Conky dissappeared after upgrading to 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-486

milillo · 2012-05-02 16:51:53

Hello! First of all, sorry for my english. I have a netbook with crunchbang and I've made a dist-upgrade to 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-486. Now conky doesn't start. Anybody could help me? Thanks!!

# conky configuration
#
# The list of variables has been removed from this file in favour
# of keeping the documentation more maintainable.
# Check http://conky.sf.net for an up-to-date-list.
#
# For ideas about how to modify conky, please see:
# http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … ky-config/
#
# For help with conky, please see:
# http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … onky-help/
#
# Enjoy! smile
##############################################
# Settings
##############################################
background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Liberation Sans:size=10
xftalpha 1
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
##############################################
# Compositing tips:
# Conky can play strangely when used with
# different compositors. I have found the
# following to work well, but your mileage
# may vary. Comment/uncomment to suit.
##############################################
## no compositor
#own_window_type override
#own_window_argb_visual yes

## xcompmgr
own_window_type override
own_window_argb_visual yes

## cairo-compmgr
#own_window_type desktop
#own_window_argb_visual yes
##############################################
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 200 200
maximum_width 240
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color d8d8d8
default_shade_color 000000
default_outline_color d9d7d6
alignment top_right
gap_x 12
gap_y 56
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
##############################################
# Output
##############################################
TEXT
S Y S T E M I N F O
${hr}
Host:$alignr$nodename
Uptime:$alignr$uptime
RAM:$alignr$mem/$memmax
Swap usage:$alignr$swap/$swapmax
Disk usage:$alignr${fs_used /}/${fs_size /}
CPU usage:$alignr${cpu cpu0}%

CPU temp:$alignr${hwmon temp 1}°C
#override_utf8_locale yes

S H O R T C U T K E Y S
${hr}
Alt+F2$alignr Run Dialog
Alt+F3$alignr Alt Menu
Super+Space$alignr Main Menu
Super+Tab$alignr Client Menu
Super+t$alignr Terminal
Super+f$alignr File Manager
Super+e$alignr Editor
Super+m$alignr Media Player
Super+w$alignr Web Browser
Super+l$alignr Lock Screen
Super+v$alignr Volume Control
Super+x$alignr Logout
PrtSc$alignr Screenshot

Last edited by milillo (2012-05-02 16:54:38)

machinebacon · 2012-05-02 16:56:03

Hello,

open a terminal and start conky from there:

conky -D

Does it show any output?

milillo · 2012-05-02 20:08:26

Hello! Thanks for your help. This is what "it says":

Conky: can't open '/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input': No such file or directory
please check your device or remove this var from Conky
Conky: Error destroying thread
Conky: Error destroying thread
Conky: Error destroying thread
Conky: Error destroying thread
***** Imlib2 Developer Warning ***** :
This program is calling the Imlib call:

imlib_context_free();

With the parameter:

context

being NULL. Please fix your program.

rhowaldt · 2012-05-02 20:10:04

so, now you know your problem must be with this bit of your conkyrc:

CPU temp:$alignr${hwmon temp 1}°C

falldown · 2012-05-02 20:20:51

You can run this in terminal

sensors-detect

answer yes to all the questions that are asked.
This will check to see what all sensors your mobo has... and also update your /hwmon/ files

Then run this in terminal

sensors

This will show you what sensors you have.

lcafiero · 2012-05-02 21:21:25

rhowaldt (and others) --

I had problems with hwmon with Conky with one of my laptops -- it was doing what was happening in milillo's case (and the "fix" was to remove the temperature line and run it without, which was not really a solution) -- and when asking the laptop manufacturer about it, he said to add "coretemp" (without quotes) to /etc/modules and that seemed to fix it. Now it displays the temperatures in the dual cores.

I don't know if adding coretemp to /etc/modules will work on a netbook, but it's worth a shot. Also, I can't tell you why that worked, so anyone who can explain it can also jump in here as well (for example, acpitemp works on older machines without fail, but newer machines need hwmon and sometimes setting it up to display temperatures can be a pain).

Last edited by lcafiero (2012-05-02 21:35:11)

rhowaldt · 2012-05-02 21:29:48

^ thanks for the info Larry. i'm really just posting here to help out. i don't monitor my own cpu temperature or anything, so your post will hopefully be the most useful for milillo.

lcafiero · 2012-05-02 21:38:48

Don't monitor your cpu temperature?!? smile I got into the habit of doing that when a ThinkPad I had started overheating. Anyway, I don't really grasp the differences between aciptemp and hwmon, so while it might be a solution, I can't tell you why other than to say "someone said to do this."

milillo · 2012-05-03 16:28:32

Hello. Thanks for the replies. As rowhaldt says, my “first” problem was with CPU temp:$alignr${hwmon temp 1}°C.
I've done what Icafiero suggested (to remove that temperature line and run it without), and Conky has appeared again. But I still have a problem because before the upgrading there wasn't a problem with Conky and the temperature line. (I like to monitorize the core temperature because netbooks usually have overheating problems.)
I've run in the terminal “sensors-detect” and this is what “it said” (at the end):

Monitoring programs won't work until the needed modules are
loaded. You may want to run '/etc/init.d/module-init-tools start
I run it.
(Edited) When I run “sensors” it said:

milillo@milillo:~$ sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +62.0°C (crit = +100.0°C)

These are my first steps with linux and #!, so the only solution I see could be... To modify the temperature line with another parameter? I 've tried it replacing “hwmon” with “coretemp” but I doesn't works. Ufff! I give up

Last edited by milillo (2012-05-04 17:19:00)

lcafiero · 2012-05-03 16:59:24

Again, as you can tell by responses, I'm not a Conky expert, but did you try adding coretemp to the /etc/modules file? That worked for me.

Also, while I spent a couple of days fixing this, I found that if you fiddle with the hwmon you might get it right (stop me if I'm being too technical). I ended up with this for my dual-core laptop:

${color white}Temp CPU0:$alignr${color red}${hwmon 1 temp 1} degrees C
${color white}Temp CPU1:$alignr${color red}${hwmon 1 temp 2} degrees C

The 1 and 2 hold some significance, and I think if you look on the Conky listing under hwmon, it goes through how it works (I'm sorry I don't have a link for you).

Again, I'd welcome a more Conky-wise person to jump in here to explain this.

milillo · 2012-05-03 17:47:38

Thanks Icafiero. Yes, coretemp was added by "sensors-detect" to /etc/modules. It doesn't works sad . I don't understand completely what you say. I think I have to study more about conky and linux (and english!!). Thank you again for your help (to everybody). If i find a solution, i will post it.

falldown · 2012-05-03 18:06:55

When I run “sensors” it said: coretemp-isa-0000

Was this the only info that "sensors" gave you?

Last edited by falldown (2012-05-03 18:13:52)

lcafiero · 2012-05-03 18:26:39

milillo -- OK, well, sorry I can't be of more help. I bring it up because I thought it was automatically added when I did it and it wasn't, so when I checked the /etc/modules file itself, I had to add it manually.

Hope you get a solution soon.

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#1 2012-05-02 16:51:53

Conky dissappeared after upgrading to 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-486

#2 2012-05-02 16:56:03

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