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My problem is that I have a Dell Inspirion 2310 with Ubuntu 18.04 and I am struggling with installing i8kmon correctly.
When executing i8kmon with my config file, the fan control does not seem to work. I am using s-tui to stress the cpu and my settings have no effect whatsoever.

/etc/i8kmon.conf:

# Sample i8kmon configuration file (/etc/i8kmon.conf, ~/.i8kmon).

# External program to control the fans

set config(i8kfan)  /usr/bin/i8kfan

# Run as daemon, override with --daemon option

set config(daemon) 0

# Automatic fan control, override with --auto option

set config(auto) 1

set config(nouserconfig) 1

# Applet geometry, override with --geometry option

set config(geometry)    {48x48}

# Report status on stdout, override with --verbose option

set config(verbose) 1

# Status check timeout (seconds), override with --timeout option

set config(timeout) 5

# Temperature display unit (C/F), override with --unit option

set config(unit)    C

# Temperature threshold at which the temperature is displayed in red

set config(t_high)  90

# Temperature thresholds: {fan_speeds low_ac high_ac low_batt high_batt}

# These were tested on the I8000. If you have a different Dell laptop model

# you should check the BIOS temperature monitoring and set the appropriate

# thresholds here. In doubt start with low values and gradually rise them

# until the fans are not always on when the cpu is idle.

set config(0) {{1 0} -1 66 -1 60}

set config(1) {{1 1} 55 70 50 70}

set config(2) {{2 2} 60 80 60 80}

set config(3) {{2 2} 70 128 70 128}

# end of file

I am beginning to believe that i8kmon does not get a correct temperature reading:

i8kctl temp

reports -1 which means that it cannot read the temperature
i8kfan is working correctly, allowing me to set the speed of both fans accordingly

when reading /proc/i8k, I am receiving the following values

1.0 A04 BCMXXXX -22 1 1 5818 1670 -1 -22

The output of

sensors

radeon-pci-0100

Adapter: PCI adapter

temp1:        +56.0°C  (crit = +120.0°C, hyst = +90.0°C)



dell_smm-virtual-0

Adapter: Virtual device

Processor Fan:   1670 RPM

Motherboard Fan: 5625 RPM



coretemp-isa-0000

Adapter: ISA adapter

Core 0:       +42.0°C  (high = +80.0°C, crit = +90.0°C)

Core 2:       +42.0°C  (high = +80.0°C, crit = +90.0°C)

How can I get i8kmon to get the correct temperature reading?