Hi Curt, On 3/20/07, Curt Blank <Curt.Blank at curtronics.com> wrote: > Ok, I answered my own question, yes I can backport the w83627ehf driver > from 2.6.21 to 2.6.16. > > If anyone is interested I put the patches here: > > http://www.curtronics.com/patches/ > > Not bad for one nights work. > > Below is the living proof. The chip ID reported by the W83627DHG on this > MB was different then what the 2.6.21 w83627ehf code looked for so now > it looks for both. There are 4 fans connected to this MB but only 3 are > showing up, the 4th is a MSI installed fan on the Northbridge chip. > Maybe I can't see that one, I don't know at this point. I have to > validate the voltages also, they don't look quite right. > > -Curt Good work. I am not surprised that the driver works in 2.6.16, since it works in 2.6.17. If your voltages are slightly off, you'll just need to edit /etc/sensors.conf and change the voltage formulas. (The voltages are determined by resistors on the motherboard, so it's a manufacturer and motherboard-specific decision how the voltages are actually measured.) David
