Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> [14-11-02 08:44]:
> meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Debain everywhere...
> > Ubuntu everywhere...
> >
> > "To use this library just do a apt-get build-essential, apt-get this
> > and apt-get that...your done".
> >
> > Hrrrmpppfff....
> >
> > What the heck is "build-essential?" What's hidden behind it?
> >
> > I am currently facing a similiar problem: I am trying to get
> > a TFT display running. For using this library to access this TFT
> > one "only" needs to do a ...guess... "apt-get python smbus".
> >
> > Neither "smbus' nor "I2C" produces any match in the output of
> > eix...
> >
> > What's that package? Is it in Gentoo?
> >
> > Any help is very appreciated :)
> >
> > Best regards,
> > mcc
> >
>
> I2c is in the kernel. I use it to access my temps and such here. Just
> a small snippet:
>
> root@fireball / # zcat /proc/config.gz | grep -i i2c
> # CONFIG_BMP085_I2C is not set
> # CONFIG_SENSORS_LIS3_I2C is not set
> CONFIG_MOUSE_SYNAPTICS_I2C=y
> CONFIG_I2C=y
> CONFIG_I2C_BOARDINFO=y
> CONFIG_I2C_COMPAT=y
> CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
> # CONFIG_I2C_MUX is not set
> CONFIG_I2C_HELPER_AUTO=y
> CONFIG_I2C_ALGOBIT=y
>
>
> SMBUS I think is in the same category. From a search for smbus from
> within menuconfig:
>
> Symbol: I2C_SMBUS
> [=n]
>
>
> │
> │ Type :
> tristate
>
>
> │
> │ Prompt: SMBus-specific
> protocols
>
>
> │
> │
> Location:
>
>
> │
> │ -> Device
> Drivers
>
>
> │
> │ -> I2C support (I2C
> [=y])
>
> │
> │ (1) -> Autoselect pertinent helper modules (I2C_HELPER_AUTO
> [=y])
>
> │
> │ Defined at
> drivers/i2c/Kconfig:76
>
>
> │
> │ Depends on: I2C
> [=y]
>
>
> │
> │ Selected by: I2C_PARPORT [=n] && I2C [=y] && HAS_IOMEM [=y] &&
> PARPORT [=y] || I2C_PARPORT_LIGHT [=n] && I2C [=y] && HAS_IOMEM
> [=y] │
> │
>
> If I recall correctly, SMBUS and I2C work together on getting temps and
> fan speeds and such.
>
> Also, some folks use lm-sensors. I think it does the same but in user
> space instead of kernel space. That's my understanding anyway.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
>
> :-) :-)
>
>
Hi Dale,
thanks for your informations... :)
I did a typo...instead of
"apt-get python smbus".
it must be
"apt-get python-smbus".
I am searching "python-smbus" for Gentoo.
The kernel configuration is already setup and ok.
Do you the know the translation
of "python-smbus" (Debian-speak)
to ??? for Gentoo?
Thank you very much in advance!
Best regards,
Meino
