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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY lm_sensors-download-http
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[c7ce750a] | 8 | "http://dl.lm-sensors.org/lm-sensors/releases/lm_sensors-&lm_sensors-version;.tar.bz2">
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[9166fa4] | 9 | <!ENTITY lm_sensors-download-ftp
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[c7ce750a] | 10 | "ftp://ftp.netroedge.com/pub/lm-sensors/lm_sensors-&lm_sensors-version;.tar.bz2">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY lm_sensors-md5sum "73c2fcccdab6049d289c5e0c596192a1">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY lm_sensors-size "172 KB">
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[9166fa4] | 13 | <!ENTITY lm_sensors-buildsize "2.4 MB">
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| 14 | <!ENTITY lm_sensors-time "0.1 SBU">
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| 15 | ]>
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| 16 |
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| 17 | <sect1 id="lm_sensors" xreflabel="lm_sensors-&lm_sensors-version;">
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| 18 | <?dbhtml filename="lm_sensors.html"?>
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| 19 |
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| 20 | <sect1info>
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| 21 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 22 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 23 | </sect1info>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <title>lm_sensors-&lm_sensors-version;</title>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors">
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| 28 | <primary sortas="a-lm_sensors">lm_sensors</primary>
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| 29 | </indexterm>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 32 | <title>Introduction to Lm Sensors</title>
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| 33 |
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| 34 | <para>
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| 35 | The <application>Lm Sensors</application> package provides user-space
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| 36 | support for the hardware monitoring drivers in the Linux kernel.
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| 37 | This is useful for monitoring the temperature of the CPU and adjusting the
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| 38 | performance of some hardware (such as cooling fans).
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| 39 | </para>
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| 40 |
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[ee22698] | 41 | &lfs72_checked;
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[9166fa4] | 42 |
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| 43 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 44 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 45 | <listitem>
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| 46 | <para>
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| 47 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&lm_sensors-download-http;"/>
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| 48 | </para>
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| 49 | </listitem>
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| 50 | <listitem>
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| 51 | <para>
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| 52 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&lm_sensors-download-ftp;"/>
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| 53 | </para>
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| 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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| 56 | <para>
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| 57 | Download MD5 sum: &lm_sensors-md5sum;
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| 58 | </para>
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| 59 | </listitem>
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| 60 | <listitem>
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| 61 | <para>
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| 62 | Download size: &lm_sensors-size;
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| 63 | </para>
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| 64 | </listitem>
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| 65 | <listitem>
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| 66 | <para>
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| 67 | Estimated disk space required: &lm_sensors-buildsize;
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| 68 | </para>
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| 69 | </listitem>
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| 70 | <listitem>
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| 71 | <para>
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| 72 | Estimated build time: &lm_sensors-time;
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| 73 | </para>
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| 74 | </listitem>
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| 75 | </itemizedlist>
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| 76 |
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| 77 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Lm Sensors Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 78 |
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| 79 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 80 | <para role="required">
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[c7ce750a] | 81 | <xref linkend="which"/>
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[9166fa4] | 82 | </para>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 85 | <para role="optional">
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[c7ce750a] | 86 | <ulink url="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/">RRDtool</ulink>
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[9166fa4] | 87 | </para>
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| 88 |
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| 89 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 90 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/lm_sensors"/>
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| 91 | </para>
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| 92 | </sect2>
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| 93 |
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| 94 | <sect2 role="kernel" id="lm_sensors-kernel">
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| 95 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <para>
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| 98 | Getting your kernel config right is an iterative process that may require
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[02159a2] | 99 | that you recompile your kernel a couple of times. The simplest way to go
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[9166fa4] | 100 | about it is to start by enabling modules and then compile everything that
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| 101 | may be needed by Lm Sensors as a module:
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| 102 | </para>
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| 103 |
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| 104 | <screen><literal>General setup --->
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| 105 | [*] Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers
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| 106 |
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| 107 | [*] Enable loadable module support --->
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| 108 |
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| 109 | Bus options (PCI etc.) --->
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| 110 | [*] PCI support
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| 111 |
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| 112 | Device Drivers --->
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| 113 | [*] I2C support
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| 114 | [*] I2C device interface
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| 115 | I2C Algorithms --->
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| 116 | <M> (configure all of them as modules)
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| 117 | I2C Hardware Bus support --->
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| 118 | <M> (configure all of them as modules)
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| 119 | I2C Hardware Bus support --->
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| 120 | <M> (configure all of them as modules)
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| 121 | [*] Hardware Monitoring support --->
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| 122 | <M> (configure all of them as modules)</literal></screen>
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| 123 |
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| 124 | <para>
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| 125 | Recompile your kernel and reboot into the new kernel. Don't forget to
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| 126 | <command>make modules_install</command> We will come back to the kernel in
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| 127 | the Configuring section below.
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| 128 | </para>
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| 129 |
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| 130 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors lm_sensors-kernel">
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| 131 | <primary sortas="d-lm_sensors">lm_sensors</primary>
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| 132 | </indexterm>
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| 133 | </sect2>
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| 134 |
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| 135 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 136 | <title>Installation of Lm Sensors</title>
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| 137 |
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| 138 | <para>
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| 139 | Install <application>Lm Sensors</application> by running the following
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| 140 | commands:
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| 141 | </para>
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| 142 |
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| 143 | <screen><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr BUILD_STATIC_LIB=0 \
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[c7ce750a] | 144 | MANDIR=/usr/share/man</userinput></screen>
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[9166fa4] | 145 |
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| 146 | <para>
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| 147 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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| 148 | </para>
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| 149 |
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| 150 | <para>
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| 151 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 152 | </para>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr BUILD_STATIC_LIB=0 \
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[c7ce750a] | 155 | MANDIR=/usr/share/man install &&
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| 156 | mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-&lm_sensors-version; &&
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| 157 | cp -rfv doc/* /usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-&lm_sensors-version;</userinput></screen>
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[9166fa4] | 158 | </sect2>
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| 159 |
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| 160 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 161 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 162 |
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| 163 | <para>
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| 164 | <parameter>BUILD_STATIC_LIB=0</parameter>: This parameter disables
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| 165 | compiling and installing the static version of libsensors.
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| 166 | </para>
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| 167 |
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| 168 | <para>
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| 169 | <parameter>PROG_EXTRA=sensord</parameter>: This parameter enables
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| 170 | compiling sensord, a daemon that can monitor your system at regular
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| 171 | intervals. Compiling <command>sensord</command> requires
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| 172 | <ulink url="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/">RRDtool</ulink>. Compiling
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| 173 | RRDtool 1.4.6 requires a sed: <command>sed -i '/ sv_undef/d'
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| 174 | bindings/perl-shared/RRDs.xs</command>.
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| 175 | </para>
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[c7ce750a] | 176 |
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[9166fa4] | 177 | </sect2>
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| 178 |
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| 179 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 180 | <title>Configuring Lm Sensors</title>
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| 181 |
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| 182 | <sect3 id="lm_sensors-config">
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| 183 | <title>Config File</title>
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[c7ce750a] | 184 |
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| 185 | <para>
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| 186 | <filename>/etc/sensors3.conf</filename>
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| 187 | </para>
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[9166fa4] | 188 |
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| 189 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors lm_sensors-config">
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| 190 | <primary
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| 191 | sortas="e-etc-path-Configfilename2">/etc/sensors3.conf</primary>
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| 192 | </indexterm>
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[c7ce750a] | 193 |
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[9166fa4] | 194 | </sect3>
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| 195 |
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| 196 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <para>
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| 199 | To find out what hardware sensors your system has, as the
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| 200 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 201 | </para>
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| 202 |
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| 203 | <screen role="root"><userinput>sensors-detect</userinput></screen>
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| 204 |
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| 205 | <para>
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| 206 | Hopefully it will load the appropriate modules and give you a summary
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| 207 | at the end. Now you know what is needed you can recompile your kernel
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| 208 | and just enable the options you need (ie, don't enable the modules you
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| 209 | can't use).
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| 210 | </para>
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[c7ce750a] | 211 |
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[9166fa4] | 212 | </sect3>
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[c7ce750a] | 213 |
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[9166fa4] | 214 | </sect2>
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| 215 |
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| 216 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 217 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | <segmentedlist>
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| 220 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 221 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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| 222 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | <seglistitem>
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| 225 | <seg>
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[c7ce750a] | 226 | fancontrol, isadump, isaset, pwmconfig,
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| 227 | sensors, sensors-conf-convert and
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| 228 | sensors-detect
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| 229 | </seg>
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| 230 | <seg>
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| 231 | libsensors.so
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[9166fa4] | 232 | </seg>
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| 233 | <seg>
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| 234 | /usr/include/sensors and
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[c7ce750a] | 235 | /usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-&lm_sensors-version;
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[9166fa4] | 236 | </seg>
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| 237 | </seglistitem>
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| 238 | </segmentedlist>
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| 239 |
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| 240 | <variablelist>
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| 241 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 242 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 243 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 244 |
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| 245 | <varlistentry id="fancontrol">
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| 246 | <term><command>fancontrol</command></term>
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| 247 | <listitem>
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| 248 | <para>
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| 249 | is a shell script for use with lm_sensors. It reads its
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| 250 | configuration from a file, then calculates fan speeds from
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| 251 | temperatures and sets the corresponding PWM outputs to the computed
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| 252 | values.
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| 253 | </para>
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| 254 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors fancontrol">
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| 255 | <primary sortas="b-fancontrol">fancontrol</primary>
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| 256 | </indexterm>
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| 257 | </listitem>
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| 258 | </varlistentry>
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| 259 |
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| 260 | <varlistentry id="isadump">
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| 261 | <term><command>isadump</command></term>
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| 262 | <listitem>
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| 263 | <para>
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| 264 | is a small helper program to examine registers visible through the
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| 265 | ISA bus. It is intended to probe any chip that lives on the ISA bus
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| 266 | working with an address register and a data register (I2C-like
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| 267 | access) or a flat range (of up to 256 bytes).
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| 268 | </para>
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| 269 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors isadump">
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| 270 | <primary sortas="b-isadump">isadump</primary>
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| 271 | </indexterm>
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| 272 | </listitem>
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| 273 | </varlistentry>
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| 274 |
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| 275 | <varlistentry id="isaset">
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| 276 | <term><command>isaset</command></term>
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| 277 | <listitem>
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| 278 | <para>
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| 279 | is a small helper program to set registers visible through the ISA
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| 280 | bus.
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| 281 | </para>
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| 282 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors isaset">
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| 283 | <primary sortas="b-isaset">isaset</primary>
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| 284 | </indexterm>
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| 285 | </listitem>
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| 286 | </varlistentry>
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| 287 |
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| 288 | <varlistentry id="pwmconfig">
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| 289 | <term><command>pwmconfig</command></term>
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| 290 | <listitem>
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| 291 | <para>
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| 292 | tests the pulse width modulation (PWM) outputs of sensors and
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| 293 | configures fancontrol.
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| 294 | </para>
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| 295 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors pwmconfig">
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| 296 | <primary sortas="b-pwmconfig">pwmconfig</primary>
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| 297 | </indexterm>
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| 298 | </listitem>
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| 299 | </varlistentry>
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| 300 |
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| 301 | <varlistentry id="sensors">
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| 302 | <term><command>sensors</command></term>
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| 303 | <listitem>
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| 304 | <para>
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| 305 | prints the current readings of all sensor chips.
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| 306 | </para>
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| 307 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors sensors">
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| 308 | <primary sortas="b-sensors">sensors</primary>
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| 309 | </indexterm>
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| 310 | </listitem>
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| 311 | </varlistentry>
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| 312 |
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| 313 | <varlistentry id="sensors-conf-convert">
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| 314 | <term><command>sensors-conf-convert</command></term>
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| 315 | <listitem>
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| 316 | <para>
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[601a838] | 317 | is a Perl script to convert lm-sensors version 2 configuration files
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[9166fa4] | 318 | to work with version 3.
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| 319 | </para>
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| 320 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors sensors-conf-convert">
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| 321 | <primary sortas="b-sensors-conf-convert">sensors-conf-convert</primary>
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| 322 | </indexterm>
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| 323 | </listitem>
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| 324 | </varlistentry>
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| 325 |
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| 326 | <varlistentry id="sensors-detect">
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| 327 | <term><command>sensors-detect</command></term>
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| 328 | <listitem>
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| 329 | <para>
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[601a838] | 330 | is a Perl script that will walk you through the process of scanning
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[9166fa4] | 331 | your system for various hardware monitoring chips, or sensors,
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| 332 | supported by libsensors(3), or more generally by the lm_sensors
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| 333 | tool suite.
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| 334 | </para>
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| 335 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors sensors-detect">
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| 336 | <primary sortas="b-sensors-detect">sensors-detect</primary>
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| 337 | </indexterm>
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| 338 | </listitem>
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| 339 | </varlistentry>
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| 340 |
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| 341 | <varlistentry id="libsensors">
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| 342 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libsensors.so</filename></term>
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| 343 | <listitem>
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| 344 | <para>
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| 345 | contains the lm_sensors API functions.
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| 346 | </para>
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| 347 | <indexterm zone="lm_sensors libsensors">
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| 348 | <primary sortas="c-libsensors">libsensors.so</primary>
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| 349 | </indexterm>
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| 350 | </listitem>
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| 351 | </varlistentry>
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[c7ce750a] | 352 |
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[9166fa4] | 353 | </variablelist>
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[c7ce750a] | 354 |
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[9166fa4] | 355 | </sect2>
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[c7ce750a] | 356 |
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[9166fa4] | 357 | </sect1>
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