Changeset 3216

Timestamp:

12/17/05 12:25:33 (3 years ago)

Author:

khali

Message:

Remove the version 1 specifics part. It's very old and I'd hope
nobody uses this anymore. At any rate, there's little point in including
version 1 information in the version 2 FAQ. Set FAQ version to 2.18.

Files:

• lm-sensors/trunk/doc/FAQ (modified) (3 diffs)
• lm-sensors/trunk/doc/lm_sensors-FAQ.html (modified) (7 diffs)
• lm-sensors/trunk/doc/lm_sensors-FAQ.texi (modified) (3 diffs)
• lm-sensors/trunk/doc/version.texi (modified) (1 diff)

lm-sensors/trunk/doc/FAQ

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-5 How to Ask for Help
-6 How to Contribute
-7 Version 1 Specific Questions
-Appendix A Revision History of This Document
-
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-  6.7 How to REALLY help
-  6.8 How to get release announcements
-7 Version 1 Specific Questions
-  7.1 My manufacturer swears that my mainboard has an SMBus, but your code reports that it can't find it.  What's wrong?
-  7.2 The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'.
-  7.3 I try to read `/proc/sensors', and I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" message. Why?
-  7.4 On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0!
-Appendix A Revision History of This Document
-
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-releases' and then freshmeat will email you announcement.
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-7 Version 1 Specific Questions
-******************************
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-Note: Version 1 is very very old and is not recommended.
-
-7.1 My manufacturer swears that my mainboard has an SMBus, but your code reports that it can't find it.  What's wrong?
-======================================================================================================================
-
-Currently, our code only assumes that an SMBus exists if it originates
-from the Intel PIIX4 (82371AB).  If your computer doesn't have one, or
-if your SMBus originates from a different SMBus 'host', then you are
-out of luck. :'( Our experience is, though, that most machines have a
-PIIX4, and that it is where the SMBus is hosted.
-
-   Regarding the VIA chip set(s):
-
-   Right now, the SMBus code depends on the Intel PIIX4 chip to handle
-SMBus transactions.  The VIA chip set is NOT supported at this time
-because it forces much of the SMBus protocol to be implemented by
-software.
-
-   To implement the SMBus correctly with the VIA chip, it needs to be
-written at a low level to be quick.  A more attractive alternative is to
-use the Bios SMBus interface (not always available nor standard).
-
-   Version 2 supports the VIA chipset, and will support other chipsets.
-Version 1 never will.
-
-7.2 The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'.
-========================================================
-
-This should no longer be an issue in 1.4.10 and later; it will continue
-loading, but it won't support SMBus-connected devices, of course.
-
-7.3 I try to read `/proc/sensors', and I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" message. Why?
-==============================================================================================================
-
-It takes about 1.5 seconds for the LM78 to update all its sensor
-values.  If we would try to read it before it finished that, you would
-get old garbage instead. So you have to wait 1.5 seconds after the
-module is inserted before you can access `/proc/sensors'.
-
-   Module versions 1.3.7 and later let the process sleep if it tries to
-access sensor data right after insertion time, and do not display this
-message anymore.
-
-7.4 On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0!
-===========================================================
-
-This is a bug we have only observed on Dell computers. There is
-probably a problem with the way the SMBus is accessed; but it is not yet
-clear whether the problem is in our code or with the Dells.
-
-   There are very probably no sensor chips at all on your computer; but
-until somebody contacts Dell about this and tells us the results, we
-can not be sure.
-
-Appendix A Revision History of This Document
-********************************************
-
+   * Rev 2.18 (JD) Removed version 1 specifics part, 2005-12-17
+
-   * Rev 2.17 (JD) Added 5.9 (why we don't support undocumented chips),
-     removed 6.9 (doesn't apply to the new mailing list), 2005-10-05

lm-sensors/trunk/doc/lm_sensors-FAQ.html

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-Copyright (C) 1998 - 2005<br>
-Frodo Looijaard,<br>
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-<li><a href="#toc_Help">5 How to Ask for Help</a></li>
-<li><a href="#toc_Contribute">6 How to Contribute</a></li>
-<li><a href="#toc_Version-1-Specifics">7 Version 1 Specific Questions</a></li>
-<li><a href="#toc_Document-Revisions">Appendix A Revision History of This Document</a></li>
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-<li><a href="#Section-6_002e8">6.8 How to get release announcements</a>
-</li></ul>
-<li><a name="toc_Version-1-Specifics" href="#Version-1-Specifics">7 Version 1 Specific Questions</a>
-<ul>
-<li><a href="#Section-7_002e1">7.1 My manufacturer swears that my mainboard has an SMBus, but your code reports that it can't find it.  What's wrong?</a>
-<li><a href="#Section-7_002e2">7.2 The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'.</a>
-<li><a href="#Section-7_002e3">7.3 I try to read <span class="file">/proc/sensors</span>, and I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" message. Why?</a>
-<li><a href="#Section-7_002e4">7.4 On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0!</a>
-</li></ul>
-<li><a name="toc_Document-Revisions" href="#Document-Revisions">Appendix A Revision History of This Document</a>
-</li></ul>
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-<li><a accesskey="5" href="#Help">Help</a>:                     How to Ask for Help
-<li><a accesskey="6" href="#Contribute">Contribute</a>:               How to Contribute
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-Version-1-Specifics">Version 1 Specific
+Document-Revisions">Document Revision
-Previous:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#Help">Help</a>,
-Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Top">Top</a>
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-Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Top">Top</a>
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-<h2 class="chapter">7 Version 1 Specific Questions</h2>
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-<ul class="menu">
-<li><a accesskey="1" href="#Section-7_002e1">Section 7.1</a>:   My mainboard has an SMBus, your code can't find it.  Why? 
-<li><a accesskey="2" href="#Section-7_002e2">Section 7.2</a>:   The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'. 
-<li><a accesskey="3" href="#Section-7_002e3">Section 7.3</a>:   I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" msg. 
-<li><a accesskey="4" href="#Section-7_002e4">Section 7.4</a>:   On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0! 
-</ul>
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-<p>Note: Version 1 is very very old and is not recommended.
-
-<div class="node">
-<p><hr>
-<a name="Section-7_002e1"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#Section-7_002e2">Section 7.2</a>,
-Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Version-1-Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>
-<br>
-</div>
-
-<h3 class="section">7.1 My manufacturer swears that my mainboard has an SMBus, but your code reports that it can't find it.  What's wrong?</h3>
-
-<p>Currently, our code only assumes that an SMBus exists if it originates
-from the Intel PIIX4 (82371AB).  If your computer doesn't have one, or if your
-SMBus originates from a different SMBus 'host', then you are out of luck. :'(
-Our experience is, though, that most machines have a PIIX4, and that it is
-where the SMBus is hosted.
-
-   <p>Regarding the VIA chip set(s):
-
-   <p>Right now, the SMBus code depends on the Intel PIIX4 chip to handle
-SMBus transactions.  The VIA chip set is NOT supported at this time because
-it forces much of the SMBus protocol to be implemented by software.
-
-   <p>To implement the SMBus correctly with the VIA chip, it needs to be
-written at a low level to be quick.  A more attractive alternative is to
-use the Bios SMBus interface (not always available nor standard).
-
-   <p>Version 2 supports the VIA chipset, and will support other chipsets. 
-Version 1 never will.
-
-<div class="node">
-<p><hr>
-<a name="Section-7_002e2"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#Section-7_002e3">Section 7.3</a>,
-Previous:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#Section-7_002e1">Section 7.1</a>,
-Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Version-1-Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>
-<br>
-</div>
-
-<h3 class="section">7.2 The modules won't load, saying 'SMBus not detected'.</h3>
-
-<p>This should no longer be an issue in 1.4.10 and later; it will
-continue loading, but it won't support SMBus-connected devices, of course.
-
-<div class="node">
-<p><hr>
-<a name="Section-7_002e3"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#Section-7_002e4">Section 7.4</a>,
-Previous:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#Section-7_002e2">Section 7.2</a>,
-Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Version-1-Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>
-<br>
-</div>
-
-<h3 class="section">7.3 I try to read <span class="file">/proc/sensors</span>, and I get a "No sensor data yet (try again in a few moments)" message. Why?</h3>
-
-<p>It takes about 1.5 seconds for the LM78 to update all its sensor
-values.  If we would try to read it before it finished that, you would get
-old garbage instead. So you have to wait 1.5 seconds after the module is
-inserted before you can access <span class="file">/proc/sensors</span>.
-
-   <p>Module versions 1.3.7 and later let the process sleep if it tries
-to access sensor data right after insertion time, and do not display this
-message anymore.
-
-<div class="node">
-<p><hr>
-<a name="Section-7_002e4"></a>Previous:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#Section-7_002e3">Section 7.3</a>,
-Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Version-1-Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>
-<br>
-</div>
-
-<h3 class="section">7.4 On my Dell, a LM80 is detected, but all readings are 0!</h3>
-
-<p>This is a bug we have only observed on Dell computers. There is
-probably a problem with the way the SMBus is accessed; but it is not yet
-clear whether the problem is in our code or with the Dells.
-
-   <p>There are very probably no sensor chips at all on your computer;
-but until somebody contacts Dell about this and tells us the results, we
-can not be sure.
-
-<div class="node">
-<p><hr>
-<a name="Document-Revisions"></a>Previous:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#Version-1-Specifics">Version 1 Specifics</a>,
-Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Top">Top</a>
-<br>
-</div>
-
-<h2 class="appendix">Appendix A Revision History of This Document</h2>
-
-     <ul>
+<li>Rev 2.18 (JD) Removed version 1 specifics part, 2005-12-17
-<li>Rev 2.17 (JD) Added 5.9 (why we don't support undocumented chips),
-        removed 6.9 (doesn't apply to the new mailing list), 2005-10-05

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