From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from smtprelay6.dc2.adelphia.net (smtprelay6.dc2.adelphia.net [64.8.50.38]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC241200AD30 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:42:05 -0600 (CST) Received: from gent.gentuu.org ([24.48.37.159]) by smtprelay6.dc2.adelphia.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 smtprelay6 Dec 7 2001 09:58:59) with SMTP id GRXVEI00.IF8 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:39:54 -0500 Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:39:59 -0500 From: mikepolniak To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] lm_sensors Message-Id: <20020222093959.5fa56e96.mikpolniak@adelphia.net> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.7.2 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 5ae7b245-6b01-4b7a-87cb-0d5ecc7ca860 X-Archives-Hash: 45a179021d6808c15ad9b9518974e1e6 On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:21:09 -0700 Dave Lee wrote: > > Is there an ebuild for lm_sensors? I was searching google to find info > about lm_sensors in the portage tree and I was able to find a posting by > someone who had created an ebuild file for it, but again, I cant see it > anywhere in the tree. There is no ebuild for lm_sensors. I have installed it on gentoo with kernel-2.4.16 and lm_sensors 2.6.2 along with i2c-2.6.1. After installing lm_sensors six different times with different kernels and on different pcs with different chipsets (required to reinstall after kernel or header changes), an ebuild could be made but lm_sensors will still require a lot of attention to get configured and be useful. I have always had problems getting the right kernel headers matched with the lm_sensors version. It wont compile untill this is matched. And you will have to recompile your kernel if it doesn't have i2c support set. After running the sensors-detect auto-probing, you may still not have the correct modules detected. In my case with a SIS735 chipset the auto-probe suggests a SIS module for the sensors, but in fact i have to use the it87 module. You'll have to do some research to find the right modules. On my second pc with a VIA chipset the right module was detected (via-686). Then the sensors read out has to be calibrated. The voltages and temps are liable to be very inaccurate untill you have a benchmark to use for calibration. You will need a BIOS that has hardware-health monitor readings or you will need an external temp sensor on the CPU and a voltmeter to take voltage readings. In all my installs, never have all the readings been accurate before calibration. Then you will want a program to display the temps and volts on your desktop and configure that setup . I use gkrellm which has a built-in sensors display. So an ebuild would be a first step only and would require some work to get sensors running and calibrated after that. In other words, it wont be a simple emerge process. So in this case, be careful you dont get what you wish for ;)