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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/abituguru b/Documentation/hwmon/abituguru new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..69cdb527d58f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/abituguru @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +Kernel driver abituguru +======================= + +Supported chips: + * Abit uGuru (Hardware Monitor part only) + Prefix: 'abituguru' + Addresses scanned: ISA 0x0E0 + Datasheet: Not available, this driver is based on reverse engineering. + A "Datasheet" has been written based on the reverse engineering it + should be available in the same dir as this file under the name + abituguru-datasheet. + +Authors: + Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl>, + (Initial reverse engineering done by Olle Sandberg + <ollebull@gmail.com>) + + +Module Parameters +----------------- + +* force: bool Force detection. Note this parameter only causes the + detection to be skipped, if the uGuru can't be read + the module initialization (insmod) will still fail. +* fan_sensors: int Tell the driver how many fan speed sensors there are + on your motherboard. Default: 0 (autodetect). +* pwms: int Tell the driver how many fan speed controls (fan + pwms) your motherboard has. Default: 0 (autodetect). +* verbose: int How verbose should the driver be? (0-3): + 0 normal output + 1 + verbose error reporting + 2 + sensors type probing info\n" + 3 + retryable error reporting + Default: 2 (the driver is still in the testing phase) + +Notice if you need any of the first three options above please insmod the +driver with verbose set to 3 and mail me <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl> the output of: +dmesg | grep abituguru + + +Description +----------- + +This driver supports the hardware monitoring features of the Abit uGuru chip +found on Abit uGuru featuring motherboards (most modern Abit motherboards). + +The uGuru chip in reality is a Winbond W83L950D in disguise (despite Abit +claiming it is "a new microprocessor designed by the ABIT Engineers"). +Unfortunatly this doesn't help since the W83L950D is a generic +microcontroller with a custom Abit application running on it. + +Despite Abit not releasing any information regarding the uGuru, Olle +Sandberg <ollebull@gmail.com> has managed to reverse engineer the sensor part +of the uGuru. Without his work this driver would not have been possible. + +Known Issues +------------ + +The voltage and frequency control parts of the Abit uGuru are not supported. |