[SOLVED]lm_sensors doesn't show fan speed (or much else)

Question

I'm going to start with a bit of code to illustrate the context
$ sudo sensors-detect
Now follows a summary of the probes I have just done.
Just press ENTER to continue: yes
Driver `coretemp':
* Chip `Intel digital thermal sensor' (confidence: 9)
$ sudo sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0: +63.0°C (high = +84.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0: +63.0°C (high = +84.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +62.0°C (high = +84.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 2: +62.0°C (high = +84.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 3: +55.0°C (high = +84.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Now, I was under the impression that Fan speed should be being displayed, along with other things. Am I missing a kernel module of some kind? I feel like it is an incorrect setup of mine. I can't find anything on the wiki page https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/lm_sensors or in the forums, but I feel like I'm missing something.
I do not want to add a dangerous kernel parameter but can't figure out what my motherboard is (or how to add the asus_atk0110 driver to my kernel configuration) from the suggestion here http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/FAQ/Chap … rnel2.6.31
EDIT: turns out the motherboard is W35xSTQ_370ST by SEAGATE. I don't however know how to use this knowledge to figure out if I should be loading any other kernel modules or what sensors are available, e.t.c.
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by crashandburn4 (2015-01-02 20:26:23)

Answer 1

Most likely your hardware doesn't provide more information. I've seen this mostly in laptops. This is from my Acer:
[xxx@arch ~]$ sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +56.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +90.0°C)
Core 2: +54.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +90.0°C)