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authorJean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>2006-04-25 08:23:01 -0400
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>2006-06-22 14:10:33 -0400
commit0d0001dd956d4ae2c8739c2877fa660eec68ed5f (patch)
tree5990ffaa2bdd946bf3b46d26107f4c76f2d67080 /Documentation
parent114cc0c0c1e98f0b8e205f91ae7b2471e0ad5325 (diff)
[PATCH] HWMON: Improve the help text for CONFIG_HWMON
Improve the help text for CONFIG_HWMON to let the users know how they pick the right hardware monitoring driver(s) for their system. Also fix a couple typos in the related documentation file and improve some parts a bit. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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@@ -6,31 +6,32 @@ voltages, fans speed). They are often connected through an I2C bus, but some
6are also connected directly through the ISA bus. 6are also connected directly through the ISA bus.
7 7
8The kernel drivers make the data from the sensor chips available in the /sys 8The kernel drivers make the data from the sensor chips available in the /sys
9virtual filesystem. Userspace tools are then used to display or set or the 9virtual filesystem. Userspace tools are then used to display the measured
10data in a more friendly manner. 10values or configure the chips in a more friendly manner.
11 11
12Lm-sensors 12Lm-sensors
13---------- 13----------
14 14
15Core set of utilites that will allow you to obtain health information, 15Core set of utilities that will allow you to obtain health information,
16setup monitoring limits etc. You can get them on their homepage 16setup monitoring limits etc. You can get them on their homepage
17http://www.lm-sensors.nu/ or as a package from your Linux distribution. 17http://www.lm-sensors.nu/ or as a package from your Linux distribution.
18 18
19If from website: 19If from website:
20Get lmsensors from project web site. Please note, you need only userspace 20Get lm-sensors from project web site. Please note, you need only userspace
21part, so compile with "make user_install" target. 21part, so compile with "make user" and install with "make user_install".
22 22
23General hints to get things working: 23General hints to get things working:
24 24
250) get lm-sensors userspace utils 250) get lm-sensors userspace utils
261) compile all drivers in I2C section as modules in your kernel 261) compile all drivers in I2C and Hardware Monitoring sections as modules
27 in your kernel
272) run sensors-detect script, it will tell you what modules you need to load. 282) run sensors-detect script, it will tell you what modules you need to load.
283) load them and run "sensors" command, you should see some results. 293) load them and run "sensors" command, you should see some results.
294) fix sensors.conf, labels, limits, fan divisors 304) fix sensors.conf, labels, limits, fan divisors
305) if any more problems consult FAQ, or documentation 315) if any more problems consult FAQ, or documentation
31 32
32Other utilites 33Other utilities
33-------------- 34---------------
34 35
35If you want some graphical indicators of system health look for applications 36If you want some graphical indicators of system health look for applications
36like: gkrellm, ksensors, xsensors, wmtemp, wmsensors, wmgtemp, ksysguardd, 37like: gkrellm, ksensors, xsensors, wmtemp, wmsensors, wmgtemp, ksysguardd,