Re: Linux 2.6.22-rc1

["Michal Piotrowski" <michal.k.k.piotrowski@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On 14/05/07, Antonino Ingargiola <tritemio@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jean!
>
> 2007/5/14, Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>:
>
> > > Sure. On 2.6.21.1:
> > >
> > > via686a-isa-6000
> > > Adapter: ISA adapter
> > > CPU core:  +1.63 V  (min =  +0.06 V, max =  +3.10 V)
> > > +2.5V:     +2.45 V  (min =  +0.06 V, max =  +3.10 V)
> > > I/O:       +3.52 V  (min =  +3.12 V, max =  +3.45 V)   ALARM
> > > +5V:       +5.05 V  (min =  +4.73 V, max =  +5.20 V)
> > > +12V:     +12.30 V  (min = +11.35 V, max = +12.48 V)
> > > CPU Fan:     0 RPM  (min = 42187 RPM, div = 2)
> > > P/S Fan:  2657 RPM  (min = 42187 RPM, div = 2)          ALARM
> >
> > Hint: increase the fan clock dividers to 4.
> >
>
> I've not found an obvious way to set it in sensors.conf. Could you
> point me to some doumentation, thanks.
>
> > > while on 2.6.22-rc1:
> > >
> > > via686a-i2c-9191-6000
> > >  ERROR: Can't get adapter or algorithm?!?
> >
> > Ah, interesting. Could it be that the gnome applet quits because it
> > fails to get the adapter name? That wouldn't be very smart, but that's
> > possible.
>
> Just for the record. Does not quit. It displays on the panel "Chip not found.".
>
> > This is a side effect of an i2c-core cleanup.

I call it "breaking userspace".

> > This is already fixed in
> > lm_sensors 2.10.3 (libsensors.so.3.1.3). Care to give it a try and
> > confirm it fixes the problem? Note that it might be a bit tricky to get
> > the gnome applet to use your own libsensors rather than the system one.
> > You might need to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable before
> > the applet starts, or something similar.
>
> Luckily the 2.10.3 lm-sensors version is on unstable. The backport to
> Debian Etch was straightforward. Now the applet works again! And the
> P/S fan indicator (you may have noted that showed 0 in the 2.6.22-rc1
> case) works too. Many thanks ;-).
>
> Is this new version required only for the via686 chip or should be a
> general advise for Debian Etch users to upgrade to lm-sensors >=
> 2.10.3 for kernels >= 2.6.22?

Ok, I removed this issue from the list of known regressions.

>     ~ Antonio
> -

Regards,
Michal

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