[lm-sensors] sensors-detect: testers wanted!

[Jean Delvare]

Hi Matt,

On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:44:15 -0600 (CST), Matt Roberds wrote:
> Short version: Nothing blew up, *and* the new version found everything
> that the old (released with 3.0.3) version did.  I didn't have to give
> any non-default answers to the new version.
> 
> Long version: I unloaded the relevant kernel modules to simulate running
> sensors-detect on a system that hasn't had lm_sensors set up before.  I
> didn't use any command-line arguments to sensors-detect, and I took all
> the defaults by hitting "enter" at each prompt.  I did this for both the
> version from lm_sensors 3.0.3 (sensors-detect version 5337) and the
> latest version (sensors-detect version 5530).  This is on a system with
> an Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard.
> 
> The results from version 5337 (shipped with 3.0.3):
> 
> ---
> Driver `to-be-written' (should be inserted):
>     Detects correctly:
>     * Bus `SMBus nForce2 adapter at 1c40'
>       Busdriver `i2c-nforce2', I2C address 0x2e
>       Chip `Analog Devices ADT7475' (confidence: 5)
> 
> Driver `it87' (should be inserted):
>     Detects correctly:
>     * ISA bus, address 0x290
>       Chip `ITE IT8716F Super IO Sensors' (confidence: 9)
> 
> Driver `k8temp' (should be inserted):
>     Detects correctly:
>     * Chip `AMD K8 thermal sensors' (confidence: 9)
> 
> Do you want to generate /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors? (yes/NO):
> To load everything that is needed, add this to one of the system
> initialization scripts (e.g. /etc/rc.d/rc.local):
> 
> #----cut here----
> # I2C adapter drivers
> modprobe i2c-nforce2
> # Chip drivers
> # no driver for Analog Devices ADT7475 yet
> modprobe it87
> modprobe k8temp
> /usr/local/bin/sensors -s
> #----cut here----
> ---
> 
> The results from version 5530:
> 
> ---
> Driver `it87':
>    * ISA bus, address 0x290
>      Chip `ITE IT8716F Super IO Sensors' (confidence: 9)
> 
> Driver `to-be-written':
>    * Bus `SMBus nForce2 adapter at 1c40'
>      Busdriver `i2c-nforce2', I2C address 0x2e
>      Chip `Analog Devices ADT7475' (confidence: 5)
> 
> Driver `k8temp':
>    * Chip `AMD K8 thermal sensors' (confidence: 9)
> 
> Do you want to generate /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors? (yes/NO):
> To load everything that is needed, add this to one of the system
> initialization scripts (e.g. /etc/rc.d/rc.local):
> 
> #----cut here----
> # Chip drivers
> modprobe it87
> # no driver for Analog Devices ADT7475 yet
> modprobe k8temp
> /usr/local/bin/sensors -s
> #----cut here----
> ---
> 
> The probe order with 5530 was:
> 
> southbridge/CPU/memory
> super I/O
> IPMI
> ISA
> SMBus
> 
> I got the new script via svn this time, so the $Revision$ was replaced
> with the actual version number.

Looks good, thanks for reporting and thanks for your helpful
suggestions!

-- 
Jean Delvare