I am not an expert, but the concept of virtualization is to show a virtual hardware, with a few components. And this virtual component can differ from actual component. So I am not surprised that karmic found no sensor.
You should ask firstly to virtualbox. ** Package changed: ubuntu => virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) -- Testing Ubuntu Karmic in virtualbox no sensors detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/377307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs