Re: [lm-sensors] Status/support for Linux HECI from Intel? (for temp/voltagemonitoring)

[Joshua D Doll]

Gabriel C wrote:
> Maxim Levitsky wrote:
>
>   
> > On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 11:42 -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> >     
> > > On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, Dan Williams wrote:
> > >
> > >       
> > > > Justin Piszcz wrote:
> > > >         
> > > > > The HECI interface would allow lm_sensors developers to grab the
> > > > > temperatures off the chips on the board.
> > > > >
> > > > > From 2005(?)-2008 there was some chatter about supporting it but it never
> > > > > seemed to happen, is there any eventual planned support for supporting
> > > > > Intel's HECI interface or if the user wants to see the
> > > > > temperatures/voltages just buy a different motherboard with an ITE I/O
> > > > > controller?
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a couple DG965WH boards and it would be nice to see the
> > > > > temperature of the chipset etc without having to reboot into the BIOS.
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > Hi Justin,
> > > >
> > > > I am not up to date on the progress in this area, but perhaps this site 
> > > > (http://www.openamt.org/) has what you are looking for?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Dan
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > Yeah that is the site-- however, will it ever get merged?  I have not 
> > > heard anything about it for a year or so.
> > >       
> > Nope, the heci is just a controller, but we need a way to tell that
> > controller to show us the temperature data.
> > But intel hasn't released the QST sdk, and probably never will.
> >
> > Sad, 
> >     
>
>
> Well I found this interesting thread about :
>
> http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/manageability-software-development/topic/54851/
>
> It looks like the QST SDK already exists and is planned to be released..
> (  http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/manageability-software-development/topic/54851/reply/74068/ )
>
>   
> > Best regards,
> > 	Maxim Levitsky
> >
> >     
>
> Gabriel
>
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This is good news. I know lots of users are waiting for this.

--Joshua Doll
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