[OT] Computers and cold temperatures & lm-sensors

[NoOp]

On 11/13/2011 04:58 AM, CJ Tres wrote:
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What version of Ubuntu?

> 
> So as for thermostatic controls, I've installed lm-sensors and ran 
> sensors-detect but the only sensor detected is WInbond W83697HF/F/HG 
> Super IO sensors and also reports:
>   SPD EEPROM (confidence 8, not a hardware monitoring chip.)
> 
> I also installed the gnome sensor applet which then shows temps for both 
> HDs in the machine.
> Xsensors shows only:
> Adapter: Virtual device
> temp1: +33.0 C (crit +100.0C)
> 
> So does this mean that the mobo (ASUS A7V8X-MX SE) has no sensors for 
> other devices?
> Sensors-detect says:
> 
> Module cpuid loaded successfully.
> Silicon Integrated Systems SIS5595...                       No
> VIA VT82C686 Integrated Sensors...                          No
> VIA VT8231 Integrated Sensors...                            No
> AMD K8 thermal sensors...                                   No
> AMD Family 10h thermal sensors...                           No
> AMD Family 11h thermal sensors...                           No
> Intel digital thermal sensor...                             No
> Intel AMB FB-DIMM thermal sensor...                         No
> VIA C7 thermal sensor...                                    No
> VIA Nano thermal sensor...                                  No
> 
> This means no sensor for the cpu?

These indicate that there are:
http://www.lm-sensors.org/ticket/1132
[note the reference to asb100 driver]
http://vbeaud.free.fr/Informatique/Gestion_PCs/Kernel_A7V8X.html
http://vbeaud.free.fr/Informatique/Gestion_PCs/Kernel_A7V8X.html#sensors
again: asb100 module

asb100 is in the newer kernels already:
On Maverick 10.10:
$ locate asb100
/lib/modules/2.6.35-29-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/asb100.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.35-30-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/asb100.ko
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-29-generic/include/config/sensors/asb100.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-30-generic/include/config/sensors/asb100.h

On Oneric 11.10:
$ locate asb100
/lib/modules/3.0.0-12-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/asb100.ko
/lib/modules/3.0.0-13-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/asb100.ko
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-12-generic/include/config/sensors/asb100.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-13-generic/include/config/sensors/asb100.h

Check lsmod to see if you have the asb100 module loaded:
$ lsmod | grep asb100
If not, load it and then test:

$ sudo modprobe asb100
$ sudo sensors-detect
...

Note: I finally found out how to get a hardware sensors applet on Oneiric:
<http://reformedmusings.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/panel-hardware-sensors-in-ubuntu-unity-for-oneiric-11-10/>
Installed:
indicator-sensors
libsensors4
lm-sensors