From 136916a3b2c1b39e0ef365b30d1a03e25121ced4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean Delvare Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:33:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Sparse minor fixes, and rewrite of the SMBus vs. ISA paragraph. git-svn-id: http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/trunk@3237 7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0 --- README | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 366b9fb2..a7827fcc 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -&============================================================================= +============================================================================= 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