hi , I have installed lm-sensors with i2c, ipmi and bmcsensors modules but the sensors command give me wrong values : # sensors -s --> no output ? # sensors bmc-i2c-1-00 Adapter: IPMI adapter in1: +1.48 V (min = +1.56 V, max = +1.73 V) in2: +1.90 V (min = +1.56 V, max = +1.73 V) in3: +1.90 V (min = +1.56 V, max = +1.73 V) in4: +1.48 V (min = +1.56 V, max = +1.73 V) in5: +1.90 V (min = +4.79 V, max = +5.21 V) in6: +5.08 V (min = +11.39 V, max = +12.61 V) in7: +11.90 V (min = +3.16 V, max = +3.44 V) in8: +3.27 V (min = +2.49 V, max = +3.28 V) in9: +3.12 V (min = +2.42 V, max = +2.58 V) in10: +2.55 V (min = +2.42 V, max = +2.58 V) fan1: 6240 RPM (min = 1080 RPM) fan2: 6360 RPM (min = 1080 RPM) fan3: 6240 RPM (min = 1080 RPM) fan4: 6720 RPM (min = 1080 RPM) fan5: 6360 RPM (min = 1080 RPM) fan6: 6240 RPM (min = 1080 RPM) fan7: 6480 RPM (min = 1080 RPM) temp1: -128.0 C (high = +80 C, hyst = -127 C) temp2: -930.0 C (high = +80 C, hyst = -127 C) temp3: -1280.0 C (high = +80 C, hyst = -127 C) temp4: -930.0 C (high = +80 C, hyst = -127 C) temp5: +320.0 C (high = +55 C, hyst = -127 C) temp6: +190.0 C (high = +40 C, hyst = -127 C) temp7: -750.0 C (high = +55 C, hyst = -127 C) temp8: -760.0 C (high = +55 C, hyst = -127 C) temp9: -750.0 C (high = +55 C, hyst = -127 C) temp10: +270.0 C (high = +55 C, hyst = -127 C) My loaded modules : (somes i2c are included in kernel 2.6.10) # lsmod Module Size Used by bmcsensors 79012 0 i2c_sensor 8448 0 i2c_piix4 14096 0 i2c_ipmi 8716 0 ipmi_si 37884 1 ipmi_poweroff 11164 0 ipmi_devintf 11652 0 ipmi_msghandler 49376 4 i2c_ipmi,ipmi_si,ipmi_poweroff,ipmi_devintf i2c_isa 6144 0 my sensors-detect output :# sensors-detect This program will help you determine which I2C/SMBus modules you need to load to use lm_sensors most effectively. You need to have i2c and lm_sensors installed before running this program. Also, you need to be `root', or at least have access to the /dev/i2c-* files, for most things. If you have patched your kernel and have some drivers built in, you can safely answer NO if asked to load some modules. In this case, things may seem a bit confusing, but they will still work. It is generally safe and recommended to accept the default answers to all questions, unless you know what you're doing. We can start with probing for (PCI) I2C or SMBus adapters. You do not need any special privileges for this. Do you want to probe now? (YES/no): Probing for PCI bus adapters... Use driver `i2c-piix4' for device 00:0f.0: ServerWorks CSB5 South Bridge Probe succesfully concluded. We will now try to load each adapter module in turn. Module `i2c-piix4' already loaded. If you have undetectable or unsupported adapters, you can have them scanned by manually loading the modules before running this script. To continue, we need module `i2c-dev' to be loaded. If it is built-in into your kernel, you can safely skip this. i2c-dev is not loaded. Do you want to load it now? (YES/no): FATAL: Module i2c_dev not found. Loading failed, expect problems later on. We are now going to do the adapter probings. Some adapters may hang halfway through; we can't really help that. Also, some chips will be double detected; we choose the one with the highest confidence value in that case. If you found that the adapter hung after probing a certain address, you can specify that address to remain unprobed. That often includes address 0x69 (clock chip). Next adapter: IPMI adapter Do you want to scan it? (YES/no/selectively): Some chips are also accessible through the ISA bus. ISA probes are typically a bit more dangerous, as we have to write to I/O ports to do this. This is usually safe though. Do you want to scan the ISA bus? (YES/no): Probing for `National Semiconductor LM78' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `National Semiconductor LM78-J' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `National Semiconductor LM79' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `Winbond W83781D' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `Winbond W83782D' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `Winbond W83627HF' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `Winbond W83627EHF' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `Winbond W83697HF' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `Silicon Integrated Systems SIS5595' Trying general detect... Failed! Probing for `VIA Technologies VT82C686 Integrated Sensors' Trying general detect... Failed! Probing for `VIA Technologies VT8231 Integrated Sensors' Trying general detect... Failed! Probing for `ITE IT8712F' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `ITE IT8705F / SiS 950' Trying address 0x0290... Failed! Probing for `IPMI BMC KCS' Trying address 0x0ca0... Success! (confidence 4, driver `bmcsensors') Probing for `IPMI BMC SMIC' Trying address 0x0ca8... Failed! Some Super I/O chips may also contain sensors. Super I/O probes are typically a bit more dangerous, as we have to write to I/O ports to do this. This is usually safe though. Do you want to scan for Super I/O sensors? (YES/no): Probing for `ITE 8702F Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee11) Probing for `ITE 8705F Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee11) Probing for `ITE 8712F Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee11) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87351 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87360 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87363 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87364 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87365 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87365 Super IO Voltage Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87365 Super IO Thermal Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Voltage Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Thermal Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87372 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87373 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87591 Super IO' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87371 Super IO' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC97371 Super IO' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC8739x Super IO' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC8741x Super IO' Success... (no hardware monitoring capabilities) Probing for `SMSC 47B27x Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `SMSC 47M10x/13x Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `SMSC 47M14x Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `SMSC 47M15x/192 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `SMSC 47S42x Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `SMSC 47S45x Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `SMSC 47M172 Super IO' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `SMSC LPC47B397-NC Super IO' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `VT1211 Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Winbond W83627HF Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Winbond W83627THF Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Winbond W83637HF Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Winbond W83697HF Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Winbond W83697SF/UF Super IO PWM' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Winbond W83L517D Super IO' Failed! (0xee) Probing for `Winbond W83627EHF Super IO Sensors' Failed! (0xee11) Do you want to scan for secondary Super I/O sensors? (YES/no): Probing for `ITE 8702F Super IO Sensors' Failed! (skipping family) Probing for `Nat. Semi. PC87351 Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (skipping family) Probing for `SMSC 47B27x Super IO Fan Sensors' Failed! (skipping family) Probing for `VT1211 Super IO Sensors' Failed! (skipping family) Probing for `Winbond W83627EHF Super IO Sensors' Failed! (skipping family) Now follows a summary of the probes I have just done. Just press ENTER to continue: Driver `bmcsensors' (should be inserted): Detects correctly: * ISA bus address 0x0ca0 (Busdriver `i2c-isa') Chip `IPMI BMC KCS' (confidence: 4) I will now generate the commands needed to load the I2C modules. Sometimes, a chip is available both through the ISA bus and an I2C bus. ISA bus access is faster, but you need to load an additional driver module for it. If you have the choice, do you want to use the ISA bus or the I2C/SMBus (ISA/smbus)? To make the sensors modules behave correctly, add these lines to /etc/modules: #----cut here---- # I2C adapter drivers i2c-isa # You must also install and load the IPMI modules i2c-ipmi # I2C chip drivers bmcsensors #----cut here---- well, I don't understand anything about theses sensors output values. Is ther a problem with the chip module ? what can I try to resolve it ? thanks