[WBEL-users] newbie - kernel and other upgrades questions

[Craig White]

On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 20:03 +0200, Alon wrote:
> > ----
> > this appears to be done but it won't take effect until next reboot
> > ----
> 
> I just rebooted.
> 
> # sensors
> Can't access /proc file
> /proc/sys/dev/sensors/chips or /proc/bus/i2c unreadable;
> Make sure you have done 'modprobe i2c-proc'!
> 
>  # modprobe i2c-proc
> 
> # sensors
> No sensors found!
> 
> 
> > ----
> > it's not finding anything so there's nothing to put into modules.conf
> > yet.
> >
> > I am confused about the errors on the insmod of the various sensor types
> >
> > could you please see what you get when you
> > ls -l /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp/unsupported/drivers/i2c
> >
> > does it look virtually identical to that which I had listed several
> > emails ago?
> 
> You posted a different kernel version previosly.
> # ls -l /lib/modules/2.4.21-20.ELsmp/unsupported/drivers/i2c     <<<=== Your 
> earlier email with a kernel version diff than mine.
> 
> Here are my values:
> 
> # ls -l /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp/unsupported/drivers/i2c
> total 192
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         3524 Jan 19 22:46 dmi_scan.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root        10272 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-algo-bit.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         8556 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-algo-pcf.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         7528 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-ali1535.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         7844 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-ali15x3.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         6796 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-amd756.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root        23864 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-core.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         8836 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-dev.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         5660 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-elektor.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         4032 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-elv.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         3400 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-hydra.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         8284 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-i801.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         5180 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-i810.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         2976 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-isa.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         5196 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-philips-par.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         7912 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-piix4.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root        12056 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-proc.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         7356 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-sis5595.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         3808 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-velleman.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         4212 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-via.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         7732 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-viapro.o
> -rwxr--r--    1 root     root         5316 Jan 19 22:46 i2c-voodoo3.o
> 
> 
> >
> > also, the results of sensors-detect might put some errors in dmesg or
> > syslog.
> 
> 
> I didn't see anything that related to sensors in
> /var/lock/subsys/syslog
> /etc/sysconfig/syslog
> /root/install.log.syslog
> /var/log/dmesg
> 
> >
> > after running sensors-detect, look near the bottom of /var/log/messages
> > and /var/log/dmesg to see if there are any problems of import
> 
> >From the /var/log/messages
> 
>    5408 Jan 23 19:35:04 bess kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module
>    5409 Jan 23 19:35:04 bess kernel: i2c-algo-pcf.o: i2c pcf8584 algorithm 
> module
>    5410 Jan 23 19:35:04 bess kernel: i2c-elektor.o: i2c pcf8584-isa adapter 
> module
>    5411 Jan 23 19:35:06 bess kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module
>    5412 Jan 23 19:35:06 bess kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm 
> module
>    5413 Jan 23 19:35:06 bess kernel: i2c-elv.o: i2c ELV parallel port 
> adapter module
>    5414 Jan 23 19:35:07 bess kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module
>    5415 Jan 23 19:35:07 bess kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm 
> module
>    5416 Jan 23 19:35:07 bess kernel: i2c-philips-par.o: i2c Philips parallel 
> port adapter module
>    5417 Jan 23 19:35:07 bess kernel: i2c-philips-par.o: attaching to 
> parport0
>    5418 Jan 23 19:35:07 bess kernel: i2c-philips-par: Unable to register 
> with parport.
>    5419 Jan 23 19:35:09 bess kernel: i2c-velleman.o: i2c Velleman K8000 
> adapter module
>    5420 Jan 23 19:35:09 bess kernel: i2c-velleman.o: Port 0x378 already in 
> use.
>    5421 Jan 23 19:35:10 bess kernel: i2c-dev.o: i2c /dev entries driver 
> module
>    5422 Jan 23 19:35:10 bess kernel: i2c-core.o: driver i2c-dev dummy driver 
> registered.
>    5423 Jan 23 19:35:52 bess kernel: i2c-proc.o version 2.6.1 (20010825)
>    5424 Jan 23 19:36:09 bess shutdown: shutting down for system reboot
> 
> Does this provide any insight?
> 
> Last, I'm using an ASUS P4P800-VM board, with a Winbond 83627THF chip, if 
> that is of any help.
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I don't know from motherboards

try sensors-detect again - since you've got the module loaded from
previous in as per...

> To make the sensors modules behave correctly, add these lines to
either
> /etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules:
> 
> #----cut here----
> # I2C module options
> alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
> #----cut here----

right? Is that alias line in either /etc/modules.conf
or /etc/conf.modules?

Craig