Has anyone successfull installed lm_sensors "http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/" in Slackware
I'm trying to get working GKrellm's plugin for temp + fan speed monitoring.

- I can't compile lm_sensors-1.4.12 in Slack-9.0, due to the following error:
kernel/busses/i2c-amd8111.c:426: `I2C_HW_SMBUS_AMD8111' undeclared (first use in this function)
make: *** [kernel/busses/i2c-amd8111.o] Error 1

- and yes I did read the README and noticed the following line:
!!! THIS PACKAGE REQUIRES i2c-2.7.0 or later!!!
+
WARNING! You must get the latest i2c package, i2c-2.7.0,
EVEN IF your kernel does contain i2c support!!!!!!!!!

- so I tried patching the slack 9.0 kernal (2.4.20) with patch -p0 -s < patch-2.4.21-pre7, and here I got wornings that I was about to downgread my kernel ... huh ... so is the kernel already pre patched in Slack9? .. or am I patching incorectly?

erm, not that i have tried this but i2c is an option in the kernel configuration when compiling a kernel. Since this is an option in the slack kernel, if you try to patch it with an older version of the code it will complain. I have a feeling that that patch was around before the i2c code was put in the kernel proper.

Not sure if that is a correct explanation but it sounds good to me.

I'm afraid I can't tell you how to get lm_sensors working but you may need to look into recompiling the kernel with the i2c support compiled in there.

Alex

P.S. sorry if that is no help what so ever

i had this same problem...one thing i learned from it is to always check out the site of the software.
http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/
ticket 1189

Thank you all for such prompt reply ... in the mean time I've installed lm_sensors-2.6.5 ... sucessfully ... just to find my chips are not supported yet ... ahh well ... but at least they appear on the list of "NEW AND REQUESTED BUS DRIVERS"