[ltp] lm_sensors

[Andrew Gaffney]

André Wyrwa wrote:
>>From what i found out when trying to dig into this...
> 
> - The problem is the Atmel 24RF08 eeprom chip interpreting some commands
> in a faulty way that leads to erasing it.
> 
> - It seems that only the sensors-detect script issues the commands that
> cause the undesired effect.
> 
> - You can find really interesting threads about this through google,
> some of them quite detailed and involving the lm_sensors coders and
> people seeming to know the specs of this chip quite well. However, none
> of them gives any answers to the question which Thinkpads feature this
> chip and which don't. Furthermore all of the threads end with open
> questions.
> 
> - The lm_sensors developers issued this statement at the time they
> introduced the get-out:
> http://www2.lm-sensors.nu/~lm78/cvs/browse.cgi/lm_sensors2/README.thinkpad

Very interesting and depressing at the same time...

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Andrew Gaffney
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