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| author | mds <mds@7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0> | 2004-12-21 23:29:26 +0000 |
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| committer | mds <mds@7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0> | 2004-12-21 23:29:26 +0000 |
| commit | f9b00023c6110c73248997c8d18e939c1f4575e3 (patch) | |
| tree | 55b39581b5a30448a660785fa2a45f4ba0d3019c /README | |
| parent | 85b44842b69cf89e6b1cf9ca214882a8752afefb (diff) | |
| download | lm-sensors-f9b00023c6110c73248997c8d18e939c1f4575e3.tar.gz | |
quick fixup for 2.9.0. Probably needs more work.
git-svn-id: http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/trunk@2800 7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ OVERVIEW OF THE LM_SENSORS PACKAGE AND SUMMARY OF SUPPORTED DEVICES !!! This package is ONLY for 2.6, 2.5, and 2.4 kernels (2.4.9 or later) !!! -!!! THIS PACKAGE REQUIRES i2c-2.8.1 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! Build and install them with 'make user' and 'make user_install'. @@ -31,23 +31,21 @@ additional drivers in 2.6 please port and submit them to us. 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. +WARNING! You must have at least i2c-2.9.0. EVEN IF your kernel does contain i2c support! The I2C[2] package in existing 2.4 kernels is NOT sufficient for compilation of this package. -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 install lm-sensors kernel modules directly out of this package -if you require bttv or related modules. +ADDITIONALLY, i2c-2.9.0 is API compatible to i2c releases 2.7.0 and earlier, +but is not API compatible to i2c releases 2.8.0 - 2.8.8 +due to struct changes. Users whose systems require additional i2c-related kernel modules (bttv, i2c-matrox, rivatv, zoran...) -will require additional patches for the Linux 2.4.21 and 2.4.22 kernels. -These patches fix compatibility differences between i2c-2.8.1 and -the Linux 2.4 kernels. +will require additional patches for the Linux 2.4.x kernels. +These patches fix compatibility differences between those modules and +the 2.9.0 i2c release. A complete installation guide is available at http://khali.linux-fr.org/devel/i2c/ |