[ltp] Installing linux, fear of lm_sensors

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

Can I tell RH 8.0 (or some other easy-to-install distro) not to load the
lm_sensors module during installation?  Is this necessary?  Or, how can I
make sure lm_sensors is not run during install?  Is this something the
average newby can accomplish.


I recently bought a used IBM Thinkpad 600 and I would like to load some
flavor of linux on it.  But I guess I am somewhat intimidated by the
warnings about killing the machine by running lm_sensors on it.  How can I
be certain that lm_sensors does not have its' way with my machine?  I am not
wedded to RH linux but it is the distribution I am most familiar with.

The archives seem somewhat ambiguous about precautions during instalation.
Clearly people install linux on thinkpads routinely but I wonder if they
take special precautions.

Any guidence appreciated,

 thanks,
 -t.moser


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