[Soekris] lm_sensors-detect on 4801 fails

[William Estrada]

Hi group,

  I'm trying to install lm_sensors on my 4801 running FC5. I get the 
following
error will running sensors-detect:
> [root at Server lm_sensors-3.0.2]# sensors-detect
> # sensors-detect revision 5249 (2008-05-11 22:56:25 +0200)
>
> This program will help you determine which kernel modules you need
> to load to use lm_sensors most effectively. It is generally safe
> and recommended to accept the default answers to all questions,
> unless you know what you're doing.
>
> We can start with probing for (PCI) I2C or SMBus adapters.
> Do you want to probe now? (YES/no):
> Probing for PCI bus adapters...
> Use driver `scx200_acb' for device 0000:00:12.0: SC1100 Bridge
>
> We will now try to load each adapter module in turn.
> Load `scx200_acb' (say NO if built into your kernel)? (YES/no):
> FATAL: Module scx200_acb not found.
> Loading failed... skipping.
> If you have undetectable or unsupported I2C/SMBus adapters, you can have
> them scanned by manually loading the modules before running this script.
>
> We are now going to do the I2C/SMBus adapter probings. Some chips may
> be double detected; we choose the one with the highest confidence
> value in that case.
> If you found that the adapter hung after probing a certain address,
> you can specify that address to remain unprobed.
>
> Some chips are also accessible through the ISA I/O ports. We have to
> write to arbitrary I/O ports to probe them. This is usually safe though.
> Yes, you do have ISA I/O ports even if you do not have any ISA slots!
> Do you want to scan the ISA I/O ports? (YES/no):
> Probing for `National Semiconductor LM78' at 0x290...       No
> Probing for `National Semiconductor LM78-J' at 0x290...     No
> Probing for `National Semiconductor LM79' at 0x290...       No
> Probing for `Winbond W83781D' at 0x290...                   No
> Probing for `Winbond W83782D' at 0x290...                   No
> Probing for `IPMI BMC KCS' at 0xca0...                      No
> Probing for `IPMI BMC SMIC' at 0xca8...                     No
>
> Some Super I/O chips may also contain sensors. We have to write to
> standard I/O ports to probe them. This is usually safe.
> Do you want to scan for Super I/O sensors? (YES/no):
> Probing for Super-I/O at 0x2e/0x2f
> Trying family `National Semiconductor'...                   Yes
> Found `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Fan Sensors'             
>     (but not activated)
> Found `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Voltage Sensors'         Success!
>     (address 0x6620, driver `pc87360')
> Found `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Thermal Sensors'         Success!
>     (address 0x6640, driver `pc87360')
> Probing for Super-I/O at 0x4e/0x4f
> Trying family `National Semiconductor'...                   No
> Trying family `SMSC'...                                     No
> Trying family `VIA/Winbond/Fintek'...                       No
> Trying family `ITE'...                                      No
>
> Some south bridges, CPUs or memory controllers may also contain
> embedded sensors. Do you want to scan for them? (YES/no):
> Silicon Integrated Systems SIS5595...                       No
> VIA VT82C686 Integrated Sensors...                          No
> VIA VT8231 Integrated Sensors...                            No
> AMD K8 thermal sensors...                                   No
> AMD K10 thermal sensors...                                  No
> Intel Core family thermal sensor...                         No
> Intel AMB FB-DIMM thermal sensor...                         No
>
> Now follows a summary of the probes I have just done.
> Just press ENTER to continue:
>
> Driver `pc87360' (should be inserted):
>   Detects correctly:
>   * ISA bus, address 0x6620
>     Chip `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Voltage Sensors' (confidence: 9)
>   * ISA bus, address 0x6640
>     Chip `Nat. Semi. PC87366 Super IO Thermal Sensors' (confidence: 9)
>
> Do you want to overwrite /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors? (YES/no):
> Starting lm_sensors: pc87366-isa-6620: Can't access procfs/sysfs file 
> for writing;
> Run as root?
>                                                            [FAILED]
  I am running as root.  Any ideas?

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