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| -rw-r--r-- | CHANGES | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | QUICKSTART | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 28 |
4 files changed, 30 insertions, 16 deletions
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ ask CVS about it: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.8.2 (???) + IMPORTANT: Limit initialization removed from all chip drivers! + If you didn't run 'sensors -s' in the past you may need to now! File sensors.conf.eg: Change lm75 scaling back to 1 Library: Fix bmcsensors scaling, increase number of sensors; Add w83627thf support; Advance version to 3.0.0; @@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ DETAILED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS See QUICKSTART for the simple version. -This package is ONLY for 2.4 kernels 2.4.9 or later !!! +The driver modules in this package are ONLY for 2.4 kernels 2.4.9 or later !!! -This package REQUIRES i2c-2.8.0 or later!!! +This package REQUIRES i2c-2.8.1 or later!!! -FOR 2.5 KERNELS, Do not attempt to compile this package. - Use the drivers already in the 2.5 kernel development tree. +FOR 2.5/2.6 KERNELS, do not attempt to compile this package. + Use the drivers already in the 2.5/2.6 kernel tree. + If you are running a 2.5/2.6 kernel, the ONLY thing you need to + do is 'make user' and 'make user_install'. Do NOT follow the rest + of these instructions. ============================================================================= These are the installation instruction for the lm_sensors package. @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Other methods are described in INSTALL. ------------------------------------------ * Verify you are running a 2.4 kernel, 2.4.9 or later. + If you are running a 2.5/2.6 kernel, the ONLY thing you need to + do is 'make user' and 'make user_install'. Do NOT follow the rest + of these instructions. * Make sure you have the kernel tree corresponding to your current kernel in /lib/modules/(uname -r)/build. @@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ Other methods are described in INSTALL. you MUST remove them (as root) with `rmmod'. * Download, build, and install the latest i2c package, - (i2c-2.8.0 or later). + (i2c-2.8.1 or later). Quickstart for i2c: make; make install; depmod -a * Go back to the lm_sensors directory. Do `make'. @@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ OVERVIEW OF THE LM_SENSORS PACKAGE AND SUMMARY OF SUPPORTED DEVICES - !!! This package is ONLY for 2.4 kernels 2.4.9 or later !!! - !!! THIS PACKAGE REQUIRES i2c-2.8.0 or later!!! +!!! This package is ONLY for 2.6, 2.5, and 2.4 kernels (2.4.9 or later) !!! +!!! THIS PACKAGE REQUIRES i2c-2.8.1 or later!!! -FOR 2.5 KERNELS, Do not attempt to compile this package. - Use the drivers already in the 2.5 kernel development tree. +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 2.5 kernel development tree. ============================================================================= @@ -20,22 +22,26 @@ This is the completely rewritten version 2 of lm_sensors, a collection of modules for general SMBus access and hardware monitoring. Version 1 is now officially unsupported. -WARNING! This package will work on kernels 2.4.9 - 2.4.xx only. +WARNING! This drivers in this package will work on kernels 2.4.9 - 2.4.xx only. Use lm_sensors-2.4.5 for 2.0 kernels. Use lm_sensors-2.7.0 for 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.0 - 2.4.8 kernels. -Use the drivers already in the kernel for 2.5 kernels; if you need -additional drivers in 2.5 please port and submit them to us. +Use the drivers already in the kernel for 2.6/2.5 kernels; if you need +additional drivers in 2.6 please port and submit them to us. -WARNING! You must get the latest i2c package, i2c-2.8.0, +HOWEVER, the userspace tools in this package will work for +2.4, 2.5, and 2.6 kernels. + +WARNING! You must have at least i2c-2.8.1. EVEN IF your kernel does contain i2c support!!!!!!!!! +You may wish to get the latest i2c package, i2c-2.8.2, The I2C package in existing 2.4 kernels is NOT sufficient for compilation of this package. -ADDITIONALLY, i2c-2.8.0 is not API compatible to earlier i2c +ADDITIONALLY, i2c-2.8.1 is not API compatible to earlier i2c releases due to struct changes; therefore you must NOT ENABLE any other i2c drivers (e.g. bttv) in the kernel. -Do NOT use lm-sensors 2.8.0 or i2c-2.8.0 if you require bttv. +Do NOT use lm-sensors 2.8.1 or i2c-2.8.1 if you require bttv. See the lm_sensors download page for further guidance: http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/download.html @@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ The latest version of this package can always be found on our homepage: http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78. Pre-release versions can be retrieved through anonymous CVS; see doc/cvs for more information. -This whole package is copyright (c) 1998 - 2002 by Frodo Looijaard and +This whole package is copyright (c) 1998 - 2003 by Frodo Looijaard and Philip Edelbrock, except for a few drivers written by other people. See the individual files for more exact copyright information. This package may be distributed according to the GNU General Public License |