lm-sensors

[R Kimber]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:19:40 -0700
Homer wrote:

> I posted this on the Kubuntu list and wasn't able to generate
> interest. -----------------------
> 
> Kubuntu 6.06.1 i386
> ASUS M2N32 WS motherboard
> 
> I just went through the lm-sensors install and detect procedure as
> usual.  The following was found:
> ###########
> # Generated by sensors-detect on Thu Jan 25 16:45:43 2007
> # I2C adapter drivers
> # modprobe unknown adapter NVIDIA I2C Device
> i2c-isa
> # I2C chip drivers
> eeprom
> it87
> 
> I added those to /etc/modules, did a modprobe and have even rebooted,
> but the only temp I get with gkrellm is "thermal_zone/THRM" and that
> is always at 40.0C.  No fans or voltages either.  The MB is pretty
> recent, so maybe that's the problem, but I thought I'd toss it out
> there in case one of you have a suggestion or two.

I have an Asus M2N-E, and lm-sensors doesn't work because the relevant
module (in my case k8temp) isn't part of the kernel that comes with
6.06.1

My MB won't be supported until Feisty is released - i.e. kernel 2.6.19
(or 20). Maybe it's the same for yours.

- Richard.
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Richard Kimber
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/