Monitoring CPU temperature: mbmon shows 201 degrees C

[Manolis Kiagias]

Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
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>>> While experimenting, i noticed the 1st and 3rd temperatures from mbmon to be updated in a fashion that seems
>>> natural. 
>>> [achix at panix ~]% mbmon
>>> Temp.= 41.0, 201.0, 42.0; Rot.= 3443,    0,    0
>>> Vcore = 1.50, 1.81; Volt. = 3.30, 5.08, 11.43, -11.74, -1.69
>>>   
>>>       
>> What chipset is the mobo based on? mbmon runs fine on my 865G and a 3Ghz 
>> P4 CPU. You are probably correct, the middle temp may represent a sensor 
>> that is not recognized, but the other readings seem normal.
>>
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> i'll let you know next time i open the case. Is there any reading from dmesg or sysctl that can reveal
> that info?
>
>   

Sure. There are various places to get this info. Sometimes the BIOS 
startup messages contain a hint on the chipset (like 865, 915 and so on).
My dmesg also shows:

agp0: <Intel 82865 host to AGP bridge> on hostb0

And you can also use pciconf -v -l

hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = HOST-PCI

Considering that you are running an older P4, probably socket 478, 
chances are you are using an 845 or 848 or 865 chipset.