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On 12/12/2010 06:34 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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>> On Sunday 12 December 2010 05:20:27 Dale wrote: |
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>>> That comes from lm-sensors. Hmmm. Since I have my stuff built into the |
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>>> kernel, can I still use that or would they clash somehow? |
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>>> Also, this is a desktop not a laptop just in case it matters. |
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>>> Dale |
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>>> :-) :-) |
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>>> |
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>> a) building the sensor stuff into the kernel is stupid |
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>> b) yes |
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> Why is it stupid? I been using Linux for years and have no modules |
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> except for nvidia and don't think I ever have either. What difference |
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> does it make if it is a module or built in? |
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I think, Dale, that the theory is that fewer things in the kernel |
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provide for fewer chances for it to go awry. However, as we know, the |
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difference between theory and practice is that in theory, theory and |
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practice are the same, but in practice, they're not. |
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