When lm_sensors service starts it tries to load the needed kernel modules, but if modprobe fails it don't try to load rest of the modules. In the 2.6.x kernels it may be real problem, because not all of the chipset modules ported to 2.6 for now, but sensors-detect may recommend a driver that is not present and write it's name to the /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors. Steps to Reproduce: 1.run sensors-detect on the box with the need of lm87(or another not ported driver) 2.run service lm_sensors start - it fails Actual Results: service failed to start Expected Results: it should load all possible modules
Created attachment 382 [details] patch
Comment on attachment 382 [details] patch --- /etc/init.d/lm_sensors.orig 2004-04-13 06:05:22 +0400 +++ /etc/init.d/lm_sensors 2004-04-13 06:15:44 +0400 @@ -82,9 +82,13 @@ while [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; do module="`eval echo '$'MODULE_$i`" [ -n "$module" ] || break - echo -n "$module " - /sbin/modprobe $module &>/dev/null - RETVAL=$? + if modinfo -n $module 2>&1 | grep -qv 'no module by that name found' ; then + echo -n "$module " + /sbin/modprobe $module &>/dev/null + RETVAL=$? + else + echo -n "$module(not found) " + fi i=$(($i + 1)) done
Fixed in lm_sensors-2.8.6-alt2.
