Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 12:58:36 -0500 From: Eric Pogroski <pogrose@twcny.rr.com> To: jesse@wingnet.net Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fan speed, temp, etc... on a thinkpad? Message-ID: <20031103125836.0b142217.pogrose@twcny.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <bo5t0j$kbs$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <bn8p1n$3n0$1@sea.gmane.org> <20031023115017.1bd9683e.pogrose@twcny.rr.com> <bo5t0j$kbs$1@sea.gmane.org>
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On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 10:42:05 -0500 Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net> wrote: > Eric Pogroski wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:36:39 -0400 > > Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net> wrote: > > [...] > > > Hi. Try xmbmon from ports/x11, seems to work (somewhat) on thinkpads > > (I use it on 2, a 390x and a 600x). It give's at least a good > > approximation of the temperature, does voltage correctly, but I > > can't get it to read the fans. > > Hmmm, here is what I get from `mbmon -dA`, executed as root: > > ----------------------------------------- > SMBus[Intel8XX(ICH/ICH2/ICH3/ICH4/ICH5)] found, but No HWM available > on it!! Summary of Detection: > * No monitors found. > InitMBInfo: Unknown error: 0 > This program needs "setuid root"!! > Exit 1 > ----------------------------------------- > > And here is what the README for mbmon says: > > ----------------------------------------- > If the following message, > > InitMBInfo: Operation not permitted > This program needs "setuid root"!! > > comes on FreeBSD, the system security level is too strict and IO port > access is not allowed (see kern_securelevel_enable, kern_securelevel > in /etc/rc.conf). Make your security level lower, or just give up > to use the programs. > ------------------------------------------ > > I'm pretty sure I don't have a secure level enabled. > I'm running FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE. Anyone have any ideas > how to get this working? > > -- > Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator > WingNET Internet Services, > P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 > 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) > http://www.wingnet.net try this: su root <password> chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mbmon chmod +s /usr/local/bin/xmbmon exit if setuid isn't set to root, I don't believe that x/mbmon will not be able to read the SMBus correctly, if at all.home | help
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