diff --git a/prog/init/README b/prog/init/README
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+This directory contains files useful for initialization
+scripts, especially for RedHat.
+
+There are two choices, lm_sensors.init and sensord.init.
+Use one or the other but not both!
+
+----------------
+
+The script lm_sensors.init is a nice startup/shutdown script.
+On RH and other RH-based systems (MDK, notably) use this sort of startup
+mechanism (i.e. SVR4-based), as opposed to the everything-in-one-script
+(/etc/rc or /etc/rc.local) like the BSD-based systems do.
+The lm_sensors.init file should be copied to /etc/rc.d/init.d/lm_sensors.
+For more information see the top of the file.
+It requires the /etc/sysconfig/sensors file, which identifies
+the correct modules.
+
+The /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors file is only a list of modules,
+as would be determined by running sensors-detect.
+The lm_sensors.sysconfig file contains the MODULE_# variable definitions;
+it should be modified for your setup and then
+copied to /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors.
+
+----------------
+
+The script sensord.init also loads the modules, and then
+starts the sensord daemon. See the directory ../sensord for
+more information on the daemon.
+
+The sensord.init file should be copied to /etc/rc.d/init.d/sensord.
+For more information see the top of the file.
+
+To configure this service one should put appropriate "alias i2c-bus-0 xxx"
+and "alias i2c-sensors-chip-0 xxx" in /etc/modules.conf.
diff --git a/prog/init/lm_sensors.init b/prog/init/lm_sensors.init
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# chkconfig: 2345 26 74
+# description: sensors is used for monitoring motherboard sensor values.
+# config: /etc/sysconfig/sensors
+#
+#    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+# See also the lm_sensors homepage at:
+#     http://www2.lm-sensors.nu/~lm78/index.html
+
+# It uses a config file /etc/sysconfig/sensors that contains the modules to
+# be loaded/unloaded. That file is sourced into this one.
+
+# The format of that file a shell script that simply defines the modules 
+# in order as normal shell variables with the special names:
+#    MODULE_1, MODULE_2, MODULE_3, etc.
+
+# If sensors isn't supported by the kernel, try loading the module...
+[ -e /proc/sys/dev/sensors ] || /sbin/modprobe i2c-proc &>/dev/null
+
+# Don't bother if /proc/sensors still doesn't exist, kernel doesn't have
+# support for sensors.
+[ -e /proc/sys/dev/sensors ] || exit 0
+
+# If sensors was not already running, unload the module...
+[ -e /var/lock/subsys/sensors ] || /sbin/modprobe -r i2c-proc &>/dev/null
+
+CONFIG=/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/init.d/functions
+
+RETVAL=0
+
+start() {
+	echo -n $"Starting up sensors: "
+	test -r "$CONFIG" && . "$CONFIG"
+
+        modules=`grep \^MODULE_ $CONFIG | wc -l`
+        i=0
+        while [ $i -lt $modules ] ; do
+                module=`eval echo '$'MODULE_$i`
+		/sbin/modprobe $module &>/dev/null
+		i=`expr $i + 1`
+	done
+
+	RETVAL=$?
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/sensors
+	echo
+}
+
+stop() {
+	echo -n $"Shutting down sensors: "
+	test -r "$CONFIG" && . "$CONFIG"
+
+        modules=`grep \^MODULE_ $CONFIG | wc -l`
+        i=$modules
+        while [ $i -ge 0 ] ; do
+                module=`eval echo '$'MODULE_$i`
+		/sbin/modprobe -r $module &>/dev/null
+		i=`expr $i - 1`
+	done
+	/sbin/modprobe -r i2c-proc &>/dev/null
+
+	RETVAL=$?
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/sensors
+	echo
+}
+
+dostatus() {
+        /usr/bin/sensors
+	RETVAL=$?
+}
+
+restart() {
+	stop
+	start
+	RETVAL=$?
+}
+
+condrestart() {
+	[ -e /var/lock/subsys/sensors ] && restart || :
+}
+
+# See how we were called.
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	start
+	;;
+  stop)
+	stop
+	;;
+  status)
+	dostatus
+	;;
+  restart|reload)
+	restart
+	;;
+  condrestart)
+	condrestart
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: sensors.init {start|stop|status|restart|reload|condrestart}"
+	exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $RETVAL
diff --git a/prog/init/lm_sensors.sysconfig b/prog/init/lm_sensors.sysconfig
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+# This is /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors.
+#
+# sensors is used for monitoring motherboard sensor values.
+#
+# See also the lm_sensors homepage at:
+#     http://www2.lm-sensors.nu/~lm78/index.html
+#
+# This file is used by /etc/rc.d/init.d/lm_sensors and defines the modules to be 
+# loaded/unloaded. This file is sourced into /etc/rc.d/init.d/lm_sensors.
+
+# The format of this file is a shell script that simply defines the modules 
+# in order as normal variables with the special names: 
+#    MODULE_1, MODULE_2, MODULE_3, etc.
+
+#
+# List the modules that are to be loaded for your system
+# Adapted from results of running /usr/sbin/sensors-detect
+#
+# Mine said (I have an ASUS K7M motherboard):
+#
+# #----cut here----
+# # I2C adapter drivers
+# modprobe i2c-matroxfb
+# # modprobe unknown adapter MAVEN:fb0 on i2c-matroxfb using Bit-shift algorithm
+# # modprobe unknown adapter MAVEN:fb0 on i2c-matroxfb using Bit-shift algorithm
+# modprobe i2c-isa
+# # I2C chip drivers
+# modprobe ddcmon
+# modprobe w83781d
+# modprobe via686a
+# #----cut here----
+#
+# Here is my module list
+MODULE_1=i2c-matroxfb
+MODULE_2=i2c-isa
+MODULE_3=ddcmon
+MODULE_4=w83781d
+MODULE_5=via686a