I noticed that the DS18B20 temperature sensor had stopped working correctly after upgrading the kernel on the Pi. Not to worry, the fix is simple.

First check the kernel version:

[email protected] $ cat /proc/version Linux version 3.18.7+ ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.8.3 20140303 (prerelease) (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1+bzr2650 - Linaro GCC 2014.03) )

If the version is 3.18.5 or later then you need to add the following to /boot/config.txt

dtoverlay=w1-gpio

This is assuming your DS18B20 is connected using three wires and a 4K7 resistor, With data on to Pin 7 (GPIO4). This is the usual way of hooking it up. Its very well documented here.

Any changes to /boot/config.txt will require a reboot of the Pi. When its back up you should see the sensor again.

[email protected] /sys/bus/w1/devices $ cat /28-00000521b2b8/w1_slave 
28 01 4b 46 7f ff 08 10 4c : crc=4c YES
28 01 4b 46 7f ff 08 10 4c t=18500