Rudolf Marek wrote: >Hi, > >*Is here some SuSE user around willing to help Ulrich with compilation please?* > >Ulrich, kernel compilation is not what the beginners should face, if you wait >few months and then install new Suse (or update) then your system should have >the drivers and everything should be ok. > >Your problem is in two places, you need to update the lm-sensors package first. >And then modify the kernel to replace the W83627EHF driver and patch the >coretemp driver. > > >As for the update: >We agreed with Khali that best is to do > >make user_install > >(so the libraries and utils will be 2x in fs) > >So, please take the lm-sensors 2.10.1 > >unpack it, install libsysfs developement package, and issue following command: > >cd directory_where_it_is >make user_install > >Then make sure that new utils are linked with correct (new) library: > >ldd /usr/local/bin/sensors > >ldd /usr/local/bin/sensors > libsensors.so.3 => /usr/local/lib/libsensors.so.3 (0x00002b55b27ef000) > libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002b55b2948000) > libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x00002b55b2b85000) > libsysfs.so.2 => /lib/libsysfs.so.2 (0x00002b55b2d07000) > > In this line I have libsysfs.so.1. Is this a problem? > /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002b55b26d7000) > >You should check first line if it is same as mine. > >This is *UNFINISHED* how to compile the kernel, you may try some steps, >hopefully someone SUSE skilled will help about this: > >(here is some semi guide, dont follow it just read it >http://en.opensuse.org/Setting_up_VMware_on_SUSE_Linux) > > I have read that one, but I don't see how it can help me. >Generally you need > >0) install GNU make, gcc, ncurses devel, >1) get kernel source package (2.6.18?) and kernel-syms >2) it will be extracted to directory /usr/src/linux >3) Then get this file: >http://lists.lm-sensors.org/pipermail/lm-sensors/attachments/20060906/b139bc4d/attachment-0001.obj > >Rename it to w83627ehf.c and overwrite file in the /usr/src/linux/hwmon/ > > So far I think I have it. By the way, the directory for the w83627ehf.c driver is /usr/src/linux/drivers/hwmon. Might be a special SUSE feature. >PI) get all patches for coretemp driver, use patch < ... to change the source. > >You may skip this step, right now, lets try to compile the kernel with modified >EHF driver. > > Okay, I skip this and try the rest first. >4) return to /usr/src/linux directory >5) issue make cloneconfig >6) issue make menuconfig > >You should now see a menu, go to device drivers / hardware monitoring, find >W83627EHF and check if there is <M> symbol. > > > This seems all okay. >7) recompile and install kernel, Any suse user tell what exactly needs to be >done here? > > > After menuconfig I was prompted to build the new kernel by issuing make. When I do this everything works fine until make comes to the new w83627ehf.c file. From then I only get errors and make stops proceeding (takes about 15 seconds). I then copied the old w83627ehf.c file back and tried make again. It took about 10 minutes and complained a few times but the driver apparently was built correctly. I changed again to the new w83627ehf.c file in order to have a closer look at the error messages. I issued make cloneconfig, make menuconfig, make. It all worked. I don't know what was different this second time. It took about 30 seconds and the only thing that was recompiled was the w83627ehf driver. I got these messages: ... Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST CC drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.mod.o LD [M] drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.ko What do I have to do now to load the new module? (modprobe -r w83627ehf and then modprobe w83627ehf does not work: no such device) I think I have recompiled only a module so I do not need to change the whole kernel. Is this correct? >I'm sorry about my support, but to give you detailed instructions would take me >a lot of time (because I'm not a SUSE user), and unfortunately I dont have it >right now. I hope that other members of the list will help. > >Rudolf > > > Thank you for your support. I'm optimistic that we will be getting sensors to work. Uli
