Hi Guenter, --------- Original Message -------- From: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Ian Dobson <i.dobson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: RFC: nct6776f support in the w83627ehf and fan RPMsignal de-bounce Date: 03/10/11 12:35 > > Hi Ian, > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:20:23AM -0500, Ian Dobson wrote: > > Hi Guenter, > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Guenter Roeck" <guenter.roeck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 6:06 AM > > To: "Robert Kaiser" <kairo@xxxxxxxx> > > Cc: <lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: RFC: nct6776f support in the w83627ehf and fan > > RPMsignal de-bounce > > > > > Hi again, > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 10:45:30PM -0500, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > > [ ... ] > > >> > fan1: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 64) > > >> > fan2: 1110 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 32) ALARM > > >> > fan3: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 64) > > >> > fan4: 0 RPM (div = 64) > > >> > > > > [ ... ] > > >> Looks reasonable. There is one problem which I had wondered about - the > > >> ALARM > > >> which tends to show up for running fans. > > >> > > >> I finally tracked that down. Turns out the chip has a "maximum RPM" > > >> register. > > >> Apparently that register is not set, which causes the alarm. > > >> > > > Actually, I am not sure if I got that right. Can you set the minimum speed > > > of fan2 > > > to something larger than 1110 rpm and check if that causes ALARM to go off > > > ? > > > > > > I suspect I might have misinterpreted the meaning of "Fan Count Limit". I > > > thought > > > it is the low limit, but it might well be the high limit. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Guenter > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > lm-sensors mailing list > > > lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors > > > > Are you sure, on my nct6776f the fan alarming appears to work correctly:- > > HD: 532 RPM (min = 200 RPM) > > CPU: 1043 RPM (min = 500 RPM) > > Case Back: 990 RPM (min = 500 RPM) > > Case Front: 765 RPM (min = 500 RPM) > > fan5: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM) ALARM > > > > note those are exactly the minimum values I've entered into sensors3.conf > > and when the fan speed drops below these values I see an alarm. > > > Obviously not ;). But there must be a reason for those ALARM responses. > You point me into the direction, though: Robert's output includes div, > meaning it looks like he does not have an nct6776f after all. > > So first question is what chip he has. > > Thanks, > Guenter > > > Looking at other emails from robert he seems to have a nct6775. Regards Ian Dobson ________________________________________________________________ Message sent using Telaen Webmail 1.2.1 _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
