lm_sensors doesn't stay enabled!

[Andrew Konosky]

I have gotten the lm_sensors configured to read cpu temp and other 
system sensors and it reports it through gkrellm. I put the 
initialization commands in /etc/modprobe.conf and /etc/rc.local, and it 
loads when I restart the system. After a few restarts or when I shut the 
system down for a while, the sensors won't start back up. Hddtemp starts 
up and works every time but lm_sensors does not....
Why?

/etc/modprobe.conf:
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alias eth0 tulip
alias snd-card-0 snd-ens1371
install snd-ens1371 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-ens1371 && 
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-ens1371 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; 
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-ens1371
alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
# I2C module options
alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
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/etc/rc.local
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touch /var/lock/subsys/local
# I2C adapter drivers
modprobe i2c-viapro
modprobe i2c-isa
# I2C chip drivers
modprobe lm80
modprobe eeprom
modprobe via686a
sleep 2
sensors -s
#hdd temp dameon
hddtemp -d /dev/hda /dev/hdb
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