Ubuntu
i8kutils package

I had to run "sudo modprobe i8k force=1" to fix i8kutils installation.

Bug #1899010 reported by Andrii Puhalevich
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i8kutils (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

modprobe i8k
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'dell_smm_hwmon': No such device

I had to force it:
modprobe i8k force=1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: i8kutils 1.43
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Oct 8 13:53:05 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-20 (109 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
SourcePackage: i8kutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Andrii Puhalevich (andii-puhalevich) wrote :
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Batwam (batwam) wrote :

same issue here on Dell Optiplex 7060

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in i8kutils (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Batwam (batwam) wrote :

Note that for this to be persistent, you need to create the file i8k.conf in /etc/modprobe.d/ containing the line options i8k force=1

in short, I don't think that this package is working properly

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