| Kernel driver i2c-via | |
| Supported adapters: | |
| * VIA Technologies, InC. VT82C586B | |
| Datasheet: Publicly available at the VIA website | |
| Author: Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi> | |
| Description | |
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| i2c-via is an i2c bus driver for motherboards with VIA chipset. | |
| The following VIA pci chipsets are supported: | |
| - MVP3, VP3, VP2/97, VPX/97 | |
| - others with South bridge VT82C586B | |
| Your lspci listing must show this : | |
| Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B ACPI (rev 10) | |
| Problems? | |
| Q: You have VT82C586B on the motherboard, but not in the listing. | |
| A: Go to your BIOS setup, section PCI devices or similar. | |
| Turn USB support on, and try again. | |
| Q: No error messages, but still i2c doesn't seem to work. | |
| A: This can happen. This driver uses the pins VIA recommends in their | |
| datasheets, but there are several ways the motherboard manufacturer | |
| can actually wire the lines. | |