From c98949e63b45d77cbc72681bcbf060741af73321 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Mark D. Studebaker" Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 00:39:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] VID FAQ update git-svn-id: http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/trunk@1252 7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0 --- doc/FAQ | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 61fed48c..8f061140 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ is still an ALARM warning! 4.5 My voltage readings seem to drift a bit. Is something wrong with my power supply? 4.6 Some measurements are way out of range. What happened? -4.7 What are VID lines? +4.7 What are VID lines? Why is the VID reading wrong? 4.8 I read sensor values several times a second, but they are only updated only each second or so. Why? 4.9 It sometimes seems to take almost a second before I see the @@ -538,12 +538,15 @@ measurement should be interpreted; see the comments the example file for more information. -4.7 What are VID lines? +4.7 What are VID lines? Why is the VID reading wrong? - These describe the voltage your processors use. This is supported -for most processors, however they are not always -correctly connected to the sensor chip, so the readings may be out of -range. A value of +3.5 V is especially suspect. + These describe the core voltage for your processor. They are +supported for most processors, however they are not always +correctly connected to the sensor chip, so the readings may be invalid. +A reading of 0V, +3.5V or +2.05V is especially suspect. +If this is the case, add a line 'ignore vid' to /etc/sensors.conf, +and change the min and max settings for the Processor Core voltage +(often in0_min and in0_max) in that file so that they don't depend on vid. 4.8 I read sensor values several times a second, but they are only @@ -1056,7 +1059,8 @@ can not be sure. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Rev 2.5 (MDS) Minor updates 20011111 +Rev 2.6 (MDS) Minor updates 20011127 +Rev 2.5 (MDS) Minor updates 20011111, released with lm_sensors 2.6.2 Rev 2.4 (MDS) Minor updates 20010722 Rev 2.3 (MDS) General update, 20010224, released with lm_sensors 2.6.0. Rev 2.2 (Frodo) Corrections for lm_sensors 2.4, 19990920