Lm sensors explained

lm_sensors
Latest Release Version:	3.6.0
Programming Language:	C
Operating System:	Linux
Genre:	System monitoring
License:	GNU General Public License

lm_sensors (Linux-monitoring sensors) is a free open-source software-tool for Linux that provides tools and drivers for monitoring temperatures, voltage, humidity, and fans. It can also detect chassis intrusions.

Issues

During 2001/2004, the lm_sensors package was not recommended for use on IBM ThinkPads due to potential EEPROM corruption issues on some models when aggressively probing for I²C devices. This has since been dealt with, and the separate README file dedicated to ThinkPads was removed in 2007.

In 2013, the command of lm-sensors began disrupting the gamma correction settings of some laptop display screens. This occurs while it is probing the I2C/SMBus adapters for connected hardware monitoring devices. Probing of these devices was disabled by default.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See also

• Computer fan control
• envsys on NetBSD
• hw.sensors on OpenBSD / DragonFly BSD
• I²C
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
• Super I/O
• Embedded Controller
• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
• System Management Bus (SMBus)

External links

• • https://web.archive.org/web/20120429233433/http://www.lm-sensors.org/
• HWMon, the new parent project of lm_sensors

Notes and References

1. Web site: ArchWiki Contributors . 4 May 2018 . lm_sensors . ArchWiki . 18 May 2018.
2. Web site: Michael . Larabel . 26 September 2013 . LM-Sensors Sensor-Detect Is Causing Hardware Issues . Phoronix . 18 May 2018.
3. Web site: Delvare . Jean . lm-sensors . lm-sensors.org . 5 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906040614/http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki . 6 September 2015. Also available at Web site: lm_sensors . HWMon Wiki . 18 May 2018.
4. Web site: Andrew . Toskin . Guenter . Roeck . 2017 . Issue #17: Add list of risk factors to documentation . GitHub . 18 May 2018.