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@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ This is a list of modules, the modules they depend on, and the module
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parameters they define. First, some things about managing all these
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modules.
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Managing Modules
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================
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The hardcore way is to insmod each of them by hand. This is not very
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practical, though. It is better to install them in a subdirectory that
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modprobe examines. /lib/modules/current/extra/misc comes to mind.
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@@ -11,8 +14,10 @@ which file is used depends on your distribution):
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path[misc]=/lib/modules/current/extra/misc
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(modutils-2.1.x):
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path=/lib/modules/current/extra
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Do always a 'killall -HUP kerneld; depmod -a' after changing either your
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configuration file or changing a module in one of the module directories.
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Do always a 'depmod -a' after changing either your configuration file or
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changing a module in one of the module directories; you also need to do
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a 'killall -HUP kerneld' if you still use kerneld (kernel 2.2.x usually
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uses kmod.
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Now you can do 'modprobe lm78', and all dependent modules are loaded
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automatically. You could, of course, add this statement (and related
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@@ -41,6 +46,12 @@ With the above, the managing of all those modules is suddenly no problem
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at all!
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Available Modules
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=================
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This does not list the chip and bus drivers; please examine the directories
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doc/chips and doc/busses for more information about them.
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(i2c) i2c-core:
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The core i2c module (surprise!). Almost everything else depends on this one.
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Module parameters:
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@@ -56,16 +67,6 @@ at all!
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SMBus emulation on i2c busses. Base algorithm, on which SMBus-only adapters
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rely.
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(src/busses) i2c-piix4: smbus i2c-core
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PIIX4 SMBus access.
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(src/busses) i2c-via: algo-bit i2c-core
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VIA VT82C586B bus access. This is often used instead of the PIIX4 as SMBus
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host.
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(src/busses) i2c-ali15x3: smbus i2c-core
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Acer Labs M1541 and M1543C bus access.
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(src/busses) i2c-isa: i2c-core
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Defines the ISA bus as being a I2C adapter. It isn't, of course; but this is
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often used by sensor client modules, to keep the code small and simple.
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@@ -73,34 +74,6 @@ at all!
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(src) sensors: i2c-core
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General purpose routines for sensor client modules
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(src/chips) lm78: sensors smbus i2c-core
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LM78, LM78-J and LM79 chip driver
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(src/chips) lm75: sensors smbus i2c-core
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LM75 chip driver
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(src/chips) gl518sm: sensors smbus i2c-core
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GL518SM revision 0x00 and 0x80 chip driver
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(src/chips) adm1021: sensors smbus i2c-core
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ADM1021 and MAX1617 chip driver
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(src/chips) adm9240: sensors smbus i2c-core
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ADM9240 chip driver
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(src/chips) ltc1710: sensors smbus i2c-core
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LTC1710 chip driver
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(src/chips) sis5595: sensors smbus i2c-core
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SIS-5595 chipset hardware monitor driver
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(src/chips) w83781d: sensors smbus i2c-core
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W83781D chip driver
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(src/chips) eeprom: sensors smbus i2c-core
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Driver for DIMMs connected to the SMBus. You need prog/eeprom/decode-dimms.pl
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to make sense of its output.
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(i2c) algo-bit: i2c-core
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The 'bit' algorithm, used by many i2c adapters
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Module parameters:
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@@ -133,6 +106,7 @@ i2c/old-code.
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Usually, if you load the modules through modprobe, you need the following
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commands:
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modprobe i2c-proc
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modprobe i2c-dev # Often not needed; see above
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modprobe i2c-isa # Unless you are certain no sensor chips live on the ISA bus
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modprobe i2c-piix4 # One such line for each adapter you own
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modprobe lm78 # One such line for each device you own
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