Description of problem: i ran sensors-detect which told me i had to change /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors. i let it do the change then it told me it couldnt find the sensor it had just found. ran this like 3 times Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1.run sensors-detect 2. 3. Actual results: not working Expected results: it just works Additional info: Now follows a summary of the probes I have just done. Just press ENTER to continue: Driver `it87': * ISA bus, address 0x290 Chip `ITE IT8712F Super IO Sensors' (confidence: 9) Do you want to overwrite /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors? (YES/no): Starting lm_sensors: loading module it87 No sensors found! Make sure you loaded all the kernel drivers you need. Try sensors-detect to find out which these are. [FAILED] Unloading i2c-dev... OK
What are the last few lines of the output of dmesg after running sensors-detect ? Are you using updates testing ? If you are then chances are that you are hitting this issue: http://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/7932.html If you are not using updates-testing chances are your kernel is too old, try: yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing Eitherway the output of dmesg after running sensors-detect should help to determine the cause of this.
last few lines of dmesg: i2c /dev entries driver it87: Found IT8712F chip at 0x290, revision 6 ACPI: I/O resource it87 [0x295-0x296] conflicts with ACPI region IP__ [0x295-0x296] ACPI: Device needs an ACPI driver updates testing: no kernel too old: 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 16 23:23:21 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
hi i checked the link you posted and yes it looks like to be one and the same. so how do i fix this on my machine?
I asked about the old kernel because you indicated F-10 as version. As for how to fix this, the blog post I linked to gives a workaround (which can potentially be dangerous!). This is not a bug, you BIOS claims the IO resources used by the it87, so the native Linux driver cannot load.
first of all i m embarrassed if i had indicated f10. secondly, lm_sensors was working in f10 but not f11. and no i dont want to do the workaround either. in any case, the issue is now like beating a dead dog. so thanks