2.6.23.1 x86 hardware monitoring bug?

From: Justin Piszcz
Date: Sun Oct 14 2007 - 15:30:29 EST


As a regular user, I cannot see the sensors on the A-bit board, but I can see the CPU temperature, how come I can see one but not the other?

Kernel: $ uname -a
Linux mybox 2.6.23.1 #4 SMP PREEMPT Sun Oct 14 15:20:53 EDT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Distribution: Debian Lenny

$ sensors
abituguru3-isa-00e0
Adapter: ISA adapter

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
temp1: +35°C (high = +85°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
temp1: +36°C (high = +85°C)

As root:

# sensors
abituguru3-isa-00e0
Adapter: ISA adapter
CPU Core: +1.35 V (min +0.00 V, max +1.60 V)
DDR2: +2.02 V (min +1.60 V, max +2.40 V)
DDR2 VTT: +1.01 V (min +0.80 V, max +1.20 V)
CPU VTT 1.2V: +1.22 V (min +0.95 V, max +1.45 V)
MCH & PCIE 1.5V: +1.50 V (min +1.20 V, max +1.80 V)
MCH 2.5V: +2.58 V (min +2.00 V, max +3.00 V)
ICH 1.05V: +1.04 V (min +0.85 V, max +1.25 V)
ATX +12V (24-Pin): +12.18 V (min +9.60 V, max +14.40 V)
ATX +12V (4-pin): +12.24 V (min +9.60 V, max +14.40 V)
ATX +5V: +5.07 V (min +3.99 V, max +6.00 V)
+3.3V: +3.40 V (min +2.64 V, max +3.94 V)
5VSB: +5.10 V (min +3.99 V, max +6.00 V)
CPU: +43°C (high = +75°C, crit = +85°C)
System : +38°C (high = +55°C, crit = +65°C)
PWM1: +43°C (high = +80°C, crit = +90°C)
PWM2: +43°C (high = +80°C, crit = +90°C)
PWM3: +46°C (high = +80°C, crit = +90°C)
PWM4: +40°C (high = +80°C, crit = +90°C)
CPU Fan: 1380 RPM (min 300 RPM)
NB Fan: 0 RPM (min 300 RPM)
SYS Fan: 0 RPM (min 300 RPM)
AUX1 Fan: 0 RPM (min 300 RPM)
AUX2 Fan: 0 RPM (min 300 RPM)
AUX3 Fan: 0 RPM (min 300 RPM)
OTES1 Fan: 0 RPM (min 300 RPM)

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +39°C (high = +85°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +39°C (high = +85°C)