On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 06:29:27PM -0500, Tom Metro wrote: > Guenter Roeck wrote: > > Tom Metro wrote: > >> I did see in the FAQ that there is no database of configurations per > >> motherboard/laptop, but I would expect that with all the temperature > >> monitoring utilities for Windows, one or more of them likely has bundled > >> configuration files that can be used as a reference. > > > > Would be great. Unfortunately, it appears that the creators of the > > various Windows utilities are not very enthusiastic about sharing... > > While voluntary sharing would be preferable, I was thinking more along > the lines of reverse engineering their configuration files. Then > creating a script to translate them into a collection of sensors.conf > files. (You can't copyright a compilation of factual data, like a phone > book, so there's isn't a legal problem with doing this. Though it might > inspire them to start encrypting the data. Or downloading settings > on-demand from an online service.) > > Is anyone aware of a Windows utility that comes with accessible > configuration files covering a wide range of hardware? > I am not aware of any such packages which would let you do that. Either configuration files don't exist and everything is hard-coded, or the configuration is embedded in the code. One exception is Open Hardware Monitor, for which source is available. This package is already used for input whereever possible, though. Guenter _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
