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    lm-sensors support for it8688E chip (ArchLinux)


Make sure you have installed lm_sensors


sudo pacman -S lm_sensors --needed


Download and Install the it87 kernel module for the driver support:


git clone https://github.com/gamanakis/it87.git --branch=it8688E
sudo make; sudo make install


To temporary enable the it87 module


sudo modprobe it87 force_id=0x8688 ignore_resource_conflict=1


To permanentely enable the it87 module


create /etc/modprobe.d/it87.conf with:

    options it87 ignore_resource_conflict=1 force_id=0x8688


create /etc/modules-load.d/it87.conf with:

it87


Label the sensors


sensors will now show the voltage, temps, fans etc. but without readable labels, to fix that do the following:
create /etc/sensors.d/gigabyte-a520m-h.conf with:

chip "it8688-*"
    label fan1 "CPU_FAN"
    label fan2 "SYS_FAN1"
    label fan3 "SYS_FAN2"
    label fan4 "Chipset fan"
    label fan5 "CPU_OPT"

    label temp1 "SYS1 (rear)"
    label temp2 "SYS2 (front)"
    label temp3 "CPU"
    label temp4 "PCIe"
    label temp5 "VRM"
    label temp6 "Chipset"

References:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/lm_sensors

lm-sensors/lm-sensors#154

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/i-patched-the-it87-temperature-monitoring-driver-need-some-help-testing-it/132675/27

https://github.com/bbqlinux/it87/blob/master/it87.c#L24