lm-sensors SOLVED

[Marek Pawinski]

Marek Pawinski wrote:
> Lea Gris wrote:
>> Marek Pawinski a écrit :
>>> Lea Gris wrote:
>>>> Marek Pawinski a écrit :
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> I have installed the lm-sensors package but when i run sensors-detect i
>>>>> get this message:
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo sensors-detect
>>>>> Password:
>>>>> No i2c device files found. Use prog/mkdev/mkdev.sh to create them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Problem is i don't seem to have a prog/mkdev/mkdev.sh file nor
>>>>> directory.
>>>> modprobe i2c-dev
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Ok we are getting close now, sensors-detect runs now but at the end of
>>> the sensors-detect run i get:
>>>
>>> "# Warning: the required module smbus-arp is not currently installed on
>>> your system.
>>> # For status of 2.6 kernel ports see
>>> http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/supported.html
>>> # If driver is built-in to the kernel, or unavailable, comment out the
>>> following line.
>>> smbus-arp
>>> it87"
>>>
>>> I have comment out "smbus-arp" but still my sensors will fail to start
>>> when i try to start lm-sensors, i get "fail"
>> Basicaly it says smbus-arp is needed but not present because it was not
>> loaded or is not compiled into the kernel. So, it must be loaded by
>> modprobe.
>> Do not comment it but let it be loaded :)
>>
>>
>   Is there somewhere i must download this module or how does it work ? i
> get this:
> 
> sudo modprobe smbus-arp
> Password:
> FATAL: Module smbus_arp not found.
> 
> 
> 

Due to severe weather needed a shutdown and hey presto after the boot up 
the sensors work fine now, wonder what command needed to be run instead 
of a a reboot.