Sparse minor fixes, and rewrite of the SMBus vs. ISA paragraph.

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Jean Delvare committed 2006-01-19 20:33:57 +00:00
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&=============================================================================
=============================================================================
FOR QUICK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SEE THE 'QUICKSTART' FILE.
FOR FULL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SEE THE 'INSTALL' FILE.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OVERVIEW OF THE LM_SENSORS PACKAGE AND SUMMARY OF SUPPORTED DEVICES
!!! This package is ONLY for 2.6, 2.5, and 2.4 kernels (2.4.10 or later) !!!
!!! THIS PACKAGE REQUIRES i2c-2.9.0 or later!!!
FOR 2.6/2.5 KERNELS, Use only the userspace tools in this package!
FOR 2.6/2.5 KERNELS, use only the userspace tools in this package!
Build and install them with 'make user' and 'make user_install'.
The kernel modules in this package will not compile for 2.6/2.5;
use the drivers already in the 2.6 kernel.
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ We *do* know what hardware we support, but usually, it is easier to
install everything and run sensors-detect. It will tell you what hardware
you have (and incidentally, what corresponding drivers are needed). You
could also take a look at http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
(this lists chips found on many mainboard, but regrettable, not the adapters
(this lists chips found on many mainboard, but regrettably not the adapters
on them) or http://web01.fureai.or.jp/~hirobo/project/reserch_project.html
(yes, it is japanese; you want the ninth column, and it again lists only
(yes, it is Japanese; you want the ninth column, and it again lists only
chips, not adapters).
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ These chips read things like chip temperatures, fan rotation speeds and
voltage levels. There are quite a few different chips which can be used by
mainboard builders for approximately the same results.
Hardware monitoring chips are often connected to the SMBus, but often they
can also be connected to the ISA bus. The modules in this package usually
support both ways of accessing them.
Hardware monitoring chips often have an SMBus or I2C interface. Some are
connected to ISA bus instead. Some of them can do both, in which case we
either support both access methods (old drivers) or only support ISA
access (new drivers) as it is faster.
Because the SMBus is just a special case of the generalized I2C bus, we can
simulate the SMBus protocol on plain I2C busses. These busses are sometimes