>I just finished installing lm_sensors-2.8.7 on my linux machine with >kernel 2.6.7 installed. >Then when I run sensors-detect I encounter the following message: > > System vendor: IBM > BIOS version: V75SV4C >Sorry, we won't let you go on. IBM systems are known to have >serious problems with lm_sensors, resulting in hardware failures. >For more information, see README.thinkpad or >http://www2.lm-sensors.nu/~lm78/cvs/lm_sensors2/README.thinkpad. > >Now, as far as I'm concerned this only applies to the thinkpad series. >Is there a fix for this, so I can get lm_sensors on my machine within >the next days. I don't have the patience to wait a few hundred days for >it to be fixed. The problem was reported (once) on an non-Thinkpad as well (which is why we play it safe). Anyway, the problem is supposed to be fixed in sensors-detect now. We have kept the warning in place until we know for sure that the workaround has no side effect. We'll probably remove it entirely within a few months. >Please give me some advice on what to do next. Grateful for any answer. Edit sensors-detect, seach for "sub safe_system_vendor", replace the final "exit;" with "return 0;". At your own risk, of course. Let us know how it goes though. This will let you run sensors-detect, but possibly it'll tell you that you need a protected driver (i2c-piix4). If this is the case, I'll tell you what to do. Jean Delvare
