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Update CHANGES file due to recent updates in sensord.

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5  isadump: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
6  isaset: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
7  Makefile: Include generated source files in dependency checking
8            Make it possible to skip building of the static library
9  fancontrol: Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices
10  sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
11                  Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
12                  Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
13                  Use dmidecode to find IPMI interfaces if available
14                  Add Nuvoton W83795G/ADG detection
15                  Add National Semiconductor LM95241 detection
16  sensord: Remove the hidden commandline interface
17           Introduce struct sensord_arguments
18           Using sigaction for signal handlers
19           Convert to linux coding style
20           Cleanup and refactoring of the source code
21
223.1.0 "Happy Birthday Lina" (2009-02-28)
23  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
24              Add support for current sensors
25              Fix error propagation during expression evaluation
26              Detect excessive recursion depth during expression eval (#2365)
27              Return a string rather than NULL for unknown errors
28              Skip non-file sysfs entries for speed
29              Fix memory leak in scanner when using flex 2.5.9 or later
30              Report configuration file read errors
31              Exit the configuration file parser sooner
32              Free bus statements from the configuration file sooner
33              Read extra configuration files from /etc/sensors.d (#2174)
34              Report the configuration file name on parse errors
35  libsensors.3: Reformat for clarity
36                Document function sensors_snprintf_chip_name
37                Document error-related functions
38  lm_sensors.init: Support new format of /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
39                   Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
40  lm_sensors.init.suse: Delete (actual SuSE script is much different)
41  Makefile: Install sensors.conf.default instead of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
42  pwmconfig: Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
43  fancontrol: Don't round temperature values
44              Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
45              Exit if configuration file can't be read
46              Create pid file only after successful initialization
47  maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
48  sensord: Accept negative temperatures in RRD database
49           Don't bail out on transient errors (#2330)
50  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
51           Add support for current sensors
52           Fix exit code in error case
53  sensors.conf.5: Lots of additions and reworks
54  sensors.conf.default: New, minimum version of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
55                        Add sections for the SMSC SCH311x and SCH5027
56  sensors.conf.eg: The LM99 offset is now handled in the lm90 driver
57                   Move help section to sensors.conf.5
58                   Add a section for the Asus/Fintek F8000
59  sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
60                  Add VIA VX800/VX820 SMBus support
61                  Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
62                  Fix detection of ADT7462
63                  Fix detection of SMSC LPC47M292
64                  Add SMSC LPC47M233 support
65                  Drop support for Linux 2.4 (#2325)
66                  Handle special case chips more efficiently
67                  Fix SMBus detection of W83627EHF and W83627DHG
68                  Get I2C adapter driver names from sysfs (#2328)
69                  Drop old SiS I2C adapter entries
70                  Drop separate LM78-J entry
71                  Merge all Mozart-2 entries
72                  Merge both GL518SM entries into one
73                  Complete GL520SM detection
74                  Improve GL525SM detection a bit
75                  Let kernel 2.6.28 and later handle chips aliases
76                  Unload kernel drivers when we are done with them (#2329)
77                  Fix handling of bus driver names with an underscore
78                  Simplify loading of bus drivers
79                  Fix bus number prediction logic (#2327)
80                  Suggest the sbs driver for smart batteries
81                  Drop alias detection for Super-I/O chips
82                  Move alias detection after all chip detections
83                  Probe chip types from safest to more risky (#2322)
84                  Add an option to skip ISA probes except IPMI
85                  Skip ISA detection by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
86                  Do not scan I2C adapters on multimedia cards by default
87                  Skip SMBus probing by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
88                  Display I2C address statictics with --stat
89                  Document the new detection order and rules
90                  Gather DMI data and print it at start-up
91                  Always probe the SMBus on Asus, Tyan and Supermicro boards
92                  Move IPMI interface detection to its own section
93                  Skip IPMI probing on laptops
94                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83667HG support
95                  Add Intel Core I7 support
96                  Generate new format for /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
97                  Print warnings about missing modules on screen
98                  Fix detection of older DS1621
99                  Add nNidia nForce MCP67, MCP73, MCP79 SMBus support
100                  Exclude auto-loaded PCI and USB drivers from list (#2368)
101                  Special case probing i2c address 0x73 (to not crash FSC ICs)
102                  Add detection of FSC Hades and Syleus IC's
103                  Add detection of Winbond WPCD377I (no sensors)
104  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Delete (functionality merged into sensors-detect)
105  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Sample config file conversion script (#2246)
106
1073.0.3 (2008-09-28)
108  libsensors: Avoid namespace pollution
109  fancontrol: Don't use named pipes when we don't need them (#2319)
110  pwmconfig: Tell the user about gnuplot if it isn't installed
111             Fix MINSTOP and MINSTART test functions (#2340)
112             Test MINSTOP before MINSTART
113             Use better step values for MINSTOP test
114             Print the revision and date at start-up
115             Detect and report obviously incorrect fan speeds
116             Determine MINSTOP automatically
117             Skip MINSTOP and MINSTART tests if fan can't stop
118             Change default for MINTEMP from 0 to 20 degrees C
119             Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
120             Update manual page
121  sensors.conf.eg: Drop "label temp#_crit" statements
122  sensors-detect: Add Intel SCH (bus) support
123                  Add SMSC EMC6D103 support
124                  Improve MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659 detection
125                  Cache the byte data reads (#2326)
126                  Add Maxim MAX6654/MAX6690 support
127                  Add National Semiconductor LM95231 support
128                  Add Analog Devices ADT7481 support
129                  Refactor alias detection functions
130                  Fix Andigilog aSC7621 support
131                  Add Texas Instruments THMC51 support
132                  Fix Analog Devices ADT7461 support
133                  Add VIA C7 support
134                  Fix Winbond W83L786NR/NG/R/G support (#2336)
135                  Add Maxim MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 support
136                  Add VIA VT1212 support
137                  Add SMSC EMC2700LPC support
138                  Add ITE IT8720F support
139                  Add Texas Instruments TMP411 support
140                  Prevent misdetection of W83627DHG on I2C as LM78
141                  W83627DHG has no subclients
142                  Add Maxim MAX1618 support
143
1443.0.2 (2008-05-18)
145  documentation: Delete the FAQ, now maintained on the wiki
146  libsensors: Use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__
147              Parse the configuration file in C locale
148              Late compute statements override early ones
149              Support virtual hwmon devices (#2309)
150              Support power and energy sensors
151              Support DOS-style configuration files again (#2284)
152  pwmconfig: Don't create the configuration file before it's needed
153             Don't preserve configuration file customizations
154             Fix permissions of the configuration file
155             Don't start if fancontrol is running (#2299)
156  fancontrol: Don't start if already running (#2299)
157              Delete fancontrol.pid at exit time (#2299)
158  sensord: Fix support of multiple chip names on the command line (#2321)
159  sensors: Print energy and power sensors with automatically scaled units
160  sensors-detect: Add SMSC SCH5027D detection
161                  Do not access I/O ports on PPC
162                  Move south bridge sensor detection to the right section
163                  Run chip_special_cases() earlier
164                  New device ID for the SMSC SCH5317
165                  Add SMSC SCH5127 detection
166                  Add National Semiconductor LM64 detection
167                  Add Asus F8000 detection
168                  Add Intel ICH10 (bus) detection
169                  Don't probe I2C addresses 0x40-0x47
170                  Fix the parsing of I2C addresses not to scan
171                  Detect and skip 1-register-only I2C devices
172                  Avoid SMBus word transactions where possible
173                  Add Dallas DS1631 detection
174
1753.0.1 (2008-01-28)
176  documentation: Update the application writing guidelines
177  libsensors: No longer depend on libsysfs (#2262)
178              Don't guess the bus type from the device ID format (#2240)
179              Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
180  Makefile: No warnings about ld configuration for staged installations
181            Document the variable overriding mechanism (#2296)
182  pwmconfig: Really hide errors on sysfs writes
183             Deal gracefully with read-only pwm_enable files
184             Warn about outputs found in automatic mode
185             Repeat available configuration options before prompt (#2289)
186             Fix duplicate warning message when config file is broken
187  fancontrol: Detect improperly formatted FCTEMPS value (#2293)
188  sensord: Fix rrd support (#2276)
189           Use the same colors for daily and weekly charts
190           Drop workaround needed by old versions of rrdtool
191  sensors: Fix error path on library initialization error
192  sensors.conf.eg: Fix voltage value references (g520sm, lm80, pc87366)
193  sensors-detect: Drop PCA9540 detection
194                  Improve sysconfig and modprobe.d integration
195                  Add SMSC SCH5514D-NS detection (no sensors)
196                  Lower the confidence of MAX6650/MAX6651
197                  Add Fintek F71858DG detection
198                  Add Fintek F81216D detection (no sensors)
199  unhide_ICH_SMBus: Add support for the 82801AA (ICH)
200
2013.0.0 (2007-11-24)
202  Makefile: Fix MODULE_DIR usage in etc
203            Fix build on PPC
204  pwmconfig: Better diagnostics in pwmdisable
205             Give the fans some time to spin up
206  sensors-detect: Add Texas Instruments TMP401 detection
207                  Mention the f75375s driver
208                  Add SMSC LPC47B367-NC detection (no sensors)
209                  Reduce w83781d/lm78 I2C address probing range
210                  Add Intel Celeron 4xx and Penryn (CPU on 45nm) detection
211
2123.0.0-rc3 (2007-10-28)
213  libsensors: Add a default configuration file
214              Fix memory leaks on initialization error
215              Make the configuration file optional
216              Change the default configuration file to /etc/sensors3.conf
217  sensord: Reload config on SIGHUP rather than automatically
218           No default configuration file name
219  sensors: Fix file handle leak on library initialization error
220           Handle the case where voltage measurements aren't available
221           No default configuration file name
222           Install as sensors again
223  sensors.conf.eg: Install as sensors3.conf
224  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC LPC47B357/M967 detection
225                  Select the right driver for FSC chips
226  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Handle alternative chip lists
227
2283.0.0-rc2 (2007-10-10)
229  useful_addresses.html: Moved to the wiki
230  Makefile: Add sensors-conf-convert to make install
231  libsensors: Notify the caller when writing a value fails
232              Differentiate between different read error types
233              Report I/O errors as such
234  sensord: Log the error code on failure
235           Drop the configuration file search path mechanism (#2259)
236           Manual page update
237  sensors: Fix spurious critical temperature alarm
238           Print error messages to stderr
239           Make error messages more helpful and consistent
240           Better handling of the fault flags
241  sensors-conf-convert: Add a short help text
242  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC SCH311x detection
243                  Add AMD K10 CPU sensor detection
244
2453.0.0-rc1 (2007-09-25)
246  Initial release
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