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diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro b/Documentation/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..702f5ac68c09 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +Kernel driver i2c-viapro + +Supported adapters: + * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596A/B + Datasheet: Sometimes available at the VIA website + + * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686A/B + Datasheet: Sometimes available at the VIA website + + * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8231, VT8233, VT8233A, VT8235, VT8237 + Datasheet: available on request from Via + +Authors: + Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>, + Philip Edelbrock <phil@netroedge.com>, + Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>, + Mark D. Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com> + +Module Parameters +----------------- + +* force: int + Forcibly enable the SMBus controller. DANGEROUS! +* force_addr: int + Forcibly enable the SMBus at the given address. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! + +Description +----------- + +i2c-viapro is a true SMBus host driver for motherboards with one of the +supported VIA southbridges. + +Your lspci -n listing must show one of these : + + device 1106:3050 (VT82C596 function 3) + device 1106:3051 (VT82C596 function 3) + device 1106:3057 (VT82C686 function 4) + device 1106:3074 (VT8233) + device 1106:3147 (VT8233A) + device 1106:8235 (VT8231) + devide 1106:3177 (VT8235) + devide 1106:3227 (VT8237) + +If none of these show up, you should look in the BIOS for settings like +enable ACPI / SMBus or even USB. + + |