This IBM is a good candidate to be a guinea pig. I understand the consequences. (It's a lease from work, and I do the ordering...hehehe). Let me know how and I'll try it out and send you the results. FYI: it is a NetVista 8303-SB3 with the following details from IBM's site: *General Information* <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42671#top> *System board/Form factor <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-42919&loc=en>* * Micro ATX / Small Desktop (4x3) *Processor* * Intel Pentium 4 with integrated L2 cache * 400MHz or 533MHz front side bus system *Cache* * 256KB cache or 512KB on-die L2 advanced transfer cache *Chipsets* * Intel 845G chipset * Memory Controller Hub (MCH) * I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) for PCI 2.2 bus * Integrated 10/100 Mbit LAN controller * SMBUS device support *Memory* * 266MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM * 2 DIMM sockets (1 open) * 2 - 184-pin DIMMS * Supports a maximum memory up to 2.0GB * ECC not supported * Option part numbers for memory <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-42888&loc=en> *Hard disk drive features* * ATA-100 * Enhanced Local Bus IDE controller * Read/write cache * 7200RPM * Option part numbers for hard disk drives <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-42926&loc=en> *IDE controller* * Integrated in ICH4 * Single controller * 2 separate channels, 4 drive support *CD-ROM drive* * Enhanced IDE/ATAPI interface * Less than 85 ms average access time and 128 KB buffer for look-ahead cache * 12 cm and 8 cm disc compatibility (8 cm horizontal mount only) * Front load tray and front panel audio jack and volume control * Dust seal enclosure * Option part numbers for CD-ROM drives <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-42926&loc=en> *Onboard audio* * Integrated PCI AC'97 * ADI 1981A CODEC * Microphone, Line-in, line-out / headphone out * Integrated digital audio * SoundMAX 3.0 with SPX * Software-based audio (done by processor and ICH4) *Power management* * APM 1.2 and ACPI 1.0 compliant * OnNow support * Power-on suspend supported (soft on) * S3 supported, wake from USB & keyboard *Power supply* * 160 watt supply with variable speed fan * 110 volt or 220 volt operation controlled by a switch on the back of the unit *Networking* * Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet with (Wake on Lan) or * Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet (gigabit) * Option part numbers for networking <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-42900&loc=en> *Keyboard and mouse* * IBM Standard PS/2 104 key keyboard * IBM Standard PS/2 2 button mouse * Option part numbers for keyboard and mouse <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-42905&loc=en> *Operating systems* * Microsoft Windows 2000 <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-4CLPPT&loc=en> * Microsoft Windows XP Professional <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1XBRD-WINXP&loc=en> *NOTE:* Preloaded software utilizes the disk-to-disk recovery <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-4UFUYK&loc=en> method. *Security* * U-Bolt anchoring feature (U-Bolt assembly is optional; supports optional padlock) * Security slot (for attachment of optional cable lock) * Power-on password * Configuration password (administrator password) * Boot sequence control *Promise of Value (POV)* * Offers both platform and user authentication * Executes all private key-related Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) operations right on the chip (requires download of security software from IBM) * Designed to enable secure storage of private keys (requires third party digital certificate) * Supports industry standard cryptographic interface (MSCAPI and PKCS#11) * Provides more secure access authentication by coordinating with Windows logons * and strengthening Lotus Notes logons * Encrypts and decrypts files, folders and messages with 1024-bit digital signature and up to 256-bit key exchange * Digital signatures allow non-repudiation and data integrity * Integrates with biometrics and proximity badges * Adheres to the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) specification established by over 150 companies * C2 tamper evident switch *NOTE:* Promise of Value kit is only available on selected models *External ports* * Six USB (two in front, four in back) [Ver 2.0] * One ethernet RJ-45 * Two serial 9-pin * One parallel (EPP, ECP), IEEE 1284 * Keyboard and mouse ports * Audio line in, audio line out and mic audio jacks *Slots* * Slot 1: low profile, 32-bit AGP 4X (1.5v) * Slot 2: low profile, 32-bit PCI 2.2 (5v) * Slot 3: low profile, 32-bit PCI 2.2 (5v) * Slot 4: low profile, 32-bit PCI 2.2 (5v) *Bays* * Bay 1: 5.25-inch, half-height 1.6-inch, external access, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM * Bay 2: 3.5-inch, slim-line 1-inch, external access, floppy disk drive * Bay 3: 3.5-inch, slim-line 1-inch, internal access, hard disk drive Jean Delvare wrote: > > Let me know if this helps add support for this system. > > OK, so your system is a Netvista M42, isn't it? > > For one thing, I've added support for it to vpddecode. Thanks :) > > Now, as to whether lm_sensors can support your system... It's a bit > complex. The story is that some IBM systems, most notably Thinkpads, > have an RFID EEPROM inside which is accessible on the I2C bus, which > doesn't quite comply with the standards and would be damaged by us > scanning the bus. As a result, the whole system would become unusable > and would need to round-trip to the manufacturer. This is the reason why > we blacklisted IBM systems from sensors-detect. > > If you want to give a try to lm_sensors, I can just tell you how to > "unlock" sensors-detect. It would be under your own responsability, I > don't assume any liability. I'm quite confident that nothing bad would > happen, because we never heard about Netvista systems with the RFID > EEPROM, and because we workaround the problem and sensors-detect > shouldn't break them anymore anyway. Still I can't promise anything not > am I liable for any damage that would occur. > > If you decide to do it and it turns out to be a success, then we'll add > your model to the white list so that other owners of similar systems can > use lm_sensors too. > > Let us know if you want to go on. > > Thanks again. > > -- > Jean Delvare > http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/ > <http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/%7Edelvare/> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.lm-sensors.org/pipermail/lm-sensors/attachments/20040504/556d2e5e/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: backtop.gif Type: image/gif Size: 328 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.lm-sensors.org/pipermail/lm-sensors/attachments/20040504/556d2e5e/attachment.gif
