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:
pi@raspberrypi $ cat /proc/version Linux version 3.18.7+ (dc4@dc4-XPS13-9333) (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.
pi@raspberrypi /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
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