Hello, ***LIFESAVER*** !!! :)
Thanx A LOT! Sunday is rescued! 8))) Best regards, Meino Masanori Ogino <masanori.og...@gmail.com> [14-11-02 09:28]: > Hello. > > Installing sys-apps/i2c-tools with `python` USE flag will install smbus > Python module so-called `python-smbus` in Debian. > > 2014-11-02 16:54 GMT+09:00 <meino.cra...@gmx.de>: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Masanori Ogino <masanori.og...@gmail.com> > http://twitter.com/omasanori > http://gplus.to/omasanori
