sensors-applet reads incorrect output from hddtemp

[Daniel Letzeisen]

Binary package hint: sensors-applet

dan@harvest:~$ sudo hddtemp /dev/sdb1
/dev/sdb1: SAMSUNG HD321KJ: 41°C

dan@harvest:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

sensors-applet version 2.2.1-1ubuntu3
hddtemp version 0.3-beta15-38

sensors-applet and hddtemp are not interfacing correctly. hddtemp reports 41C from command line, but sensors-applet reports 0C (see attached screenshot).

More info provided upon request.

[Alex Murray (alexmurray)]

Could you please post the output of:

netcat localhost 7634

cheers

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

This issue seems to be very sporadic. I finally remembered to run the command when the applet reported 0C

dan@harvest:/var/lib/dpkg$ netcat localhost 7634
|/dev/sda|WDC WD400BEVS-22LAT0|ERR|*||/dev/sdb|SAMSUNG HD321KJ|41|C|

This occurred after I unplugged my backup hard disk. It is an internal SATA disk (the WDC WD400BEVS seen above) and no file systems from it were mounted when I unplugged it. I was able to get correct output from the applet by removing the applet from the panel and adding it again.

Thank you.

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

I should also add that I am using a custom-built kernel (2.6.24.7 from kernel.org), so if this is a kernel issue, I understand that the Ubuntu devs probably don't want to troubleshoot it. If it does come to that, I would like to see if I can reproduce the issue using the Ubuntu-provided 2.6.24-16 amd64 kernel before we close the bug. Thanks again.

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

I'm using a new motherboard which does not exhibit this behavior. I believe it is a problem with the old motherboard's BIOS/ACPI. You can close this one.

[Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status . Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Feel free to submit any future bugs you may find.