----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Delvare" <khali at linux-fr.org> To: "Jim Gifford" <jim at jg555.com> Cc: <sensors at Stimpy.netroedge.com> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:16 AM Subject: Re: Dell Poweredge > > > I am having no luck in compiling the modules. > > > > Here is what I have been selecting. > > > > <M> I2C support > > <M> I2C bit-banging interfaces (NEW) > > <M> I2C PCF 8584 interfaces (NEW) > > [*] I2C mainboard interfaces (NEW) > > <M> Pseudo ISA adapter (for some hardware sensors) (NEW) > > <M> I2C device interface (NEW) > > <M> I2C /proc interface (required for hardware sensors) (NEW) > > <M> National Semiconductor LM75 and compatibles (NEW) > > <M> National Semiconductor LM78 (NEW) > > <M> National Semiconductor LM80 (NEW) > > <M> National Semiconductor LM85, Analog Devices ADM1027 (NEW) > > <M> National Semiconductor LM87 (NEW) > > <M> National Semiconductor LM92 (NEW) > > [*] Other I2C devices (NEW) > > <M> EEprom (DIMM) reader (NEW) > > > > Here is the last error message. > > i2c-isa.c:46: error: unknown field `owner' specified in initializer > > i2c-isa.c:46: warning: missing braces around initializer > > i2c-isa.c:46: warning: (near initialization for `isa_adapter.name') > > i2c-isa.c:46: warning: initialization makes integer from pointer > > without a cast > > i2c-isa.c:46: error: initializer element is not computable at load > > time i2c-isa.c:46: error: (near initialization for > > `isa_adapter.name[0]') i2c-isa.c:47: error: initializer element is not > > constant i2c-isa.c:47: error: (near initialization for > > `isa_adapter.name') > > Hm, I guess you have been using compilation option 3, where you do > generate a patch and apply it to your kernel sources. This method is > known to have problems (this is temporary, we know how to fix it and it > should be done really soon.) > > You should use comilation option 1, that is: completely separated from > the kernel tree. This is by far the easier one, as easy as typing "make > && make install" for i2c and "make && make install && ldconfig" for > lm_sensors2. Then, you just have to run "sensors-detect" and see what > kind of sensors exist on your system. > > -- > Jean Delvare > http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/ > I tried that and got errors also. I will try again and send errors to you.
