Gigabyte GA-6VXDC7 (VIA Apollo Pro 82C686 chipset) gives no readings. (Examined/Solved - lm_sensors 2.6.2 Linux 2.4.14-SMP)

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I've got the i2c-vipro, eeprom and via686a modules loaded, and done the sensors

-s, but sensors just shows the following:

eeprom-i2c-0-50

Adapter: SMBus Via Pro adapter at 0400

Algorithm: Non-I2C SMBus adapter

Memory type: SDRAM DIMM SPD

SDRAM Size (MB): 512

eeprom-i2c-0-51

Adapter: SMBus Via Pro adapter at 0400

Algorithm: Non-I2C SMBus adapter

Memory type: SDRAM DIMM SPD

SDRAM Size (MB): 512

The log file however showed this when doing the load modules:

Nov 22 00:57:18 sanctuary kernel: i2c-viapro.o version 2.6.2 (20011118)

Nov 22 00:57:18 sanctuary kernel: i2c-viapro.o: Found Via VT82C686A/B device

Nov 22 00:57:18 sanctuary kernel: i2c-dev.o: Registered 'SMBus Via Pro adapter

at 0400' as minor 0

Nov 22 00:57:18 sanctuary kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter SMBus Via Pro adapter at

0400 registered as adapter 0.

Nov 22 00:57:18 sanctuary kernel: i2c-viapro.o: Via Pro SMBus detected and

initialized

Nov 22 01:03:16 sanctuary kernel: eeprom.o version 2.6.2 (20011118)

Nov 22 01:03:16 sanctuary kernel: i2c-core.o: driver EEPROM READER registered.

Nov 22 01:03:16 sanctuary kernel: i2c-core.o: client [EEPROM chip] registered to

adapter [SMBus Via Pro adapter at 0400](pos. 0).

Nov 22 01:03:16 sanctuary kernel: i2c-core.o: client [EEPROM chip] registered to

adapter [SMBus Via Pro adapter at 0400](pos. 1).

Nov 22 01:09:10 sanctuary kernel: via686a.o version 2.6.2 (20011118)

Nov 22 01:09:10 sanctuary kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VIA 686A registered.

My lspci -v shows the following:

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev

c4)

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]

Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0

Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x

AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])

Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0

Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0

I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff

Memory behind bridge: d7e00000-d7efffff

Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d7c00000-d7cfffff

Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev

22)

Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686/A PCI to ISA Bridge

Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0

00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 10) (prog-if

8a [Master SecP PriP])

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32

I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]

Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 10) (prog-if 00

[UHCI])

Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19

I/O ports at d400 [size=32]

Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 10) (prog-if 00

[UHCI])

Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19

I/O ports at d800 [size=32]

Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30)

Flags: medium devsel

Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2

00:09.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. ViRGE/DX or /GX (rev 01) (prog-if 00

[VGA])

Subsystem: S3 Inc. ViRGE/DX

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17

Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]

Expansion ROM at dbff0000 [disabled] [size=64K]

00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink] (rev

74)

Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC Management NIC

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19

I/O ports at dc00 [size=128]

Memory at dbfeff80 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]

Expansion ROM at dbfc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]

Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

I cannot figure out why sensors wont give anything like CPU temperature info,

etc. The chipset supports it, and aparently so does lm_sensors. As you can

see, at 00:07.4, the chipset is VT82C686 (the motherboard manual lists the

chipsets as VT82C694X (VIA Apollo Pro 133A) and VIA82C686A). --- modprobe i2c-isa

MDS 11/22/01