[lm-sensors] Supermicro X6DH8-G2+ / sensors not working

[khali@linux-fr.org (Jean Delvare)]

Morgen Michael,

> first of all thanks for letting me try the driver!
> Unfortunately, I can't modprobe the driver:
> [root at matrix PC87427]# make
>   CC [M]  /root/software/PC87427/pc87427.o
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST
>   CC      /root/software/PC87427/pc87427.mod.o
>   LD [M]  /root/software/PC87427/pc87427.ko
> [root at matrix PC87427]# make modules_install
> cp pc87427.ko /lib/modules/2.6.16-xen/kernel/drivers/hwmon
> depmod -a -F /lib/modules/2.6.16-xen/build/System.map 2.6.16-xen
> [root at matrix PC87427]# modprobe -v pc87427
> insmod /lib/modules/2.6.16-xen/kernel/drivers/hwmon/pc87427.ko
> FATAL: Error inserting pc87427
> (/lib/modules/2.6.16-xen/kernel/drivers/hwmon/pc87427.ko): Invalid
> module format
> 
> Have you got an idea what's going wrong?

I'm having similar problem with another tester for another driver
off-list. It's usually a matter of adding some flag at compilation
time. Any hint in the logs (dmesg or /var/log/messages)? Is this a
64-bit system?

-- 
Jean Delvare