>> This means that the driver isn't reporting the values in RPM as it >> should. Usually no compute statement is needed for fans. > That's correct, the value is not in RPM, in the document > '2005111153128.pdf' you can download on the fintek page > ( http://www.fintek.com.tw/eng/products.asp?BID=4&SID=5 )its written on > page 8: > "Determine the fan counter according to: > Count = (1.5?10^6) / RPM " > That means that the driver is reporting the count value, not the rpm. > So i have to compute in sensors.conf: > RPM = (1.5?10^6)/ Count Thus this algorithm actually return sane RPM values for you? Now I remember why I did not use this - Here the "Count" rises linear, which makes "RPM =(1.5?10^6)/ Count" *lower* when fan speed increases. OTOH it might be the fan is just too small and thus rotates too fast to be reliably measured..
