install functioning lm-sensors on CentOS 5 - Intel/Xeon combo. Help pls.

[Kyle <kl-I2D4Bl1yN1BBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>]

> I'm not sure how this is the wrong mailing list.
>
> I'm looking for assistance on getting lm-sensors installed on a 
> particular OS / CPU combination.  My subject line didn't originally 
> state "install lm-sensors on CentOS 5 - Intel/Xeon combo. Help pls." 
> as I would expect that on the lm-sensors mailing list, that would be 
> understood.
>
> Is this not the mailing list to ask for assistance in installing 
> lm-sensors? If not, pls do let me know to which mailing list I should 
> post? If I knew which mailing list to ask, I would've posted there.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kind Regards
>
> Kyle
>
>
>
> Kyle wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I'm hoping someone can hep me out pls. I've installed lm-sensors in 
>> the past in 2.4 kernels and it all just worked.
>>
>> But I cannot for the life of me understand what is happening with or 
>> figure out what I need for my CentOS 5 / 2.6 kernel install.
>>
>> I have read snippets which "SEEM" to indicate all of the modules I 
>> need are already compiled into or modularised with the base 2.6 
>> Kernel (CentOS is of course a downline from RedHat EL), but don't 
>> really make it clear. When looking in 'make menuconfig', the modules 
>> listed as required for lm-sensors don't seem to match up with what I 
>> read.
>>
>> I've read on the lm-sensors site that I "MAY" need a different driver 
>> with the XEON CPU, but I can't figure out how to tell and don't want 
>> to mess up a new install.
>>
>> When running sensors-detect, it appears to fail to find just about 
>> everything. Basically, the abridged output of sensors-detect is as 
>> follows;
>>
>> =========================================
>> Probing for PCI bus adapters...
>> Sorry, no PCI bus adapters found.
>>
>> i2c-dev is not loaded. Do you want to load it now? (YES/no):
>> Module loaded succesfully.
>>
>> Next adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at 2000
>> Do you want to scan it? (YES/no/selectively):
>> Client found at address 0x08
>> Client found at address 0x10
>> Client found at address 0x30
>> Client found at address 0x32
>> Client found at address 0x44
>> Probing for `Maxim MAX6633/MAX6634/MAX6635'... Failed!
>> Client found at address 0x50
>> Probing for `SPD EEPROM'... Success!
>>    (confidence 8, driver `eeprom')
>> Probing for `DDC monitor'... Failed!
>> Probing for `Maxim MAX6900'... Failed!
>> Client found at address 0x52
>> Probing for `SPD EEPROM'... Success!
>>    (confidence 8, driver `eeprom')
>> Client found at address 0x69
>>
>> Do you want to scan the ISA bus? (YES/no):
>> Probing for `IPMI BMC KCS'
>>  Trying address 0x0ca0... Success!
>>    (confidence 4, driver `bmcsensors')        [KL] ALL OTHERS FAILED.
>>
>> Do you want to scan for Super I/O sensors? (YES/no):
>> [KL] ALL FAILED.
>>
>> Do you want to scan for secondary Super I/O sensors? (YES/no):
>> [KL] ALL FAILED
>>
>>
>> Driver `eeprom' (should be inserted):
>>  Detects correctly:
>>  * Bus `SMBus I801 adapter at 2000'
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i801', I2C address 0x50
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 8)
>>  * Bus `SMBus I801 adapter at 2000'
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i801', I2C address 0x52
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 8)
>>
>> Driver `bmcsensors' (should be inserted):
>>  Detects correctly:
>>  * ISA bus address 0x0ca0 (Busdriver `i2c-isa')
>>    Chip `IPMI BMC KCS' (confidence: 4)
>>
>> [KL] It then offers up the changes to rc.local and modprobe.conf. But 
>> within that, there's
>>
>> # Warning: the required module bmcsensors is not currently installed 
>> on your system.
>> # For status of 2.6 kernel ports see 
>> http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/supported.html
>> # If driver is built-in to the kernel, or unavailable, comment out 
>> the following line.
>> modprobe bmcsensors
>>
>> [KL] How can it detect a driver if it's apparently NOT installed on 
>> the system. Where do I get hold of the correct bmcsensors module?
>> ===========================================
>>
>> Can I ask any one of you to help out pls and ask me the right 
>> questions so I know/can figure out just what the hell I should be 
>> looking for?
>>
>>

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