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

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/22/2009 11:12 PM, John Finlay 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
> Does this only work for MythWeb? It doesn't seem to get added to the
> FE status page.


Technically, it only works for mythbackend (the backend status page
available at http://backendhostname:6544/ ).  MythWeb requests that page
and displays it in the Backend Status page of MythWeb.

But, it's not used in the frontend's status screen.

Mike