I said I would post what I get working... uname -a Linux gubbie 2.6.17-gentoo #6 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 30 09:51:47 PDT 2006 i686 Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.00GHz GNU/Linux I used the OpenIPMI and patches for 2.6.17 from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=36127 and with the sensor command from OpenIPMI I finally get: sensor: version 1.29 -- mBMC version 2.40, IPMI version 1.5 _ID_ SDR_Type_xx Sz Own Typ S_Num Sens_Description Hex & Interp Reading 0001 SDR EvtO 03 15 20 01 snum 01 LAN Scrty = 00 00 00 00 OK 0002 SDR EvtO 03 14 20 01 snum 02 Password = 00 00 00 00 OK 0003 SDR EvtO 03 14 20 01 snum 03 PWRGOOD# = 00 00 00 00 OK 0004 SDR EvtO 03 12 20 01 snum 04 Button = 00 00 00 00 OK 0005 SDR EvtO 03 15 20 01 snum 05 Watchdog2 = 00 00 00 00 OK 0006 SDR EvtO 03 19 20 01 snum 06 SyS Boot Init = 00 00 00 00 OK 0007 SDR EvtO 03 14 20 01 snum 07 Sys Evnt = 00 00 00 00 OK 0008 SDR EvtO 03 17 20 01 snum 08 Pltfrm Evnt = 00 00 00 00 OK 0009 SDR IPMB 12 17 dev: 20 00 07 01 PC87431 mBMC 000a SDR Full 01 33 20 02 snum 0a CPU1 12V = c5 OK 12.31 Volts 000b SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0c Baseboard 1.5V = c1 OK 1.51 Volts 000c SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0d Baseboard 2.5V = bf OK 2.50 Volts 000d SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0e Baseboard 3.3V = c3 OK 3.35 Volts 000e SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0f Baseboard 5.0V = c3 OK 5.08 Volts 000f SDR Full 01 38 20 02 snum 10 Baseboard 12V = c6 OK 12.37 Volts 0010 SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 11 Baseboard -12V = 4c OK -12.00 Volts 0011 SDR Full 01 32 20 02 snum 12 FSB Vtt = c0 OK 1.20 Volts 0012 SDR Full 01 32 20 02 snum 13 MCH Vtt = 00 OK 0.01 Volts 0013 SDR Full 01 36 20 01 snum 2a System Temp = 1e OK 30.00 degrees C 0014 SDR Comp 02 2b 20 13 snum 23 Interrupt Button = 00 c0 00 00 OK 0015 SDR Comp 02 24 20 14 snum 24 ID Button = 00 c0 00 00 OK 0016 SDR Comp 02 2b 20 07 snum 29 CPU Config Error = 00 c0 00 00 OK 0017 SDR FRU 11 13 dev: 01 00 07 01 HOST FRU 0018 SDR OEM c0 13 manuf=Intel: SDR Package 1.30 and I have these modules loaded (I just crammed as many that would lod in... ) Module Size Used by ipmi_watchdog 20548 0 ipmi_devintf 9992 0 eeprom 8080 0 ipmi_smb 17796 0 i2c_algo_pcf 7684 0 i2c_algo_pca 7044 0 i2c_dev 10244 0 i2c_isa 5888 0 ipmi_msghandler 39360 3 ipmi_watchdog,ipmi_devintf,ipmi_smb i2c_i801 10672 0 And I guess lm-sensors can't use this? When I do a i2cdetect 0 now, the 0x42 location shows up as UU instead of XX and sensor-detect says to unload any clients using it. Hope this helps folks :) Nick -- Nick Ellson CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI, MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+ Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.