Motherboard driver for fan speed, temperature, voltage...

Asked by Jose M. Caballero

I just have acquired a new PC with motherboard AsRock H55M Pro and I need to install the drivers to control the status of the MB from my desktop (fan speed, temperature of CPU, RAM, voltage, etc).
I see the lm-sensors and finally I find the one I need but is not installed yet (it is said to be in future 2.6.36) so I need to do it by myself.
I have download the driver file and the new sensors-detect file.
But, how can I install it by my hand?
I don't now the directories to put it and all process to do it.

Any help is welcome, thanks.

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#1

Could you provide the link to the file you downloaded ?

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Jose M. Caballero (caballeroguerrero) said :
#2

The sensor is Nuvoton W83667HG-B
and the associated driver is w83627ehf

You can download the sensors-detect from http://www.lm-sensors.org/changeset/5883

And the driver from http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Devices

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#3

Process is provided in http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/TracInstall
What's your level in data computing ?

You talked of 2.6.36. In maverick, current version is 3:3.1.2-6
From where did you take this version number, which doesn't match ones of http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/WikiStart?action=history ?

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Jose M. Caballero (caballeroguerrero) said :
#4

The version I'm talking about is Linux kernel. I think in maverick is 2.6.35(-23). Not anything from lm-sensors.
I will read carefully the page of installation, but all this is completely new to me.

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#5

Start with the easiest.
Open System->Administration->Packet Management (Synaptic)
In search window, enter "lm-sensor".
Then right-click on square at left of packet, and install it.

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Jose M. Caballero (caballeroguerrero) said :
#6

lm-sensors is installed by default on maverick (and other versions).
The problem is that the version installed do not recognize my motherboard, and I need to install it manually.
That is my problem.
For example, the sensors-detect installed in maverick is @ 5818 but I need 5883 and the same for all programs and files associated to lm-sensors.
The only way to install the version I need is manually, and I don't know how to do it properly.

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Jose M. Caballero (caballeroguerrero) said :
#7

The startpage where explain the process is:

http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/iwizard/ManualInstall

Is complicated and pretty delicate.

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#8

Packet sysfsutil is available in Synaptic, so no problem. Just install it.

Replace
   su
   make user_install
by
   sudo make user_install

I don't see what is complicated and pretty delicate. Just follow the instructions.

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Jose M. Caballero (caballeroguerrero) said :
#9

Of course, man.
The problem is that the page linked is just the first page.
First problems appears in:

http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/iwizard/Detection

When your PC don't have such files to add the lines.
And of course nothing still works.

Do you have any idea or just talking?

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#10

Replace
   su
   sensors-detect
by
   sudo sensors-detect
What is exactly the problem? I'm not in front of your computer and can't guess.
What is the missing files ?

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Jose M. Caballero (caballeroguerrero) said :
#11

/etc/modules.conf doesn't exist just /etc/modules
for /etc/rc* just /etc/rc.local and many directories /etc/rc*.d with lot of files rc*

Do anything you want. No sensors detect.

And don't answer clicking to change the status to solved if you doesn't give any solution.

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#12

The file /etc/modules replaces /etc/modules.conf , but this means the linked page is obsolescent.
I will do some tests, and will provide you an answer tomorrow.

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#13

I will provide you an answer when I will have time. Sorry.

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Jose M. Caballero (caballeroguerrero) said :
#14

Question finally solved by Guenter Roeck (from lm-sensors).
You shold install the lm-sensor 3.2.0 but
IF YOU DON'T HAVE kernel 2.6.36 you have to install a patch: http://khali.linux-fr.org/devel/misc/w83667hg/
The help in the page http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/iwizard/Detection is ONLY for kernel 2.6.36