--- i2c-tools-3.1.1.orig/eeprom/decode-dimms
+++ i2c-tools-3.1.1/eeprom/decode-dimms
@@ -1826,9 +1826,14 @@ sub get_dimm_list
 		close(DIR);
 	}
 
-	if (!$opened) {
-		print STDERR "No EEPROM found, try loading the eeprom or at24 module\n";
-		exit;
+	if (!@files) {
+		if (!$opened) {
+			print STDERR "No EEPROM found, try loading the eeprom or at24 module\n";
+			exit;
+		} else {
+			print STDERR "No EEPROM found, the kernel probably does not support your hardware.\n";
+			exit;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return sort { $a->{file} cmp $b->{file} } @files;