Re: Sensors errors with 15-rc6, 15-rc5 was normal

From: Jean Delvare
Date: Wed Dec 21 2005 - 13:16:14 EST


Hi Gene,

> Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > To whomever is in charge of the sensors code in the kernel:
> >
> > I just noted that the temperatures being reported by gkrellm, using its
> > internal sensors stuff, are not correct by over 100F too low when -rc6
> > is running. -rc5 seems to give good readings consistent with what
> > I've been observing for the last year, a slowly rising cpu reading due
> > to the zallman flower becoming dust packed, to the point of about 150F
> > for a normal reading.
> >
> > Today, after rebooting to -rc6, I'm seeing cpu temps ranging between
> > 39.2 and 41.7 degress F. As the room is probably around 74F, thats a
> > bit of a dubious reading.
> >
> > Whom do I contact about this?
>
> Jean.

No hwmon driver was updated between 2.6.15-rc5 and 2.6.15-rc6.

Are you getting the temperature value from ACPI, or from a hwmon
driver? If the latter, which driver is this, and which hardware
monitoring chip do you have?

--
Jean Delvare
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