Re: repeated messages in /var/log/syslog from sensord
H. S. wrote:
I installed sensord a couple of days ago and since then I am getting
these messages repeatedly and I am not sure what to make of them. Should
I be worried? If not, then how can I stop these messages(apart from
uninstalling sensord)? If yes, what could be wrong?
Here is one cycle which is repeated every half hour:
Nov 29 07:26:07 archie sensord: Chip: as99127f-i2c-0-2d
Nov 29 07:26:07 archie sensord: Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at e800
Nov 29 07:26:07 archie sensord: Algorithm: Unavailable from sysfs
Nov 29 07:26:07 archie sensord: VCore 1: +1.73 V (min = +1.74 V, max =
+1.94 V) [ALARM]
<snip>
Very interesting!
I use the lm-sensors stuff to show CPU temp, CPU Fan speed and Core temp
in a wharf of fvwm (http://esquipulas.homeunix.com/index.php?p=59)
You'll see that I get a similar Alarm but much more "serious" than yours.
You can "adjust" the values of these things in /etc/sensors.conf.
To give an example I had to "adjust" the CPU temp like:
compute "temp2" @-10.0 , @+10.0
The reason? It COULD NOT be right. I checked it with BIOS on a cold
start and it started out always 10 degrees more than the core temp when
you booted cold: that takes 5 secs or so to see the BIOS? It could not
have risen 10 degrees in 5 secs, so it was too high, I adjusted it.
That Vcore is another one: mine ALWAYS shows:
CPU core: +1.85 V (min = +2.00 V, max = +2.50 V) ALARM
So the box is 3 years old with that core alarm: it will survive.
I used to think it was due to the power supply: changed power supplies:
same thing, so it just is a chip malfunction, I guess...
Now if I were you I would get rid of sensord. Neat idea but too many
notes. The real need that I could think of and implemented: if the CPU
Fan stops, my program that monitors stops the system. I tried it by
stopping the fan and it DOES stop the sustem then. That wharf sits on my
screen and I see the values.
HTH
H
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