[ltp] lm_sensors removal

Philip Edelbrock linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:29:27 -0700


sensors-detect and i2c-piix4.o are the big ones.  From my understanding, 
it's impossible to get the corruption problem if you remove either (or 
both) of these.  The machines which seem to be suseptible (i.e. have the 
Atmel AT24RF08 chip) are listed on http://www.linux-thinkpad.org/


Phil

pgn1@cornell.edu wrote:

>*** List MOVED use linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org for future postings ***Hi there,
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>I have succesfully installed Mandrake 9.0 on my T-600.  I am moving 
>forward to remove what lm_sensors related items I can track down.  As 
>suggested in the archives, I am primed to remove files from 
>/lib/modules/.../kernel/drivers/sensors/  however, I am loathe to get rid 
>of things I don't need to.
>
>There are four files of the type lm75.o as well as the eyegrabbing 
>eeprom.o but the other 18 are not, on the surface, threatening.  
>
>So should I take out the whole directory?  Just the four lm named files? 
>Thanks for the advice.
>
>Philip 
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