It seems that this script don't run ' /usr/bin/sensors -s' wich set parameters of captors to those readed in the config file. This command should be added at the end of the start() function.
I agree that this is a problem, at least with lm-sensors-2.7.0-r1. I added these lines to /etc/init.d/lm_sensors at the end of the start() function: if ! [ -f /etc/sensors.conf ] ; then eerror "/etc/sensors.conf does not exist!" return 1 fi ebegin "Initializing sensors" /usr/bin/sensors -s &>/dev/null eend $? I
Passing this off to plasmaroo because he is the lm-sensors maintainer now.
The problem with the init-script is still in version 2.8.7. can this please fixed.
Now in CVS - the change should reach Portage within an hour. Thanks!