| 18 | | <h2>Short Contents</h2> |
| 19 | | <ul> |
| 20 | | <li><a href="#toc_Top">lm_sensors</a> |
| 21 | | <li><a href="#toc_Overview">1 PC and Sensor Overview</a> |
| 22 | | <li><a href="#toc_Basics">2 Sensor and Bus Basics</a> |
| 23 | | <li><a href="#toc_Installation">3 Installation and Management</a> |
| 24 | | <li><a href="#toc_Problems">4 Problems</a> |
| 25 | | <li><a href="#toc_Help">5 How to Ask for Help</a> |
| 26 | | <li><a href="#toc_Contribute">6 How to Contribute</a> |
| 27 | | <li><a href="#toc_Version%201%20Specifics">7 Version 1 Specific Questions</a> |
| 28 | | <li><a href="#toc_Document%20Revisions">Appendix A Revision History of This Document</a> |
| 29 | | </ul> |
| 30 | | |
| 31 | | |
| 32 | | <h2>Table of Contents</h2> |
| 33 | | <ul> |
| 34 | | <li><a name="toc_Top"></a> |
| 35 | | <a href="#Top">lm_sensors</a> |
| 36 | | <li><a name="toc_Overview"></a> |
| 37 | | <a href="#Overview">1 PC and Sensor Overview</a> |
| | 16 | <h1>Table of Contents</h1> |
| | 17 | <ul> |
| | 18 | <li><a href="#Top">lm_sensors</a> |
| | 19 | <li><a href="#Overview">1 PC and Sensor Overview</a> |
| 209 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Overview">Overview</a>: PC and Sensor Overview |
| 210 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Basics">Basics</a>: Sensor and Bus Basics |
| 211 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Installation">Installation</a>: Installation and Management |
| 212 | | <li><a accesskey=4 href="#Problems">Problems</a>: Problems |
| 213 | | <li><a accesskey=5 href="#Help">Help</a>: How to Ask for Help |
| 214 | | <li><a accesskey=6 href="#Contribute">Contribute</a>: How to Contribute |
| 215 | | <li><a accesskey=7 href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>: Version 1 Specific Questions |
| 216 | | <li><a accesskey=8 href="#Document%20Revisions">Document Revisions</a>: Revision History of This Document |
| | 184 | <li><a href="#Overview">Overview</a>: PC and Sensor Overview |
| | 185 | <li><a href="#Basics">Basics</a>: Sensor and Bus Basics |
| | 186 | <li><a href="#Installation">Installation</a>: Installation and Management |
| | 187 | <li><a href="#Problems">Problems</a>: Problems |
| | 188 | <li><a href="#Help">Help</a>: How to Ask for Help |
| | 189 | <li><a href="#Contribute">Contribute</a>: How to Contribute |
| | 190 | <li><a href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>: Version 1 Specific Questions |
| | 191 | <li><a href="#Document%20Revisions">Document Revisions</a>: Revision History of This Document |
| 221 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Basics">Basics</a>, |
| 222 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Top">Top</a>, |
| 223 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Top">Top</a> |
| 224 | | <br> |
| 225 | | |
| 226 | | <h2>1 PC and Sensor Overview</h2> |
| 227 | | |
| 228 | | <ul> |
| 229 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Section%201.1">Section 1.1</a>: What sensors are available on my PC? |
| 230 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Section%201.2">Section 1.2</a>: What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do? |
| 231 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Section%201.3">Section 1.3</a>: Where do I find out more about any of these chips? |
| | 196 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Basics">Basics</a>, |
| | 197 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Top">Top</a>, |
| | 198 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Top">Top</a> |
| | 199 | <br> |
| | 200 | |
| | 201 | <h1>1 PC and Sensor Overview</h1> |
| | 202 | |
| | 203 | <ul> |
| | 204 | <li><a href="#Section%201.1">Section 1.1</a>: What sensors are available on my PC? |
| | 205 | <li><a href="#Section%201.2">Section 1.2</a>: What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do? |
| | 206 | <li><a href="#Section%201.3">Section 1.3</a>: Where do I find out more about any of these chips? |
| 255 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%201.3">Section 1.3</a>, |
| 256 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%201.1">Section 1.1</a>, |
| 257 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Overview">Overview</a> |
| 258 | | <br> |
| 259 | | |
| 260 | | <h3>1.2 What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do?</h3> |
| | 230 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%201.3">Section 1.3</a>, |
| | 231 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%201.1">Section 1.1</a>, |
| | 232 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Overview">Overview</a> |
| | 233 | <br> |
| | 234 | |
| | 235 | <h2>1.2 What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do?</h2> |
| 306 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Installation">Installation</a>, |
| 307 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Overview">Overview</a>, |
| 308 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Top">Top</a> |
| 309 | | <br> |
| 310 | | |
| 311 | | <h2>2 Sensor and Bus Basics</h2> |
| 312 | | |
| 313 | | <ul> |
| 314 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Section%202.1">Section 2.1</a>: What sensors are available on my PC? |
| 315 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Section%202.2">Section 2.2</a>: What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do? |
| 316 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Section%202.3">Section 2.3</a>: Where do I find out more about any of these chips? |
| 317 | | <li><a accesskey=4 href="#Section%202.4">Section 2.4</a>: What sensors are available on my PC? |
| 318 | | <li><a accesskey=5 href="#Section%202.5">Section 2.5</a>: What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do? |
| 319 | | <li><a accesskey=6 href="#Section%202.6">Section 2.6</a>: Where do I find out more about any of these chips? |
| | 281 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Installation">Installation</a>, |
| | 282 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Overview">Overview</a>, |
| | 283 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Top">Top</a> |
| | 284 | <br> |
| | 285 | |
| | 286 | <h1>2 Sensor and Bus Basics</h1> |
| | 287 | |
| | 288 | <ul> |
| | 289 | <li><a href="#Section%202.1">Section 2.1</a>: What sensors are available on my PC? |
| | 290 | <li><a href="#Section%202.2">Section 2.2</a>: What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do? |
| | 291 | <li><a href="#Section%202.3">Section 2.3</a>: Where do I find out more about any of these chips? |
| | 292 | <li><a href="#Section%202.4">Section 2.4</a>: What sensors are available on my PC? |
| | 293 | <li><a href="#Section%202.5">Section 2.5</a>: What can a sensor chip like the "LM78" do? |
| | 294 | <li><a href="#Section%202.6">Section 2.6</a>: Where do I find out more about any of these chips? |
| 341 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%202.3">Section 2.3</a>, |
| 342 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%202.1">Section 2.1</a>, |
| 343 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| 344 | | <br> |
| 345 | | |
| 346 | | <h3>2.2 What is the SMBus? And the I2C bus?</h3> |
| | 316 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%202.3">Section 2.3</a>, |
| | 317 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%202.1">Section 2.1</a>, |
| | 318 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| | 319 | <br> |
| | 320 | |
| | 321 | <h2>2.2 What is the SMBus? And the I2C bus?</h2> |
| 368 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%202.4">Section 2.4</a>, |
| 369 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%202.2">Section 2.2</a>, |
| 370 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| 371 | | <br> |
| 372 | | |
| 373 | | <h3>2.3 I don't have an ISA bus!</h3> |
| | 343 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%202.4">Section 2.4</a>, |
| | 344 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%202.2">Section 2.2</a>, |
| | 345 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| | 346 | <br> |
| | 347 | |
| | 348 | <h2>2.3 I don't have an ISA bus!</h2> |
| 386 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%202.5">Section 2.5</a>, |
| 387 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%202.3">Section 2.3</a>, |
| 388 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| 389 | | <br> |
| 390 | | |
| 391 | | <h3>2.4 What sensors do processors have?</h3> |
| | 361 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%202.5">Section 2.5</a>, |
| | 362 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%202.3">Section 2.3</a>, |
| | 363 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| | 364 | <br> |
| | 365 | |
| | 366 | <h2>2.4 What sensors do processors have?</h2> |
| 427 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%202.6">Section 2.6</a>, |
| 428 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%202.4">Section 2.4</a>, |
| 429 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| 430 | | <br> |
| 431 | | |
| 432 | | <h3>2.5 How often are the sensor values updated?</h3> |
| | 402 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%202.6">Section 2.6</a>, |
| | 403 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%202.4">Section 2.4</a>, |
| | 404 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Basics">Basics</a> |
| | 405 | <br> |
| | 406 | |
| | 407 | <h2>2.5 How often are the sensor values updated?</h2> |
| 469 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Problems">Problems</a>, |
| 470 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Basics">Basics</a>, |
| 471 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Top">Top</a> |
| 472 | | <br> |
| 473 | | |
| 474 | | <h2>3 Installation and Management</h2> |
| 475 | | |
| 476 | | <ul> |
| 477 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Section%203.1">Section 3.1</a>: Why so many modules, and how do I cope with them? |
| 478 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Section%203.2">Section 3.2</a>: How do I know which chips I own? |
| 479 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Section%203.3">Section 3.3</a>: Which modules should I insert? |
| 480 | | <li><a accesskey=4 href="#Section%203.4">Section 3.4</a>: Do I need the configuration file <code>/etc/sensors.conf</code>? |
| 481 | | <li><a accesskey=5 href="#Section%203.5">Section 3.5</a>: What about the <code>No such file or directory</code> warnings |
| 482 | | <li><a accesskey=6 href="#Section%203.6">Section 3.6</a>: I get all kinds of weird compilation errors? |
| 483 | | <li><a accesskey=7 href="#Section%203.7">Section 3.7</a>: It still does not compile or patch! |
| 484 | | <li><a accesskey=8 href="#Section%203.8">Section 3.8</a>: <code>make install</code> fails on Mandrake kernels |
| 485 | | <li><a accesskey=9 href="#Section%203.9">Section 3.9</a>: I get unresolved symbols when I <code>modprobe</code> modules |
| | 444 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Problems">Problems</a>, |
| | 445 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Basics">Basics</a>, |
| | 446 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Top">Top</a> |
| | 447 | <br> |
| | 448 | |
| | 449 | <h1>3 Installation and Management</h1> |
| | 450 | |
| | 451 | <ul> |
| | 452 | <li><a href="#Section%203.1">Section 3.1</a>: Why so many modules, and how do I cope with them? |
| | 453 | <li><a href="#Section%203.2">Section 3.2</a>: How do I know which chips I own? |
| | 454 | <li><a href="#Section%203.3">Section 3.3</a>: Which modules should I insert? |
| | 455 | <li><a href="#Section%203.4">Section 3.4</a>: Do I need the configuration file <code>/etc/sensors.conf</code>? |
| | 456 | <li><a href="#Section%203.5">Section 3.5</a>: What about the <code>No such file or directory</code> warnings |
| | 457 | <li><a href="#Section%203.6">Section 3.6</a>: I get all kinds of weird compilation errors? |
| | 458 | <li><a href="#Section%203.7">Section 3.7</a>: It still does not compile or patch! |
| | 459 | <li><a href="#Section%203.8">Section 3.8</a>: <code>make install</code> fails on Mandrake kernels |
| | 460 | <li><a href="#Section%203.9">Section 3.9</a>: I get unresolved symbols when I <code>modprobe</code> modules |
| 512 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.3">Section 3.3</a>, |
| 513 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.1">Section 3.1</a>, |
| 514 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 515 | | <br> |
| 516 | | |
| 517 | | <h3>3.2 How do I know which chips I own?</h3> |
| | 487 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.3">Section 3.3</a>, |
| | 488 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.1">Section 3.1</a>, |
| | 489 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 490 | <br> |
| | 491 | |
| | 492 | <h2>3.2 How do I know which chips I own?</h2> |
| 577 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.4">Section 3.4</a>, |
| 578 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.2">Section 3.2</a>, |
| 579 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 580 | | <br> |
| 581 | | |
| 582 | | <h3>3.3 Which modules should I insert?</h3> |
| | 552 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.4">Section 3.4</a>, |
| | 553 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.2">Section 3.2</a>, |
| | 554 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 555 | <br> |
| | 556 | |
| | 557 | <h2>3.3 Which modules should I insert?</h2> |
| 603 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.5">Section 3.5</a>, |
| 604 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.3">Section 3.3</a>, |
| 605 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 606 | | <br> |
| 607 | | |
| 608 | | <h3>3.4 Do I need the configuration file <code>/etc/sensors.conf</code>?</h3> |
| | 578 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.5">Section 3.5</a>, |
| | 579 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.3">Section 3.3</a>, |
| | 580 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 581 | <br> |
| | 582 | |
| | 583 | <h2>3.4 Do I need the configuration file <code>/etc/sensors.conf</code>?</h2> |
| 661 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.6">Section 3.6</a>, |
| 662 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.4">Section 3.4</a>, |
| 663 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 664 | | <br> |
| 665 | | |
| 666 | | <h3>3.5 What about the <code>No such file or directory</code> warnings when I compile?</h3> |
| | 636 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.6">Section 3.6</a>, |
| | 637 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.4">Section 3.4</a>, |
| | 638 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 639 | <br> |
| | 640 | |
| | 641 | <h2>3.5 What about the <code>No such file or directory</code> warnings when I compile?</h2> |
| 676 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.7">Section 3.7</a>, |
| 677 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.5">Section 3.5</a>, |
| 678 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 679 | | <br> |
| 680 | | |
| 681 | | <h3>3.6 I get all kinds of weird compilation errors?</h3> |
| | 651 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.7">Section 3.7</a>, |
| | 652 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.5">Section 3.5</a>, |
| | 653 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 654 | <br> |
| | 655 | |
| | 656 | <h2>3.6 I get all kinds of weird compilation errors?</h2> |
| 700 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.8">Section 3.8</a>, |
| 701 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.6">Section 3.6</a>, |
| 702 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 703 | | <br> |
| 704 | | |
| 705 | | <h3>3.7 It still does not compile or patch!</h3> |
| | 675 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.8">Section 3.8</a>, |
| | 676 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.6">Section 3.6</a>, |
| | 677 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 678 | <br> |
| | 679 | |
| | 680 | <h2>3.7 It still does not compile or patch!</h2> |
| 716 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.9">Section 3.9</a>, |
| 717 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.7">Section 3.7</a>, |
| 718 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 719 | | <br> |
| 720 | | |
| 721 | | <h3>3.8 <code>make install</code> fails on Mandrake kernels</h3> |
| | 691 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.9">Section 3.9</a>, |
| | 692 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.7">Section 3.7</a>, |
| | 693 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 694 | <br> |
| | 695 | |
| | 696 | <h2>3.8 <code>make install</code> fails on Mandrake kernels</h2> |
| 728 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%203.10">Section 3.10</a>, |
| 729 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%203.8">Section 3.8</a>, |
| 730 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| 731 | | <br> |
| 732 | | |
| 733 | | <h3>3.9 I get unresolved symbols when I <code>modprobe</code> modules (Red Hat especially)</h3> |
| | 703 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%203.10">Section 3.10</a>, |
| | 704 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%203.8">Section 3.8</a>, |
| | 705 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Installation">Installation</a> |
| | 706 | <br> |
| | 707 | |
| | 708 | <h2>3.9 I get unresolved symbols when I <code>modprobe</code> modules (Red Hat especially)</h2> |
| 798 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Help">Help</a>, |
| 799 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Installation">Installation</a>, |
| 800 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Top">Top</a> |
| 801 | | <br> |
| 802 | | |
| 803 | | <h2>4 Problems</h2> |
| 804 | | |
| 805 | | <ul> |
| 806 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Section%204.1">Section 4.1</a>: My fans report exactly half/double their values? |
| 807 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Section%204.2">Section 4.2</a>: Why do my two LM75's report "-48 degrees"? |
| 808 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Section%204.3">Section 4.3</a>: Why do I have two Vcore readings? |
| 809 | | <li><a accesskey=4 href="#Section%204.4">Section 4.4</a>: How do those ALARMS work? |
| 810 | | <li><a accesskey=5 href="#Section%204.5">Section 4.5</a>: My voltage readings seem to drift a bit. What's wrong? |
| 811 | | <li><a accesskey=6 href="#Section%204.6">Section 4.6</a>: Some measurements are way out of range. What happened? |
| 812 | | <li><a accesskey=7 href="#Section%204.7">Section 4.7</a>: What are VID lines? Why is the VID reading wrong? |
| 813 | | <li><a accesskey=8 href="#Section%204.8">Section 4.8</a>: Sensor are only updated each second or so. Why? |
| 814 | | <li><a accesskey=9 href="#Section%204.9">Section 4.9</a>: It takes a second before reading sensor results. Why? |
| | 773 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Help">Help</a>, |
| | 774 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Installation">Installation</a>, |
| | 775 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Top">Top</a> |
| | 776 | <br> |
| | 777 | |
| | 778 | <h1>4 Problems</h1> |
| | 779 | |
| | 780 | <ul> |
| | 781 | <li><a href="#Section%204.1">Section 4.1</a>: My fans report exactly half/double their values? |
| | 782 | <li><a href="#Section%204.2">Section 4.2</a>: Why do my two LM75's report "-48 degrees"? |
| | 783 | <li><a href="#Section%204.3">Section 4.3</a>: Why do I have two Vcore readings? |
| | 784 | <li><a href="#Section%204.4">Section 4.4</a>: How do those ALARMS work? |
| | 785 | <li><a href="#Section%204.5">Section 4.5</a>: My voltage readings seem to drift a bit. What's wrong? |
| | 786 | <li><a href="#Section%204.6">Section 4.6</a>: Some measurements are way out of range. What happened? |
| | 787 | <li><a href="#Section%204.7">Section 4.7</a>: What are VID lines? Why is the VID reading wrong? |
| | 788 | <li><a href="#Section%204.8">Section 4.8</a>: Sensor are only updated each second or so. Why? |
| | 789 | <li><a href="#Section%204.9">Section 4.9</a>: It takes a second before reading sensor results. Why? |
| 883 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.3">Section 4.3</a>, |
| 884 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.1">Section 4.1</a>, |
| 885 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 886 | | <br> |
| 887 | | |
| 888 | | <h3>4.2 Why do my two LM75's report "-48 degrees"?</h3> |
| | 858 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.3">Section 4.3</a>, |
| | 859 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.1">Section 4.1</a>, |
| | 860 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 861 | <br> |
| | 862 | |
| | 863 | <h2>4.2 Why do my two LM75's report "-48 degrees"?</h2> |
| 903 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.4">Section 4.4</a>, |
| 904 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.2">Section 4.2</a>, |
| 905 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 906 | | <br> |
| 907 | | |
| 908 | | <h3>4.3 Why do I have two Vcore readings, I have only one processor!</h3> |
| | 878 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.4">Section 4.4</a>, |
| | 879 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.2">Section 4.2</a>, |
| | 880 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 881 | <br> |
| | 882 | |
| | 883 | <h2>4.3 Why do I have two Vcore readings, I have only one processor!</h2> |
| 925 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.5">Section 4.5</a>, |
| 926 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.3">Section 4.3</a>, |
| 927 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 928 | | <br> |
| 929 | | |
| 930 | | <h3>4.4 How do those ALARMS work? The current value is within range but there is still an ALARM warning!</h3> |
| | 900 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.5">Section 4.5</a>, |
| | 901 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.3">Section 4.3</a>, |
| | 902 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 903 | <br> |
| | 904 | |
| | 905 | <h2>4.4 How do those ALARMS work? The current value is within range but there is still an ALARM warning!</h2> |
| 954 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.6">Section 4.6</a>, |
| 955 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.4">Section 4.4</a>, |
| 956 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 957 | | <br> |
| 958 | | |
| 959 | | <h3>4.5 My voltage readings seem to drift a bit. Is something wrong?</h3> |
| | 929 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.6">Section 4.6</a>, |
| | 930 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.4">Section 4.4</a>, |
| | 931 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 932 | <br> |
| | 933 | |
| | 934 | <h2>4.5 My voltage readings seem to drift a bit. Is something wrong?</h2> |
| 972 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.7">Section 4.7</a>, |
| 973 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.5">Section 4.5</a>, |
| 974 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 975 | | <br> |
| 976 | | |
| 977 | | <h3>4.6 Some measurements are way out of range. What happened?</h3> |
| | 947 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.7">Section 4.7</a>, |
| | 948 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.5">Section 4.5</a>, |
| | 949 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 950 | <br> |
| | 951 | |
| | 952 | <h2>4.6 Some measurements are way out of range. What happened?</h2> |
| 993 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.8">Section 4.8</a>, |
| 994 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.6">Section 4.6</a>, |
| 995 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 996 | | <br> |
| 997 | | |
| 998 | | <h3>4.7 What are VID lines? Why is the VID reading wrong?</h3> |
| | 968 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.8">Section 4.8</a>, |
| | 969 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.6">Section 4.6</a>, |
| | 970 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 971 | <br> |
| | 972 | |
| | 973 | <h2>4.7 What are VID lines? Why is the VID reading wrong?</h2> |
| 1010 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.9">Section 4.9</a>, |
| 1011 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.7">Section 4.7</a>, |
| 1012 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1013 | | <br> |
| 1014 | | |
| 1015 | | <h3>4.8 I read sensor values several times a second, but they are only updated only each second or so. Why?</h3> |
| | 985 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.9">Section 4.9</a>, |
| | 986 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.7">Section 4.7</a>, |
| | 987 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 988 | <br> |
| | 989 | |
| | 990 | <h2>4.8 I read sensor values several times a second, but they are only updated only each second or so. Why?</h2> |
| 1024 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.10">Section 4.10</a>, |
| 1025 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.8">Section 4.8</a>, |
| 1026 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1027 | | <br> |
| 1028 | | |
| 1029 | | <h3>4.9 It sometimes seems to take almost a second before I see the sensor reading results. Why?</h3> |
| | 999 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.10">Section 4.10</a>, |
| | 1000 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.8">Section 4.8</a>, |
| | 1001 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1002 | <br> |
| | 1003 | |
| | 1004 | <h2>4.9 It sometimes seems to take almost a second before I see the sensor reading results. Why?</h2> |
| 1038 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.11">Section 4.11</a>, |
| 1039 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.9">Section 4.9</a>, |
| 1040 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1041 | | <br> |
| 1042 | | |
| 1043 | | <h3>4.10 Can I be alerted when an ALARM occurs?</h3> |
| | 1013 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.11">Section 4.11</a>, |
| | 1014 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.9">Section 4.9</a>, |
| | 1015 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1016 | <br> |
| | 1017 | |
| | 1018 | <h2>4.10 Can I be alerted when an ALARM occurs?</h2> |
| 1064 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.12">Section 4.12</a>, |
| 1065 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.10">Section 4.10</a>, |
| 1066 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1067 | | <br> |
| 1068 | | |
| 1069 | | <h3>4.11 SMBus transactions on my PIIX4 simply don't work (timeouts happen). Why?</h3> |
| | 1039 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.12">Section 4.12</a>, |
| | 1040 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.10">Section 4.10</a>, |
| | 1041 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1042 | <br> |
| | 1043 | |
| | 1044 | <h2>4.11 SMBus transactions on my PIIX4 simply don't work (timeouts happen). Why?</h2> |
| 1083 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.13">Section 4.13</a>, |
| 1084 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.11">Section 4.11</a>, |
| 1085 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1086 | | <br> |
| 1087 | | |
| 1088 | | <h3>4.12 My BIOS reports a much higher CPU temperature than your modules!</h3> |
| | 1058 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.13">Section 4.13</a>, |
| | 1059 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.11">Section 4.11</a>, |
| | 1060 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1061 | <br> |
| | 1062 | |
| | 1063 | <h2>4.12 My BIOS reports a much higher CPU temperature than your modules!</h2> |
| 1105 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.14">Section 4.14</a>, |
| 1106 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.12">Section 4.12</a>, |
| 1107 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1108 | | <br> |
| 1109 | | |
| 1110 | | <h3>4.13 I try to read the raw <code>/proc</code> files, but the values are strange?!?</h3> |
| | 1080 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.14">Section 4.14</a>, |
| | 1081 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.12">Section 4.12</a>, |
| | 1082 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1083 | <br> |
| | 1084 | |
| | 1085 | <h2>4.13 I try to read the raw <code>/proc</code> files, but the values are strange?!?</h2> |
| 1119 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.15">Section 4.15</a>, |
| 1120 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.13">Section 4.13</a>, |
| 1121 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1122 | | <br> |
| 1123 | | |
| 1124 | | <h3>4.14 How do I set new limits?</h3> |
| | 1094 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.15">Section 4.15</a>, |
| | 1095 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.13">Section 4.13</a>, |
| | 1096 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1097 | <br> |
| | 1098 | |
| | 1099 | <h2>4.14 How do I set new limits?</h2> |
| 1138 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.16">Section 4.16</a>, |
| 1139 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.14">Section 4.14</a>, |
| 1140 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1141 | | <br> |
| 1142 | | |
| 1143 | | <h3>4.15 Some sensors are doubly detected?</h3> |
| | 1113 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.16">Section 4.16</a>, |
| | 1114 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.14">Section 4.14</a>, |
| | 1115 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1116 | <br> |
| | 1117 | |
| | 1118 | <h2>4.15 Some sensors are doubly detected?</h2> |
| 1157 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.17">Section 4.17</a>, |
| 1158 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.15">Section 4.15</a>, |
| 1159 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1160 | | <br> |
| 1161 | | |
| 1162 | | <h3>4.16 I ran sensors-detect, but now I get very strange readings?!?</h3> |
| | 1132 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.17">Section 4.17</a>, |
| | 1133 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.15">Section 4.15</a>, |
| | 1134 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1135 | <br> |
| | 1136 | |
| | 1137 | <h2>4.16 I ran sensors-detect, but now I get very strange readings?!?</h2> |
| 1174 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.18">Section 4.18</a>, |
| 1175 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.16">Section 4.16</a>, |
| 1176 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1177 | | <br> |
| 1178 | | |
| 1179 | | <h3>4.17 Bad readings from particular chips</h3> |
| | 1149 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.18">Section 4.18</a>, |
| | 1150 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.16">Section 4.16</a>, |
| | 1151 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1152 | <br> |
| | 1153 | |
| | 1154 | <h2>4.17 Bad readings from particular chips</h2> |
| 1282 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.19">Section 4.19</a>, |
| 1283 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.17">Section 4.17</a>, |
| 1284 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1285 | | <br> |
| 1286 | | |
| 1287 | | <h3>4.18 How do I configure two chips (LM87) differently?</h3> |
| | 1257 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.19">Section 4.19</a>, |
| | 1258 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.17">Section 4.17</a>, |
| | 1259 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1260 | <br> |
| | 1261 | |
| | 1262 | <h2>4.18 How do I configure two chips (LM87) differently?</h2> |
| 1305 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.20">Section 4.20</a>, |
| 1306 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.18">Section 4.18</a>, |
| 1307 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1308 | | <br> |
| 1309 | | |
| 1310 | | <h3>4.19 Dmesg says <code>Upgrade BIOS</code>! I don't want to!</h3> |
| | 1280 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.20">Section 4.20</a>, |
| | 1281 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.18">Section 4.18</a>, |
| | 1282 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1283 | <br> |
| | 1284 | |
| | 1285 | <h2>4.19 Dmesg says <code>Upgrade BIOS</code>! I don't want to!</h2> |
| 1337 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.21">Section 4.21</a>, |
| 1338 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.19">Section 4.19</a>, |
| 1339 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1340 | | <br> |
| 1341 | | |
| 1342 | | <h3>4.20 Sensors says <code>Can't access <code>/proc</code> file</code></h3> |
| | 1312 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.21">Section 4.21</a>, |
| | 1313 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.19">Section 4.19</a>, |
| | 1314 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1315 | <br> |
| | 1316 | |
| | 1317 | <h2>4.20 Sensors says <code>Can't access procfs/sysfs file</code></h2> |
| 1353 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.22">Section 4.22</a>, |
| 1354 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.20">Section 4.20</a>, |
| 1355 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1356 | | <br> |
| 1357 | | |
| 1358 | | <h3>4.21 Sensors says <code>No sensors found!</code></h3> |
| | 1328 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.22">Section 4.22</a>, |
| | 1329 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.20">Section 4.20</a>, |
| | 1330 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1331 | <br> |
| | 1332 | |
| | 1333 | <h2>4.21 Sensors says <code>No sensors found!</code></h2> |
| 1371 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.23">Section 4.23</a>, |
| 1372 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.21">Section 4.21</a>, |
| 1373 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1374 | | <br> |
| 1375 | | |
| 1376 | | <h3>4.22 Sensors output is not correct!</h3> |
| | 1346 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.23">Section 4.23</a>, |
| | 1347 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.21">Section 4.21</a>, |
| | 1348 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1349 | <br> |
| | 1350 | |
| | 1351 | <h2>4.22 Sensors output is not correct!</h2> |
| 1397 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.24">Section 4.24</a>, |
| 1398 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.22">Section 4.22</a>, |
| 1399 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1400 | | <br> |
| 1401 | | |
| 1402 | | <h3>4.23 What is at I2C address XXX?</h3> |
| | 1372 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.24">Section 4.24</a>, |
| | 1373 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.22">Section 4.22</a>, |
| | 1374 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1375 | <br> |
| | 1376 | |
| | 1377 | <h2>4.23 What is at I2C address XXX?</h2> |
| 1438 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.25">Section 4.25</a>, |
| 1439 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.23">Section 4.23</a>, |
| 1440 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1441 | | <br> |
| 1442 | | |
| 1443 | | <h3>4.24 Sensors-detect doesn't work at all</h3> |
| | 1413 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.25">Section 4.25</a>, |
| | 1414 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.23">Section 4.23</a>, |
| | 1415 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1416 | <br> |
| | 1417 | |
| | 1418 | <h2>4.24 Sensors-detect doesn't work at all</h2> |
| 1488 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.26">Section 4.26</a>, |
| 1489 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.24">Section 4.24</a>, |
| 1490 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1491 | | <br> |
| 1492 | | |
| 1493 | | <h3>4.25 Sensors says <code>Error: Line xxx: zzzzzzz</code></h3> |
| | 1463 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.26">Section 4.26</a>, |
| | 1464 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.24">Section 4.24</a>, |
| | 1465 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1466 | <br> |
| | 1467 | |
| | 1468 | <h2>4.25 Sensors says <code>Error: Line xxx: zzzzzzz</code></h2> |
| 1502 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.27">Section 4.27</a>, |
| 1503 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.25">Section 4.25</a>, |
| 1504 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1505 | | <br> |
| 1506 | | |
| 1507 | | <h3>4.26 Sensors only gives the name, adapter, and algorithm for my chip</h3> |
| | 1477 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.27">Section 4.27</a>, |
| | 1478 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.25">Section 4.25</a>, |
| | 1479 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1480 | <br> |
| | 1481 | |
| | 1482 | <h2>4.26 Sensors only gives the name, adapter, and algorithm for my chip</h2> |
| 1524 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.28">Section 4.28</a>, |
| 1525 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.26">Section 4.26</a>, |
| 1526 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1527 | | <br> |
| 1528 | | |
| 1529 | | <h3>4.27 Sensors says <code>ERROR: Can't get xxxxx data!</code></h3> |
| | 1499 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.28">Section 4.28</a>, |
| | 1500 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.26">Section 4.26</a>, |
| | 1501 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1502 | <br> |
| | 1503 | |
| | 1504 | <h2>4.27 Sensors says <code>ERROR: Can't get xxxxx data!</code></h2> |
| 1541 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.29">Section 4.29</a>, |
| 1542 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.27">Section 4.27</a>, |
| 1543 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1544 | | <br> |
| 1545 | | |
| 1546 | | <h3>4.28 Sensors doesn't find any sensors, just eeproms.</h3> |
| | 1516 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.29">Section 4.29</a>, |
| | 1517 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.27">Section 4.27</a>, |
| | 1518 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1519 | <br> |
| | 1520 | |
| | 1521 | <h2>4.28 Sensors doesn't find any sensors, just eeproms.</h2> |
| 1558 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.30">Section 4.30</a>, |
| 1559 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.28">Section 4.28</a>, |
| 1560 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1561 | | <br> |
| 1562 | | |
| 1563 | | <h3>4.29 Inserting modules hangs my board</h3> |
| | 1533 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.30">Section 4.30</a>, |
| | 1534 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.28">Section 4.28</a>, |
| | 1535 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1536 | <br> |
| | 1537 | |
| | 1538 | <h2>4.29 Inserting modules hangs my board</h2> |
| 1576 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.31">Section 4.31</a>, |
| 1577 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.29">Section 4.29</a>, |
| 1578 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1579 | | <br> |
| 1580 | | |
| 1581 | | <h3>4.30 Inserting modules slows down my board</h3> |
| | 1551 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.31">Section 4.31</a>, |
| | 1552 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.29">Section 4.29</a>, |
| | 1553 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1554 | <br> |
| | 1555 | |
| | 1556 | <h2>4.30 Inserting modules slows down my board</h2> |
| 1591 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.32">Section 4.32</a>, |
| 1592 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.30">Section 4.30</a>, |
| 1593 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1594 | | <br> |
| 1595 | | |
| 1596 | | <h3>4.31 Problems on particular motherboards</h3> |
| | 1566 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.32">Section 4.32</a>, |
| | 1567 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.30">Section 4.30</a>, |
| | 1568 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1569 | <br> |
| | 1570 | |
| | 1571 | <h2>4.31 Problems on particular motherboards</h2> |
| 1627 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%204.33">Section 4.33</a>, |
| 1628 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%204.31">Section 4.31</a>, |
| 1629 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| 1630 | | <br> |
| 1631 | | |
| 1632 | | <h3>4.32 Problems on particular systems</h3> |
| | 1602 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%204.33">Section 4.33</a>, |
| | 1603 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%204.31">Section 4.31</a>, |
| | 1604 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Problems">Problems</a> |
| | 1605 | <br> |
| | 1606 | |
| | 1607 | <h2>4.32 Problems on particular systems</h2> |
| 1653 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Contribute">Contribute</a>, |
| 1654 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Problems">Problems</a>, |
| 1655 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Top">Top</a> |
| 1656 | | <br> |
| 1657 | | |
| 1658 | | <h2>5 How to Ask for Help</h2> |
| 1659 | | |
| 1660 | | <ul> |
| 1661 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Section%205.1">Section 5.1</a>: What to send us when asking for help |
| 1662 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Section%205.2">Section 5.2</a>: What to do if a module won't insert? |
| 1663 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Section%205.3">Section 5.3</a>: What to do if it inserts, but nothing happens? |
| 1664 | | <li><a accesskey=4 href="#Section%205.4">Section 5.4</a>: What to do if I read only bogus information? |
| 1665 | | <li><a accesskey=5 href="#Section%205.5">Section 5.5</a>: What to do if you have other problems? |
| 1666 | | <li><a accesskey=6 href="#Section%205.6">Section 5.6</a>: What if it just works like a charm? |
| 1667 | | <li><a accesskey=7 href="#Section%205.7">Section 5.7</a>: How do I update a ticket? |
| 1668 | | <li><a accesskey=8 href="#Section%205.8">Section 5.8</a>: How do I follow up on a ticket? |
| | 1628 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Contribute">Contribute</a>, |
| | 1629 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Problems">Problems</a>, |
| | 1630 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Top">Top</a> |
| | 1631 | <br> |
| | 1632 | |
| | 1633 | <h1>5 How to Ask for Help</h1> |
| | 1634 | |
| | 1635 | <ul> |
| | 1636 | <li><a href="#Section%205.1">Section 5.1</a>: What to send us when asking for help |
| | 1637 | <li><a href="#Section%205.2">Section 5.2</a>: What to do if a module won't insert? |
| | 1638 | <li><a href="#Section%205.3">Section 5.3</a>: What to do if it inserts, but nothing happens? |
| | 1639 | <li><a href="#Section%205.4">Section 5.4</a>: What to do if I read only bogus information? |
| | 1640 | <li><a href="#Section%205.5">Section 5.5</a>: What to do if you have other problems? |
| | 1641 | <li><a href="#Section%205.6">Section 5.6</a>: What if it just works like a charm? |
| | 1642 | <li><a href="#Section%205.7">Section 5.7</a>: How do I update a ticket? |
| | 1643 | <li><a href="#Section%205.8">Section 5.8</a>: How do I follow up on a ticket? |
| 1719 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%205.3">Section 5.3</a>, |
| 1720 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%205.1">Section 5.1</a>, |
| 1721 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Help">Help</a> |
| 1722 | | <br> |
| 1723 | | |
| 1724 | | <h3>5.2 What to do if a module won't insert?</h3> |
| | 1694 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%205.3">Section 5.3</a>, |
| | 1695 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%205.1">Section 5.1</a>, |
| | 1696 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Help">Help</a> |
| | 1697 | <br> |
| | 1698 | |
| | 1699 | <h2>5.2 What to do if a module won't insert?</h2> |
| 1738 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%205.4">Section 5.4</a>, |
| 1739 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%205.2">Section 5.2</a>, |
| 1740 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Help">Help</a> |
| 1741 | | <br> |
| 1742 | | |
| 1743 | | <h3>5.3 What to do if it inserts, but nothing happens?</h3> |
| | 1713 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%205.4">Section 5.4</a>, |
| | 1714 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%205.2">Section 5.2</a>, |
| | 1715 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Help">Help</a> |
| | 1716 | <br> |
| | 1717 | |
| | 1718 | <h2>5.3 What to do if it inserts, but nothing happens?</h2> |
| 1756 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%205.5">Section 5.5</a>, |
| 1757 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%205.3">Section 5.3</a>, |
| 1758 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Help">Help</a> |
| 1759 | | <br> |
| 1760 | | |
| 1761 | | <h3>5.4 What to do if I read only bogus information?</h3> |
| | 1731 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%205.5">Section 5.5</a>, |
| | 1732 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%205.3">Section 5.3</a>, |
| | 1733 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Help">Help</a> |
| | 1734 | <br> |
| | 1735 | |
| | 1736 | <h2>5.4 What to do if I read only bogus information?</h2> |
| 1771 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%205.6">Section 5.6</a>, |
| 1772 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%205.4">Section 5.4</a>, |
| 1773 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Help">Help</a> |
| 1774 | | <br> |
| 1775 | | |
| 1776 | | <h3>5.5 What to do if you have other problems?</h3> |
| | 1746 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%205.6">Section 5.6</a>, |
| | 1747 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%205.4">Section 5.4</a>, |
| | 1748 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Help">Help</a> |
| | 1749 | <br> |
| | 1750 | |
| | 1751 | <h2>5.5 What to do if you have other problems?</h2> |
| 1782 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%205.7">Section 5.7</a>, |
| 1783 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%205.5">Section 5.5</a>, |
| 1784 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Help">Help</a> |
| 1785 | | <br> |
| 1786 | | |
| 1787 | | <h3>5.6 What if it just works like a charm?</h3> |
| | 1757 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%205.7">Section 5.7</a>, |
| | 1758 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%205.5">Section 5.5</a>, |
| | 1759 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Help">Help</a> |
| | 1760 | <br> |
| | 1761 | |
| | 1762 | <h2>5.6 What if it just works like a charm?</h2> |
| 1794 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%205.8">Section 5.8</a>, |
| 1795 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%205.6">Section 5.6</a>, |
| 1796 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Help">Help</a> |
| 1797 | | <br> |
| 1798 | | |
| 1799 | | <h3>5.7 How do I update a ticket?</h3> |
| | 1769 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%205.8">Section 5.8</a>, |
| | 1770 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%205.6">Section 5.6</a>, |
| | 1771 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Help">Help</a> |
| | 1772 | <br> |
| | 1773 | |
| | 1774 | <h2>5.7 How do I update a ticket?</h2> |
| 1819 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>, |
| 1820 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Help">Help</a>, |
| 1821 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Top">Top</a> |
| 1822 | | <br> |
| 1823 | | |
| 1824 | | <h2>6 How to Contribute</h2> |
| 1825 | | |
| 1826 | | <ul> |
| 1827 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Section%206.1">Section 6.1</a>: How to write a driver |
| 1828 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Section%206.2">Section 6.2</a>: How to get CVS access |
| 1829 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Section%206.3">Section 6.3</a>: How to donate hardware to the project |
| 1830 | | <li><a accesskey=4 href="#Section%206.4">Section 6.4</a>: How to join the project mailing list |
| 1831 | | <li><a accesskey=5 href="#Section%206.5">Section 6.5</a>: How to access mailing list archives |
| 1832 | | <li><a accesskey=6 href="#Section%206.6">Section 6.6</a>: How to submit a patch |
| 1833 | | <li><a accesskey=7 href="#Section%206.7">Section 6.7</a>: How to REALLY help |
| 1834 | | <li><a accesskey=8 href="#Section%206.8">Section 6.8</a>: How to get release announcements |
| 1835 | | <li><a accesskey=9 href="#Section%206.9">Section 6.9</a>: How to block spam on the project mailing list |
| | 1794 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>, |
| | 1795 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Help">Help</a>, |
| | 1796 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Top">Top</a> |
| | 1797 | <br> |
| | 1798 | |
| | 1799 | <h1>6 How to Contribute</h1> |
| | 1800 | |
| | 1801 | <ul> |
| | 1802 | <li><a href="#Section%206.1">Section 6.1</a>: How to write a driver |
| | 1803 | <li><a href="#Section%206.2">Section 6.2</a>: How to get CVS access |
| | 1804 | <li><a href="#Section%206.3">Section 6.3</a>: How to donate hardware to the project |
| | 1805 | <li><a href="#Section%206.4">Section 6.4</a>: How to join the project mailing list |
| | 1806 | <li><a href="#Section%206.5">Section 6.5</a>: How to access mailing list archives |
| | 1807 | <li><a href="#Section%206.6">Section 6.6</a>: How to submit a patch |
| | 1808 | <li><a href="#Section%206.7">Section 6.7</a>: How to REALLY help |
| | 1809 | <li><a href="#Section%206.8">Section 6.8</a>: How to get release announcements |
| | 1810 | <li><a href="#Section%206.9">Section 6.9</a>: How to block spam on the project mailing list |
| 1850 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%206.3">Section 6.3</a>, |
| 1851 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%206.1">Section 6.1</a>, |
| 1852 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| 1853 | | <br> |
| 1854 | | |
| 1855 | | <h3>6.2 How to get CVS access</h3> |
| | 1825 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%206.3">Section 6.3</a>, |
| | 1826 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%206.1">Section 6.1</a>, |
| | 1827 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| | 1828 | <br> |
| | 1829 | |
| | 1830 | <h2>6.2 How to get CVS access</h2> |
| 1866 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%206.4">Section 6.4</a>, |
| 1867 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%206.2">Section 6.2</a>, |
| 1868 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| 1869 | | <br> |
| 1870 | | |
| 1871 | | <h3>6.3 How to donate hardware to the project</h3> |
| | 1841 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%206.4">Section 6.4</a>, |
| | 1842 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%206.2">Section 6.2</a>, |
| | 1843 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| | 1844 | <br> |
| | 1845 | |
| | 1846 | <h2>6.3 How to donate hardware to the project</h2> |
| 1877 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%206.5">Section 6.5</a>, |
| 1878 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%206.3">Section 6.3</a>, |
| 1879 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| 1880 | | <br> |
| 1881 | | |
| 1882 | | <h3>6.4 How to join the project mailing list</h3> |
| | 1852 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%206.5">Section 6.5</a>, |
| | 1853 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%206.3">Section 6.3</a>, |
| | 1854 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| | 1855 | <br> |
| | 1856 | |
| | 1857 | <h2>6.4 How to join the project mailing list</h2> |
| 1894 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%206.6">Section 6.6</a>, |
| 1895 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%206.4">Section 6.4</a>, |
| 1896 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| 1897 | | <br> |
| 1898 | | |
| 1899 | | <h3>6.5 How to access mailing list archives</h3> |
| | 1869 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%206.6">Section 6.6</a>, |
| | 1870 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%206.4">Section 6.4</a>, |
| | 1871 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| | 1872 | <br> |
| | 1873 | |
| | 1874 | <h2>6.5 How to access mailing list archives</h2> |
| 1906 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%206.7">Section 6.7</a>, |
| 1907 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%206.5">Section 6.5</a>, |
| 1908 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| 1909 | | <br> |
| 1910 | | |
| 1911 | | <h3>6.6 How to submit a patch</h3> |
| | 1881 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%206.7">Section 6.7</a>, |
| | 1882 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%206.5">Section 6.5</a>, |
| | 1883 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| | 1884 | <br> |
| | 1885 | |
| | 1886 | <h2>6.6 How to submit a patch</h2> |
| 1920 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%206.8">Section 6.8</a>, |
| 1921 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%206.6">Section 6.6</a>, |
| 1922 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| 1923 | | <br> |
| 1924 | | |
| 1925 | | <h3>6.7 How to REALLY help</h3> |
| | 1895 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%206.8">Section 6.8</a>, |
| | 1896 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%206.6">Section 6.6</a>, |
| | 1897 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| | 1898 | <br> |
| | 1899 | |
| | 1900 | <h2>6.7 How to REALLY help</h2> |
| 1941 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%206.9">Section 6.9</a>, |
| 1942 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%206.7">Section 6.7</a>, |
| 1943 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| 1944 | | <br> |
| 1945 | | |
| 1946 | | <h3>6.8 How to get release announcements</h3> |
| | 1916 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%206.9">Section 6.9</a>, |
| | 1917 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%206.7">Section 6.7</a>, |
| | 1918 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Contribute">Contribute</a> |
| | 1919 | <br> |
| | 1920 | |
| | 1921 | <h2>6.8 How to get release announcements</h2> |
| 1974 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Document%20Revisions">Document Revisions</a>, |
| 1975 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Contribute">Contribute</a>, |
| 1976 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Top">Top</a> |
| 1977 | | <br> |
| 1978 | | |
| 1979 | | <h2>7 Version 1 Specific Questions</h2> |
| 1980 | | |
| 1981 | | <ul> |
| 1982 | | <li><a accesskey=1 href="#Section%207.1">Section 7.1</a>: My mainboard has an SMBus, your code can't find it. Why? |
| 1983 | | <li><a accesskey=2 href="#Section%207.2">Section 7.2</a>: The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'. |
| 1984 | | <li><a accesskey=3 href="#Section%207.3">Section 7.3</a>: I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" msg. |
| 1985 | | <li><a accesskey=4 href="#Section%207.4">Section 7.4</a>: On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0! |
| | 1949 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Document%20Revisions">Document Revisions</a>, |
| | 1950 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Contribute">Contribute</a>, |
| | 1951 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Top">Top</a> |
| | 1952 | <br> |
| | 1953 | |
| | 1954 | <h1>7 Version 1 Specific Questions</h1> |
| | 1955 | |
| | 1956 | <ul> |
| | 1957 | <li><a href="#Section%207.1">Section 7.1</a>: My mainboard has an SMBus, your code can't find it. Why? |
| | 1958 | <li><a href="#Section%207.2">Section 7.2</a>: The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'. |
| | 1959 | <li><a href="#Section%207.3">Section 7.3</a>: I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" msg. |
| | 1960 | <li><a href="#Section%207.4">Section 7.4</a>: On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0! |
| 1992 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%207.2">Section 7.2</a>, |
| 1993 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| 1994 | | <br> |
| 1995 | | |
| 1996 | | <h3>7.1 My manufacturer swears that my mainboard has an SMBus, but your code reports that it can't find it. What's wrong?</h3> |
| | 1967 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%207.2">Section 7.2</a>, |
| | 1968 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| | 1969 | <br> |
| | 1970 | |
| | 1971 | <h2>7.1 My manufacturer swears that my mainboard has an SMBus, but your code reports that it can't find it. What's wrong?</h2> |
| 2019 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%207.3">Section 7.3</a>, |
| 2020 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%207.1">Section 7.1</a>, |
| 2021 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| 2022 | | <br> |
| 2023 | | |
| 2024 | | <h3>7.2 The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'.</h3> |
| | 1994 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%207.3">Section 7.3</a>, |
| | 1995 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%207.1">Section 7.1</a>, |
| | 1996 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| | 1997 | <br> |
| | 1998 | |
| | 1999 | <h2>7.2 The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'.</h2> |
| 2031 | | Next:<a rel=next accesskey=n href="#Section%207.4">Section 7.4</a>, |
| 2032 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%207.2">Section 7.2</a>, |
| 2033 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| 2034 | | <br> |
| 2035 | | |
| 2036 | | <h3>7.3 I try to read <code>/proc/sensors</code>, and I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" message. Why?</h3> |
| | 2006 | Next:<a rel=next href="#Section%207.4">Section 7.4</a>, |
| | 2007 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%207.2">Section 7.2</a>, |
| | 2008 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| | 2009 | <br> |
| | 2010 | |
| | 2011 | <h2>7.3 I try to read <code>/proc/sensors</code>, and I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" message. Why?</h2> |
| 2049 | | Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="#Section%207.3">Section 7.3</a>, |
| 2050 | | Up:<a rel=up accesskey=u href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| 2051 | | <br> |
| 2052 | | |
| 2053 | | <h3>7.4 On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0!</h3> |
| | 2024 | Previous:<a rel=previous href="#Section%207.3">Section 7.3</a>, |
| | 2025 | Up:<a rel=up href="#Version%201%20Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a> |
| | 2026 | <br> |
| | 2027 | |
| | 2028 | <h2>7.4 On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0!</h2> |