trying a similar procedure. conky has no way of knowing where your temp data files
reside, you must ensure i2c is properly configured, again, I strongly recommend lm_sensors,
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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great.. it solved my problem..
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Hi,
Any quick way to display the last 5 emails I've received (just From and Subject lines - not the whole email)? My email is stored in mbox format.
Thanks.
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