Re: Q re /proc/bus/i2c

[J. Ryan Earl]

Gene Heskett wrote:

> > Even with 2.6, you need to install the lm-sensors package, but not
> > the i2c package as the kernel already has everything needed in it. 
> > The lm-sensors packages contains drivers for all the sensor chips. 
> > After you get lm-sensors installed on your current kernel, run
> > sensors-detect to get the proper modules loaded for your hardware.
> >
> > -ryan
> >    
>
> Reread the README in lm_sensors-2.8.2.  I've followed that, except 
> that a make user_install apparently only goes thru the motions 
> without reporting any errors.
>
> Been there, done that, a dozen times maybe?
>  

OK, I'm going to try this on 2.6.  The sensor I use isn't in the kernel: 
asb100 (Asus's ASIC).

I know for a fact the 2.6 doesn't support nearly as many sensors as the 
lm-sensors package, but I never tried getting it all setup on 2.6 since 
2.6 hasn't been stable enough for what I needed it for.  I thought that 
lm-sensors merely used the in-kernel i2c interface but provided it's own 
driver modules.  I realize that the documentation says to build only the 
user utilities, but I thought that was just an error.  I let portage 
take care of all the details.

-ryan

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