Hi Warren: * Warren Wilder <wipwap19 at hotmail.com> [2006-02-24 19:51:45 +0000]: > I have noticed others had this problem, but it turned out to be some > configuration issue. Hopefully this is the case for me as well. I am > slightly worried that I have to wait for the 'eeprom' module, which my Via > VT1211 chip seems to need. That doesn't make sense: no sensors/hwmon chip needs the eeprom module. > My system: (Via SP13000) > HLFS (Hardened Linux From Scratch) with kernel 2.6.14.6 > sysfs compiled and mounted > > running sensors-detect notifies me of these required modules: > i2c-viapro > i2c-dev > I can succesfully load both. So, sensors-detect doesn't find vt1211? Can we see the full output? > When I run sensors I get this notice: > Can't access procfs/sysfs file > Unable to find i2c bus information; > For 2.6 kernels, make sure you have mounted sysfs and libsensors > was compiled with sysfs support! > For older kernels, make sure you have done 'modprobe i2c-proc'! What modules are loaded and/or builtin when you run sensors? > The thing is, I haven't build libsensors with sysfs support, since the > INSTALL and QUICKSTART files inform me of not having to do anything, > besides 'make user and make user_install' if I have a 2.6 kernel with i2c > modules compiled. > Since I also have udev on my system I am leaning towards missing some sort > of udev rule. If you were running a 2.6.x kernel when you built libsensors, then it almost certainly did the right thing. You can run 'ldd `which sensors`' to be sure. > Please inform me of the next step. Reply-to-all with the requested info. Thanks. Regards, -- Mark M. Hoffman mhoffman at lightlink.com
