Quoting David Z Maze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "Jeffrey L. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Is the I2C support only in 2.4.x? I would like to use the > > lm-sensors package. > > The packages in Debian claim to support kernel 2.4 and not kernel > 2.6. The upstream Web page (http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/) > claims that there's now userspace support for 2.6 kernels; IIRC, there > are kernel modules for both i2c and lm-sensors in the 2.6 kernel tree. > > If you want to use lm-sensors with a 2.4 kernel, you need to build > your own kernel at this point. Make sure you have everything > i2c-related disabled in the kernel configuration, and build lm-sensors > and i2c modules separately ('make-kpkg modules-image'; > lm-sensors-source's README.Debian file should have information if you > haven't done this before). If you don't completely disable i2c in the > kernel configuration, you will get random lossage and kernel panics. > It's really sad. I don't know a good way around it. If you're in the > situation of needing other i2c-related drivers, there's a kernel patch > at the same place that claims to update the in-kernel i2c support. >
I was thinking about 2.2, not 2.6. I mistakenly booted from CD 1 and ended up with a 2.2 kernel. (Actually, IIRC this was a network install). The box in question is a key server and I'd rather not have to monkey with installing a completely different kernel. TIA, Jeffrey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
