[mythtv-users] Tracking temperatures and fan speeds in mythweb status

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/22/2009 09:15 PM, Harry Devine wrote:
> Matt Beadon wrote:
>> After a recent thermal scare I started looking into thermal
>> monitoring.  In the process I re-wrote myth_sensors.pl (since it
>> didn't work on my system) as myth_sensors.py.  As much as anything it
>> was an exercise in learning python but I figured with a few comments
>> it could be useful to other people.
>>
>> It could use some html formatting in the output (in particular I'd
>> like it to line up the colons) but I'll leave that as a homework
>> exercise.  ;)
>>
>> To use this script check the prerequisites below, drop it someplace
>> on your system, and add the path in
>> mythtv-setup->General->Miscellaneous Settings->Miscellaneous Status
>> Application
> I just tried using it but it crashes my mythbackend.  I tailored it
> for my hard drives and CPUs, and it runs from the command line, but
> when I put it into the mythtv-setup section that you mentioned, and go
> to the backend status page on Mythweb, the backend crashes and I
> eventually get some PHP errors.  I didn't go to the System Status page
> on the frontend since I use Mythweb for as much as I can.
>
> Not a big deal I thought I'd mention it.  Its definitely a nice little
> utility.

I would love to see a backtrace of the segfault, as nothing you run as a
miscellaneous status application should ever be able to take down the
backend.  If it does so, I'd really like to fix mythbackend.

Mike