Description: CrystalMonitor 9 is free open-source SuperKaramba plasmoid. It provides many useful functions - info about your computer configuration.
Last but not least it's translated to 7 languages (see nastavitveniK bellow) and thanks to SuperKaramba great structure it's fully skinable and partially configurable with the utility nastavitveniK.
If you want to support developing of this program, you can translate it (for manuals contact me) or make donation via PayPal instead (see donate button bellow).
For installation manuals take a look at Knowledge Base tab.
Some TO-DOs: *update Debian, Ubuntu and openSuSE (+ Mandriva, Fedora) packages *publish cm2deb, cm2rpm scripts
If you have questions, please prefer using the Knowledge Base tab
Please download it... or visit site Enjoy...
Mihael Simonič smihael@gmail.com Last changelog:
8th June 2010 | CrystalMonitor 10 a.k.a. Phoenix announced * I decided to bring some life to my most-successful project * the final SuperKaramba-based version (to be released in 2 weeks) will be fully customizable/translatable via web interface which will generate installable SuperKaramba package * further versions will be Python Plasmoid scripts
5th September 2009 - PROJECT IS DISCONTINUED! Version 9.0.3 is the probably last in long history of Crystal Monitor. It may continue with a native plasmoid...
26th June 2009 | nastavitveniK 0.3 * network interface selector * mirror script improvements * Bulgarian translation by Anglel Angelov
26th June 2009 | CrystalMonitor 9.0.3 * added sensor for external IP * Bulgarian translation by Anglel Angelov
1st June 2009 | nastavitveniK 0.1 * Merge of sKiner and loKalizer; option to launch older versions; an early preview of font selection dialog
1st June 2009 | sKiner 0.3 * A possibility to select .tar.gz
31st May 2009 | Version 9.0.1 * Small maintenance fixs * Major update of sKiner
Thank you for your support.
BTW: a big surprise named kisiK is planned :)
uncovering some main ideas:
http://notebook.zoho.com/nb/public/smihael/book/254432000000004853?nocover=true
I just installed the latest version, and when I tried adding it to the desktop/dashboard, I get an error message:
Could not locate the sk_cm901x package required for the CrystalMonitor
I'm currently running KDE4.3, is this the problem, or is there something else wrong?
nastavitveniK (visit CrystalMonitor's webpage) is next generation of both sKiner and loKalizer. It is universal utility for changing CrystalMonitor skins, applying new fonts, rolling back to old versions, and many more in the future :)
Currently I'm looking for new translations. Serbo-Croatian is already on the way. English, French (thanks to: Adrien Futschi), German, Italian (thanks to: Arnaud Yviquel), Polish (thanks to: Ines Zgonc), Slovene and Spanish (thanks to: Diego Agulló Falcó) translations still exist, but they need some updates. If you are interested in translating CrystalMonitor, you can contact me via my profile.
read more: http://smihael.blogspot.com/2009/06/nastavitvenik-01.html
If anyone has trouble with CPU model and speed info, here is how I fixed mine. The "line" command in newer versions of util-linux-ng is deprecated. Replacing all instances of "line 1" with "head -n 1" in Crystal.theme fixed my issues.
Hi
I got old fashion Celeron 2.8 Ghz on Asus P4PE motherboard.
Currently CM9 displays always 1.C on CPU Temp field.
I've tried to do some testing in terminal:
sensors | grep Core0| cut -f2 -d+ | cut -c -6
display nothing
sensors | grep "CPU Temp"
display
CPU Temp (Intel): +44.0°C (high = +100.0°C, hyst = +90.0°C)
CPU Temp (AMD): +25.0°C (high = +80.0°C, hyst = +75.0°C)
When I modify command to
sensors | grep "CPU Temp (Intel)"| cut -f2 -d+ | cut -c -7
I got
43.0°C
I've tried to modify the whole crystal.theme according to instructions on previous comments, but when I do that, CPU Temp is blank :-(
Modified Command on crystal.theme is
sensors | grep "CPU Temp (Intel)"| cut -f2 -d+ | cut -c -3| sed 's/.$/°C,/g' | sed -e :a -e '$!N;s/\n/ /;ta' -e 'P;D' | sed -e 's/,$//'
When I type it in terminal, it displays 47°C , but CM9 not.
What am I doing wrong?
Can you contact me via e-mail for details (kde-look.org commenting system inserts some apostrophes, and that isn't good for debugging, I guess).
Basicly I know where the problem is:
SuperKaramba allows only one program to be excluded, so you have to pack more commands in one big one-line command.
I'll send you version for your processor.
Hi,
your monitor looks really cool as it has "all you need". The only problem I have found is that there was no CPU temperature shown. When I type 'sensors' in a console, I get this:
...
M/B Temp: +30.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = transistor
CPU Temp: +39.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = transistor
...
By the way, would it be much if I ask you for adding mother board temp?
Regards! :-)
Hi! Thanks for using CM.
It is very easy to configure theme.
Rename cm811.skz to cm811.zip and extract it into new folder.
Open Kwrite and press F11 key to show line numbers - jump to line 58. Change value to "Motherboard temperature" or something like that.
Now go to line 59 and replace "Core0" with "M/B" without quotes of course.
Edit maindata.xml in kwrite and change name from CM 8.1.1 to something other...
Go to the folder where files are extracted and do this:
- press F4 (in Dolphin to show terminal emulator)
- type: "zip -r * cm811mb.skz && exit" and press enter
This is all! Now install package as normal.
Hi,
I have done what said and it's now working great and the way I like it.
Besides, I think you could do your monitor more functional by doing next:
Replace your code:
sensors | grep Core0
for
sensors | grep "Core0\|CPU"
You could even consider using next for insensitive case filtering:
sensors | grep -i "core0\|cpu"
I hope it helps! :-)
I'm sorry but I cant include this improvement into new version, because I added multi core functionality which conflict with this.
I can still prepare package only for you or better include it to crystal9+ package.
A've created a new theme of your artwork.
You can check it here:
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Crystal+Monitor?content=28165
If you like it you can add link to download it.
If you want to cantact with me:
Skype: lodaka1
I guess the best way is to add it as a theme in the main Crystal Monitor.
Cheers.
Yeah there are some ways to do this...
I made small tutorial for you. Just follow it and all the magic is done.
http://smihael.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-displaying-wlan0-trafic-insteand.html
Me too. I just upgraded from 8.04 and installed the deb from this page.
The circle is just a very small empty plasmoid. Try resizing it.
Also there is no configuration button on it.
Installing it normally should work in all systems:
* Install and configure lm-sensors and hddtemp
* Download it from kde-look.org
* Right click on the Plasma desktop
* Select Add widgets > Install new > From file
* In dialog select SuperKaramba: Karamba desktop theme
* Open cm8.skz
* Close dialog
* Right click on the Plasma desktop
* Select Crystal Monitor 8.0 item from the list
* That is all! So simple!
Can you give me output of kde4-config --prefix or kde-config --prefix, please.
Ratings & Comments
124 Comments
adapted for use in 2013 http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=156444
Now I discover this amazing application its discontinued :'( Reconsider it ! and thanks for your work ^^
Thank you for your support. BTW: a big surprise named kisiK is planned :) uncovering some main ideas: http://notebook.zoho.com/nb/public/smihael/book/254432000000004853?nocover=true
Aug 24 2005 - Sep 5 2009 R.I.P, dear CrystalMonitor.
I just installed the latest version, and when I tried adding it to the desktop/dashboard, I get an error message: Could not locate the sk_cm901x package required for the CrystalMonitor I'm currently running KDE4.3, is this the problem, or is there something else wrong?
Yeah... known issue. Well in fact it's yet another plasma-related Kubuntu bug ... I'm sorry.
... is comming!
nastavitveniK (visit CrystalMonitor's webpage) is next generation of both sKiner and loKalizer. It is universal utility for changing CrystalMonitor skins, applying new fonts, rolling back to old versions, and many more in the future :) Currently I'm looking for new translations. Serbo-Croatian is already on the way. English, French (thanks to: Adrien Futschi), German, Italian (thanks to: Arnaud Yviquel), Polish (thanks to: Ines Zgonc), Slovene and Spanish (thanks to: Diego Agulló Falcó) translations still exist, but they need some updates. If you are interested in translating CrystalMonitor, you can contact me via my profile. read more: http://smihael.blogspot.com/2009/06/nastavitvenik-01.html
If anyone has trouble with CPU model and speed info, here is how I fixed mine. The "line" command in newer versions of util-linux-ng is deprecated. Replacing all instances of "line 1" with "head -n 1" in Crystal.theme fixed my issues.
Thanks... I'll publish maintenance release...
Hi I got old fashion Celeron 2.8 Ghz on Asus P4PE motherboard. Currently CM9 displays always 1.C on CPU Temp field. I've tried to do some testing in terminal: sensors | grep Core0| cut -f2 -d+ | cut -c -6 display nothing sensors | grep "CPU Temp" display CPU Temp (Intel): +44.0°C (high = +100.0°C, hyst = +90.0°C) CPU Temp (AMD): +25.0°C (high = +80.0°C, hyst = +75.0°C) When I modify command to sensors | grep "CPU Temp (Intel)"| cut -f2 -d+ | cut -c -7 I got 43.0°C I've tried to modify the whole crystal.theme according to instructions on previous comments, but when I do that, CPU Temp is blank :-( Modified Command on crystal.theme is sensors | grep "CPU Temp (Intel)"| cut -f2 -d+ | cut -c -3| sed 's/.$/°C,/g' | sed -e :a -e '$!N;s/\n/ /;ta' -e 'P;D' | sed -e 's/,$//' When I type it in terminal, it displays 47°C , but CM9 not. What am I doing wrong?
Can you contact me via e-mail for details (kde-look.org commenting system inserts some apostrophes, and that isn't good for debugging, I guess). Basicly I know where the problem is: SuperKaramba allows only one program to be excluded, so you have to pack more commands in one big one-line command. I'll send you version for your processor.
Hi, your monitor looks really cool as it has "all you need". The only problem I have found is that there was no CPU temperature shown. When I type 'sensors' in a console, I get this: ... M/B Temp: +30.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = transistor CPU Temp: +39.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = transistor ... By the way, would it be much if I ask you for adding mother board temp? Regards! :-)
Hi! Thanks for using CM. It is very easy to configure theme. Rename cm811.skz to cm811.zip and extract it into new folder. Open Kwrite and press F11 key to show line numbers - jump to line 58. Change value to "Motherboard temperature" or something like that. Now go to line 59 and replace "Core0" with "M/B" without quotes of course. Edit maindata.xml in kwrite and change name from CM 8.1.1 to something other... Go to the folder where files are extracted and do this: - press F4 (in Dolphin to show terminal emulator) - type: "zip -r * cm811mb.skz && exit" and press enter This is all! Now install package as normal.
Hi, I have done what said and it's now working great and the way I like it. Besides, I think you could do your monitor more functional by doing next: Replace your code: sensors | grep Core0 for sensors | grep "Core0\|CPU" You could even consider using next for insensitive case filtering: sensors | grep -i "core0\|cpu" I hope it helps! :-)
I'm sorry but I cant include this improvement into new version, because I added multi core functionality which conflict with this. I can still prepare package only for you or better include it to crystal9+ package.
A've created a new theme of your artwork. You can check it here: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Crystal+Monitor?content=28165 If you like it you can add link to download it. If you want to cantact with me: Skype: lodaka1 I guess the best way is to add it as a theme in the main Crystal Monitor. Cheers.
Yes, I like it (even if it is a bit too big for my taste) but I think it's a superkaramba theme, not a plasmoid binary...
Yes I know that. But works corrects only if is runned inside plasma (background, resizing, icons).
is there a way to change the network traffic monitoring to a different interface? monitoring eth0 isn't much use when i'm using wlan0...
Yeah there are some ways to do this... I made small tutorial for you. Just follow it and all the magic is done. http://smihael.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-displaying-wlan0-trafic-insteand.html
I'm having a problem getting this plasmoid to work properly; it just shows a tiny black circle, and there are no right-click options. Help?
Probably should mention, I'm using Kubuntu 8.10
Me too. I just upgraded from 8.04 and installed the deb from this page. The circle is just a very small empty plasmoid. Try resizing it. Also there is no configuration button on it.
Installing it normally should work in all systems: * Install and configure lm-sensors and hddtemp * Download it from kde-look.org * Right click on the Plasma desktop * Select Add widgets > Install new > From file * In dialog select SuperKaramba: Karamba desktop theme * Open cm8.skz * Close dialog * Right click on the Plasma desktop * Select Crystal Monitor 8.0 item from the list * That is all! So simple! Can you give me output of kde4-config --prefix or kde-config --prefix, please.