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