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diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/chips/x1205 b/Documentation/i2c/chips/x1205 deleted file mode 100644 index 09407c991fe5..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/i2c/chips/x1205 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Kernel driver x1205 -=================== - -Supported chips: - * Xicor X1205 RTC - Prefix: 'x1205' - Addresses scanned: none - Datasheet: http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,X1205,00.html - -Authors: - Karen Spearel <kas11@tampabay.rr.com>, - Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it> - -Description ------------ - -This module aims to provide complete access to the Xicor X1205 RTC. -Recently Xicor has merged with Intersil, but the chip is -still sold under the Xicor brand. - -This chip is located at address 0x6f and uses a 2-byte register addressing. -Two bytes need to be written to read a single register, while most -other chips just require one and take the second one as the data -to be written. To prevent corrupting unknown chips, the user must -explicitely set the probe parameter. - -example: - -modprobe x1205 probe=0,0x6f - -The module supports one more option, hctosys, which is used to set the -software clock from the x1205. On systems where the x1205 is the -only hardware rtc, this parameter could be used to achieve a correct -date/time earlier in the system boot sequence. - -example: - -modprobe x1205 probe=0,0x6f hctosys=1 |