I have a hard install of knoppix 3.3 debian style. I need to keep an eye on my cpu's temperature in linux (I am in linux 90% of the time now ). I have installed lm sensors and its dependencies and ran sensor-detect and followed its instructions which are:
To load everything that is needed, edit /etc/modules and add the modules
listed here to it:

#----cut here----
# I2C adapter drivers
i2c-isa
# I2C chip drivers
sis5595
it87
#----cut here----

Then, run /etc/init.d/modutils


To make the sensors modules behave correctly, add these lines to
/etc/modutils/local and run update-modules:

#----cut here----
# I2C module options
alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
#----cut here----

I follow those instructions exactly, I didn't have /etc/modutils/local so made one. But I am consistently getting the error "cant find modules" i2c-isa, sis5595 and it87

could someone clue in newbie me where I am going wrong here? There are conflicting instructions in the lm-sensors FAQ and what sensor-detect tells me to do and I am following above since it is run for machine and I figure it is the correct way for this machine. Help is very much needed, I am tired of rebooting to check my temps in bios or windows.