> Just wanted to send in some feedback on this combination and a thank you > for lm_sensors. Thanks :) > SuSE 9.1 "Personal" edition (kernel 2.6.5-7.104-smp) distribution included > lm_sensors 2.8.3-99. This, of course, didn't work. Some searching of your > FAQ turned up the recommendation that lm_sensors needed to be 2.8.6 or > newer with this kernel version. So, a download, make user, and make > user_install later, I have the correct version installed, and it works > fine. Thanks to the FAQ editor(s) for this. Did you report to them? They should really not be distributing incompatible packages. Package dependancies are there for a reason. > # Configuration for Temp sensors > label temp1 "System Temp" > ignore temp2 > label temp3 "CPU Temp" > compute temp3 @+6,(@-6) > # end - dgersic > > and the outputs of lm_sensors status now match the values shown by the BIOS > for the FAN speeds and the system and CPU temps. The 6 degrees offset you are introducing might not be needed. If you tried to have Linux idle temperature and BIOS idle temperature match, it's not correct. I have a Supermicro (370DLE) motherboard and I know for sure that the BIOS has a closed, almost undelayed while(1) loop that keeps the CPU busy all the time. Linux reads 26 degrees idle, BIOS reads 38 degrees. Linux at full load is in the 35-40 degrees range so this makes sense. Like you, I was about to add an offset to sensors.conf, but now I know it's not correct. The raw Linux reading is most likely correct and lower than what you see in the BIOS just because you are comparing a somewhat busy BIOS with an idle Linux. (Or maybe I'm wrong - all boards are different.) Thanks for the nice report anyway :) Jean
