> after i downloaded the tar.bz2 of lm_sensors (...) Where that? We don't distribute tar.bz2 files. > so after i installed the rpm, i ran /usr/sbin/sensors-detect (as > root,) and i get this error message: "...Could not find dmidecode, > which should have been installed with lm_sensors. Runing dmidecode > would help us determining your system vendor, which allows safer > operations...." > > first, is this a big problem? if so, how would i go about fixing it? Red Hat has an another RPM with dmidecode (that's why they don't ship it with the sensors package). I think it's in the kernel-utils package, but I am not a Red Hat user. > Probing for PCI bus adapters... > Use driver `i2c-riva' for device 01:00.0: GeForce2 MX > Probe succesfully concluded. > > > We will now try to load each adapter module in turn. > Load `i2c-riva' (say NO if built into your kernel)? (YES/no): > > i dont know if that kernel module is build into my kernel. i use the > kernel rpms from redhat becuase every time i try to compile a kernel > by hand, using a kernel for kernel.org, i end up messing things up a > lot. by the way "uname -r" reports 2.4.20-18.9 if this is of any help. > and the rpm is optomized for athlon cpus. > > anyway i chose yes to try to load the i2c-riva module, and i got this: > > modprobe: Can't locate module i2c-riva > Loading failed (No such file or directory)... skipping. > ** Note: i2c-riva module is available at > ** http://drama.obuda.kando.hu/~fero/cgi-bin/rivatv.shtml This module is not part of the kernel nor of our distribution, so you don't have it unless you install it by yourself. I don't think you will find any RPM package for that, so since you don't seem to be willing to compile code by yourself, forget about it. > now this isnt too big of a deal to me, becuase it seems to me those > sensors are for my geforce2 card, and im replacing it in about a week > or two with a new geforce4 :) but either way...i suppose i should take > the opportunity to learn, and fix this problem. It would work for your Geforce4 too, methinks, but that's not the point. > so then it says: > (bla bla bla) It says you don't have any supported device. You did not tell us but I guess you are using lm_sensors 2.7.0. You should wait for Red Hat to package our new 2.8.0 release (could take some weeks) which has support for many more devices. When it's ready, update your old package using the new one and run sensors-detect again. -- Jean Delvare http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
