I don't understand what your question is. CPU Vcore looks good. If you change the in0_min and in0_max lines and run 'sensors -s' you will fix the Vcore limits. Hans-Joachim Klein wrote: > Hi, > I just installed lm_sensors 2.7.0 on my syste, (kernel: 2.4.18): > > cat /proc/pci|grep VIA > Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 2). > PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] (rev > 0). > ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev > 34). > IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 16). > USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 16). > USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (#2) (rev 16). > Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev > 48). > Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC97 Audio > Controller (rev 32). > > BIOS output: > CPU-Temp +27,1?C > CPU-Fan 4500 RPM > Vcore 1,68 V > VccSRAM 3,33 V > +3,3 V 3,35 V > +5 V 5,22 V > +12 V 12,48 V > > Sensors output: > via686a-isa-6000 > Adapter: ISA adapter > Algorithm: ISA algorithm > CPU core: +1.61 V (min = +1.79 V, max = +2.18 V) ALARM > +2.5V: +0.23 V (min = +2.24 V, max = +2.74 V) ALARM > I/O: +3.27 V (min = +2.95 V, max = +3.62 V) > +5V: +5.09 V (min = +4.47 V, max = +5.49 V) > +12V: +12.16 V (min = +10.79 V, max = +13.18 V) > CPU Fan: 4530 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2) > P/S Fan: 0 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2) > SYS Temp: +27.1?C (limit = +60?C, hysteresis = +50?C) > CPU Temp: +146.2?C (limit = +60?C, hysteresis = +50?C) ALARM > SBr Temp: +23.9?C (limit = +60?C, hysteresis = +50?C) > > I did no changes to /etc/sensors.conf so far. > > Output after changes to /etc/sensors.conf > via686a-isa-6000 > Adapter: ISA adapter > Algorithm: ISA algorithm > CPU core: +1.61 V (min = +1.98 V, max = +2.49 V) ALARM ??? > I/O: +3.27 V (min = +2.95 V, max = +3.62 V) > +5V: +5.09 V (min = +4.47 V, max = +5.49 V) > +12V: +12.16 V (min = +10.79 V, max = +13.18 V) > CPU Fan: 4623 RPM (min = 3994 RPM, div = 2) > P/S Fan: 0 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2) > CPU Temp: +37.8?C (limit = +45?C, hysteresis = +40?C) > > I couldn't figure out how the calculation for the CPU core works! > With best regards > Hans-J. Klein > Germany > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > # Sensors configuration file used by 'libsensors' > #------------------------------------------------ > # > ########################################################################## > # # > # PLEASE READ THIS HELPFUL HINT!!! # > # # > # The 'set' lines (generally for min and max values) # > # do not take effect until you run 'sensors -s' as root !!! # > # We suggest you put 'sensors -s' in a /etc/rc.d/... file # > # to be run at boot time after the modules are inserted !!! # > # # > ########################################################################## > # > # > # OVERVIEW > # -------- > # This configuration file will be used by all userspace applications > # linked to libsensors. It is NOT used by the lm_sensors drivers directly. > # > # This config file consists of two parts: the heavily commented LM78 > # example, and the real parts. Search for '####' if you want to skip > # to the real stuff. > # > # Hash marks introduce comments, which continue until the end of a line > # > # Identifiers consisting of only digits and letters can be used > # unquoted; other identifiers must be quoted. Escape characters within > # quotes operate like those in C. > # > # > # CHIP LINES > # ---------- > # A 'chip' line specifies what the following 'label', 'compute', 'set' and > # 'ignore' lines refer to. In this case, until the > # next 'chip' line, everything refers to all lm78, lm78-j and lm79 > # chips. Other examples are *-isa-* for everything on the ISA bus, and > # lm78-j-i2c-*-4e for all lm78-j chips on address 0x4e of any I2C bus. > # > # If more chip statements match a specific chip, they are all considered. > # Later lines overrule earlier lines, so if you set the in0 label for > # lm78-* to "This", and later on the in0 label for lm78-isa-* to "That", > # "That" is used for LM78 chips on the ISA bus, and "This" for LM78 > # chips on a non-ISA bus. > # > # chip "lm78-*" "lm78-j-*" "lm79-*" > # > # > # FEATURE NAMES > # ------------- > # Feature names are used in 'label', 'compute', 'set', and 'ignore' lines. > # Example feature names are 'in0', 'temp2', 'in3_min', and 'temp3_over'. > # These features are defined for each chip in lib/chips.c. > # > # Undefined features will be silently ignored in 'label' and 'compute' lines. > # Undefined features in 'set' lines will result in 'Unknonw feature name' > # when running 'sensors -s'. > # > # Unfortunately, feature names starting with a number must be in > # double quotes or you get 'parse error, expecting 'NAME''. > # > # If you have trouble, verify the features in lib/chips.c!!! > # > # > # LABEL LINES > # ----------- > # A label line describes what a certain feature stands for on your > # mainboard. Programs can retrieve these names and display them. > # If no label is specified for a certain feature, the default name > # (ie. 'fan1' for fan1) is used. > # > # If you specify a label for in1, this label is also used for in1_min and > # in1_max, unless they have their own labels declared. There are several > # of these logical groups. > # > # These are as advised in the LM78 and LM79 data sheets, and used on most > # boards we have seen. > # > # label in0 "VCore 1" > # label in1 "VCore 2" > # label in2 "+3.3V" > # label in3 "+5V" > # label in4 "+12V" > # label in5 "-12V" > # label in6 "-5V" > # > # > # COMPUTE LINES > # ------------- > # A compute line describes how to scale a certain feature. There are > # two expressions in it: the first describes how the /proc value must > # be translated to a user value, the second how a user value must be > # translated to a /proc value. '@' is the value to operate on. You may > # refer to other readable features (like '2 * vid'). > # > # Like for the label statement, there are logical groups here. They are > # sometimes a bit different, though. For example, fan1_div is in the > # logical label group of fan1 (it gets the same label if none is declared > # for it), but it is not in the compute group of fan1 (as it uses a > # completely different system of values). > # > # > # VOLTAGE COMPUTATION DETAILS > # --------------------------- > # Most voltage sensors in sensor chips have a range of 0 to 4.096 Volts. > # This is generally sufficient for the 3.3 and CPU (2.5V, for example) > # supply voltages, so the sensor chip reading is the actual voltage. > # > # Other supply voltages must be scaled with an external resistor network. > # The chip driver generally reports the 'raw' value 0 - 4.09 V, and the > # userspace application must convert this raw value to an actual voltage. > # The 'compute' lines provide this facility. > # > # Unfortunately the resistor values vary among motherboard types. > # Therefore you may have to adjust the computations in this file > # to match your motherboard. > # > # For positive voltages (in3, in4), two resistors are used, with the following > # formula (R1,R2: resistor values, Vs: read voltage, Vin: pin voltage) > # R1 = R2 * (Vs/Vin - 1) > # For negative voltages (in5, in6) two resistors are used, with the following > # formula (Rin,Rf: resistor values, Vs: read voltage, Vin: pin voltage) > # Rin = (Vs * Rf) / Vin > # > # Note: Some chips use a different formula, see it87 section for example. > # > # Here are the official LM78 and LM79 data sheet values. > # Vs R1,Rin R2,Rf Vin > # in3 +5.0 6.8 10 +2.98 > # in4 +12.0 30 10 +3.00 > # in5 -12.0 240 60 +3.00 > # in6 -5.0 100 60 +3.00 > # > # These would lead to these declarations: > # compute in3 ((6.8/10)+1)*@ , @/((6.8/10)+1) > # compute in4 ((30/10)+1)*@ , @/((30/10)+1) > # compute in5 -(240/60)*@ , -@/(240/60) > # compute in6 -(100/60)*@ , -@/(100/60) > # > # On almost any mainboard we have seen, the Winbond compute values lead to > # much better results, though. > # > # Vs R1,Rin R2,Rf Vin > # in4 +12.0 28 10 +3.00 > # in5 -12.0 210 60.4 +3.00 > # in6 -5.0 90.9 60.4 +3.00 > # > # These leads to these declarations: > # compute in3 ((6.8/10)+1)*@ , @/((6.8/10)+1) > # compute in4 ((28/10)+1)*@ , @/((28/10)+1) > # compute in5 -(210/60.4)*@ , -@/(210/60.4) > # compute in6 -(90.9/60.4)*@ , -@/(90.9/60.4) > # > # > # SET LINES > # --------- > # Set statements set things like limits. Complete expressions can be > # used. Not everything can sensibly be set: setting 'in0', for example, > # is impossible! These settings are put through the compute translations; > # so if we specify '12.8' for in6, '3.2' will actually be written! > # > # Important note: In the 'sensors' program, these only take effect > # after running 'sensors -s'!!! > # > # Here are some examples: > # > # set in0_max vid*1.05 > # set in0_min vid*0.95 > # set temp1_over 40 > # set temp1_hyst 37 > # > # Think of tempx_over as 'alarm set' and tempx_hyst as 'alarm clear' > # thresholds. In most cases the 'over' value should be higher than > # the 'hyst' value by several degrees. > # > # > # IGNORE LINES > # ------------ > # Ignore statements tell certain features are not wanted. User programs can > # still read them if they really want, though; this is just an advisory > # marking. 'in0' would also invalidate 'in0_max' and 'in0_min'. > # 'ignore' does not disable anything in the actual sensor chip; it > # simply advises the user program to not access that data. > # > # ignore in0 > # > # > # STATEMENT ORDER > # --------------- > # Statements can go in any order, EXCEPT that some statements depend > # on others. Dependencies could be either in the library or the driver. > # A 'compute' statement must go before a 'set' statement > # for the same feature or else the 'set' won't be computed correctly. > # This is a library dependency. > # A 'set fan1_div' statement must go before a 'set fan1_min' statement, > # because the driver uses the divisor in calculating the minimum. > # > # > # BUS LINES > # --------- > # There is one other feature: the 'bus' statement. An example is below. > # > # bus "i2c-0" "SMBus PIIX4 adapter at e800" "Non-I2C SMBus adapter" > # > # If we refer from now on to 'i2c-0' in 'chip' lines, this will run-time > # be matched to this bus. So even if the PIIX4 is called 'i2c-5' at that > # moment, because five other adapters were detected first, 'i2c-0' in > # the config file would always only match this physical bus. In the above > # config file, this feature is not needed; but the next lines would > # only affect the LM75 chips on the PIIX4 adapter: > # > # chip "lm75-i2c-0-*" > # > # You should really use the output of /proc/bus/chips to generate bus lines, > # because one mistyped characted will inhibit the match. Wildcards are not > # yet supported; spaces at the end are ignored, though. > # > # > ########################################################################## > #### Here begins the real configuration file > > # Motherboard BIOSTAR MKV7B > > chip "via686a-*" > > # VIA is very specific about the voltage sensor inputs, and our labels > # reflect what they say. Unfortunately, they are not at all specific about > # how to convert any of the register values to real units. Fortunately, > # Jonathan Yew <j.teh at iname.com> and Alex van Kaam <darkside at chello.nl> > # came through with some data for temp conversion and formulae for voltage > # conversion. However, the conversions should be regarded as our best guess- > # YMMV. > > # On the Tyan S1598, the 2.5V sensor reads 0 and is not displayed in the BIOS. > # Linas Vepstas <linas at linas.org> reports that this sensor shows nothing of > # interest on the Abit KA7 (Athlon), and is also not displayed in the BIOS. > # Likewise, Johannes Drechsel-Burkhard <jdb at chello.at> reports that this > # sensor is unavailable in the BIOS of his MSI K7T Pro (Thunderbird). So, > # if you have one of these boards you may want to uncomment the 'ignore 2.5V' > # line below. > > label "2.0V" "CPU core" > label "2.5V" "+2.5V" > ignore "2.5V" > label "3.3V" "I/O" > label "5.0V" "+5V" > label "12V" "+12V" > > label fan1 "CPU Fan" > label fan2 "P/S Fan" > > # VIA suggests that temp3 is an internal temp sensor for the 686a. However, > # on the Tyan S1598 as well as the Abit KA7 (Athalon), the absolute values > # of the readings from that sensor are not valid. The readings do seem to > # correlate with temp changes, but the conversion factor may be quite > # different from temp1 & temp2 (as noted above, VIA has not provided > # conversion info). So, you may wish to 'ignore temp3'. > > # Johannes Drechsel-Burkhard <jdb at chello.at> notes that on his MSI K7T Pro, > # temp1 is the CPU temp and temp2 is the SYS temp. > > label temp1 "CPU Temp" > label temp2 "SYS Temp" > ignore temp2 > label temp3 "SBr Temp" > ignore temp3 > > # Set your CPU core limits here. For the other voltage sensors, the > # built-in defaults should be fine. > > set in0_min 2.0 > set in0_max 2.5 > > # Set your temp limits here. Remember, 'tempX_over' is the temp at which an > # alarm is triggered, and 'tempX_hyst' is the temp at which an alarm turns off. > # Setting tempX_hyst to a few degrees below the corresponding tempX_over > # prevents an oscillation between alarm on and off states. This kind of > # oscillation is known as hyteresis, thus the name. (You typically get the > # most serious and troublesome hysteresis when a sensor triggers something to > # reduce the temp, thus creating a negative feedback loop. Even without that, > # we would still get some oscillation when the temp hovers around the limit > # due to noise.) > > set temp1_hyst 40 > set temp1_over 45 > set temp2_hyst 55 > set temp2_over 60 > set temp3_hyst 60 > set temp3_over 65 > > # You could set your fan limits too, but the defaults should be fine. > > set fan1_min 4000 > #set fan2_min 5000 > > # For at least one Tyan S1598, the following corrections make the sensors > # readings more in-line with the BIOS readings on boot. Try these, and > # adjust as necessary. > > #compute "2.0V" 1.02*@ , @/1.02 > #compute "3.3V" 1.02*@ , @/1.02 > #compute "5.0V" 1.009*@ , @/1.009 > #compute "12V" 1.04*@ , @/1.04 > >