Art Alexion on 9 Dec 2005 18:37:17 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] lm_sensors and fan speed


Mark M. Hoffman wrote:

>Hi Art:
>
>(cc'ed lm_sensors mailing list)
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>>>* Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net> [2005-12-08 09:29:59 -0500]:
>>>      
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>>>>I set up lm_sensors with a display in the KDE panel, everything seems
>>>>fine, except the fan occasionally slows down for a few seconds.  No
>>>>noise.  Should I be concerned?  Temp remains constant at safe levels.  I
>>>>have the side off the tower which should help with temp.
>>>>        
>>>>
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>>Mark M. Hoffman wrote:
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>>>Did you notice this only *after* you set up lm_sensors?  
>>>      
>>>
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>* Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net> [2005-12-09 10:51:27 -0500]:
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>>Yes.
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>>>If so, what kind
>>>of hardware monitoring chip do you have?
>>> 
>>>
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>>Don't know.
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>Given the sensors-detect output, looks like Winbond w83627hf.
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>>>The standard questions...
>>>
>>>What version of lm_sensors? 
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>>2.8.8-7ubuntu2.1
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>>>Installed from source or distro package?
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>>.deb
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>>>What kernel version?
>>> 
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>>2.6
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>Be more specific please.  Output from 'uname -a' will suffice.
>
>[I ask this because there has been a lot of w83627hf driver work recently -
>for 2.6 kernels this happens in mainline (as opposed to lm_sensors CVS).]
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2.6.10-6-386

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>>>What did sensors-detect report?
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>>>
>>>      
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>>Driver `eeprom' (may not be inserted):
>>  Misdetects:
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x50
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x51
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x52
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x53
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x54
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x55
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x56
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x57
>>    Chip `SPD EEPROM' (confidence: 1)
>>
>>Driver `ddcmon' (should be inserted):
>>  Detects correctly:
>>  * Bus `I810/I815 DDC Adapter' (Algorithm unavailable)
>>    Busdriver `i2c-i810', I2C address 0x50 (and 0x51 0x52 0x53 0x54 0x55
>>0x56 0x57)
>>    Chip `DDC monitor' (confidence: 8)
>>
>>Driver `w83781d' (may not be inserted):
>>  Misdetects:
>>  * ISA bus address 0x0290 (Busdriver `i2c-isa')
>>    Chip `Winbond W83627HF' (confidence: 8)
>>
>>Driver `w83627hf' (should be inserted):
>>  Detects correctly:
>>  * ISA bus address 0x0290 (Busdriver `i2c-isa')
>>    Chip `Winbond W83627HF Super IO Sensors' (confidence: 9)
>>
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>>>Did you modify /etc/sensors.conf at all?  
>>> 
>>>
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>>No.
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>
>OK, could you please send the output of 'sensors'.
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w83627hf-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
VCore 1:   +1.65 V  (min =  +1.62 V, max =  +1.79 V)
VCore 2:   +1.50 V  (min =  +1.62 V, max =  +1.79 V)
+3.3V:     +3.28 V  (min =  +3.14 V, max =  +3.47 V)
+5V:       +4.95 V  (min =  +4.76 V, max =  +5.24 V)
+12V:     +11.98 V  (min = +10.82 V, max = +13.19 V)
-12V:     -12.03 V  (min = -13.18 V, max = -10.80 V)
-5V:       +3.54 V  (min =  -5.25 V, max =  -4.75 V)
V5SB:      +5.48 V  (min =  +4.76 V, max =  +5.24 V)
VBat:      +3.23 V  (min =  +2.40 V, max =  +3.60 V)
fan1:     5532 RPM  (min = 18243 RPM, div = 2)              ALARM
fan2:        0 RPM  (min = 8766 RPM, div = 2)
fan3:        0 RPM  (min = 4299 RPM, div = 2)
temp1:       +31°C  (high =    +4°C, hyst =  +119°C)   sensor =
thermistor   ALARM
temp2:     +26.0°C  (high =   +80°C, hyst =   +75°C)   sensor =
diode         
temp3:     +61.5°C  (high =   +80°C, hyst =   +75°C)   sensor =
thermistor    
vid:      +1.700 V  (VRM Version 8.2)
alarms:
beep_enable:
          Sound alarm disabled

eeprom-i2c-0-51
Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at 0540
Memory type:            SDR SDRAM DIMM
Memory size (MB):       64

eeprom-i2c-0-50
Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at 0540
Memory type:            SDR SDRAM DIMM
Memory size (MB):       256

>One more question... does your BIOS have any kind of automatic fan controls?
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Nothing that seems configurable from the CMOS setup screens.

>They are usually on the same BIOS screen that shows temperatures.
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I think my BIOS is older and without such screens.



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