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@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ options 2 and 3). Especially if you have in the past placed the header files in /usr/local/include, this will probably go wrong. See below on how to fix this. +NOTE: option 3 only works with 2.2 and 2.4 (2.4.0 and later) kernels; + option 1 and 2 also work with 2.3 kernels. + Mixing old and new, and using beta drivers (compilation option 1) ================================================================= @@ -239,12 +242,13 @@ Patching the kernel (compilation option 2) ========================================== There is a special script which should be able to generate diffs against -any 2.2 or 2.4 kernel. Note that 2.3 kernels are no longer supported for -this compilation option (choose option 1 instead). Please report any -problems to our mailinglist. Note that it may fail, and probably silently, -if you have applied other patches to your kernel tree, or for very new kernels. -It *is* safe to run it if your kernel already has the lm_sensors drivers. -It will only work if you applied the i2c patches first. +any 2.2 or 2.4 kernel (2.4.0 or later). Note that 2.3 kernels are no +longer supported for this compilation option (choose option 1 instead). +Please report any problems to our mailinglist. Note that it may fail, +and probably silently, if you have applied other patches to your kernel \ +tree, or for very new kernels. It *is* safe to run it if your kernel +already has the lm_sensors drivers. It will only work if you applied the +i2c patches first. ** Only a subset of the modules in lm_sensors are patched into the ** ** kernel by the script. See the file mkpatch/FILES to see if the ** @@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ WARNING! Many things have changed since version 2.4.0. Most importantly, you need the i2c package. It may have come bundled with lm_sensors, but you may need to download it separately at: http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78 + Kernels 2.3.34 and later, and all 2.4.x kernels, contain the new I2C package; however, you may still need to download and install the latest I2C version if lm_sensors does not compile. +>>>>>>> 1.51 At least the following I2C/SMBus adapters are supported: |