How to check cpu temperature?

[Aioanei Rares]

On 10/16/2009 11:19 PM, Mikkel wrote:
> Aaron Konstam wrote:
>    
>> On my F11 laprop there is a file:
>> /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM/temperature
>> whwen cat-ed displays the temperature of thwe cpu.
>>
>> However there is not such file on my desktop running F11.
>>
>> Two questions:
>> 1. How can I display the cpu temperature on the desktop cpu?
>> 2. Is is it maybe because my desktop has a dual core cpu?
>>
>>      
> This is normally caused by a BIOS that does not support the ACPI CPU
> temperature output. You may be able to get the temperature by
> configuring lmsensors.
>
> With a Dual core CPU, you should geempet 2 different temperature
> displays - one for each core. But to get them under thermal_zone, it
> has to be supported by the BIOS.
>
> Mikkel
>    
If entering the BIOS menu, does it show the CPU temp and all that jazz? 
If it's a BIOS issue, it's less likely that sensors support will help
much. A BIOS flash/update might help a great deal.