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lm_sensors CHANGES file
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This is a list of the most important changes in 2.x versions. It is by
no means complete, listing only user-visible changes which are interesting.
The ultimate way to know what has changed is to run diff, or even neater,
ask CVS about it:

  * Checkout the archive (see doc/cvs for how you can do this)
  * Determine which tags are valid, by running this command from the
    project root directory:
      cvs status -v -l Makefile
    Valid tags are usually like form V2-1-0 for version 2.1.0
  * Ask cvs for the difference between two versions:
      cvs diff -r TAG1 -r TAG2 DIFF-OPTIONS
    for example:
      cvs diff -r V2-0-0 -r V2-0-1 -u

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2.5.5 (2001????)
>>>>>>> 1.80
  NOTE: i2c 2.5.5 MUST BE be compiled and installed first.
  mkpatch only works with 2.2 and 2.4 kernels anymore
  Chip modules (all): Update mutex definition (works now for new 2.2 kernels)
  File sensors.conf.eg: Add mtp008 entries, adm1025 entries
  Library: Add ds1621, mtp008 support
  Module adm1021: Add support for adm1021a / adm1023
  Modules adm1021, thmc50: Rename /proc entries to temp[1-2]
  Module adm1025: Add support for remote temp; rename /proc entries to
                  in[0-5] and temp[1-2]; fix negative temp readings
  Module adm9240: Rename /proc entries to in[0-5]
  Module ddcmon: allow force and force_ddcmon parameters
  Module ds1621: new
  Module i2c-ali1535: Enhance error checking and recovery; add mutex
  Module i2c-i810: Add "dummy write" before reads per Intel prog. ref.
  Module i2c-piix4: add support for ServerWorks southbridge OSB4
  Module lm87: update voltage calculations
  Module mtp008: new
  Module pcf8574: change update time to 5 seconds
  Modules sis5595, i2c-sis5595: Check for uninitialized base addresses
  Module w83781d: fix beep setting via /proc
  Program mkpatch.pl: more fixes; now adds many more modules
  Program sensors: Add ds1621, mtp008 support; add -f (Fahrenheit) option;
                   add adm1025 temp2; report temp limits correctly as
                   min/max or limit/hysteresis; print message if no
                   sensors are found. Removed false errors from lm87 reads.
  Program sensors-detect: Add ds1621, mtp008 detection;
                          add ServerWorks detection

2.5.4 (20001012)
  Module i2c-viapro: Add support for Via 596B (0x3051)
  Program m7101: moved to CVS tree, updated for 2.4.0 kernels
  Program mkpatch.pl: fixed infinite loop
  Program sensors-detect: Detect Via 596B (0x3051)

2.5.3 (20001008)
  NOTE: i2c 2.5.3 MUST BE be compiled and installed first.
  File useful_addresses.html: update
  Library: Add lm87 support
  Module pcf8574: new
  Module i2c-ali1535: new
  Module i2c-ali15x3: removed force #ifdef.
  Module i2c-i801: support Intel 82801BA (815E chipset)
  Module i2c-i801: add i2c block write support, fix smbus block bugs
                   (requires i2c 2.5.3 package)
  Module i2c-i810: support Intel 82815
  Module lm87: new
  Module sensors: Fix for kernel 2.4.0-test8
                  (remove copy_to_user_ret and put_user_ret)
  Module w83781d: limit fan divisors to 8 max. for as99127f
  Program decode-dimms: Add html output option, update for SPD spec 1.2B.
  Program i2cdump: Add smbus block read support
  Programs i2cdetect, i2cdump: Improve error reporting
  Program sensors: new switch -u (--unknown)
  Program sensors-detect: detect Intel 82801BA (815E chipset)
  Program sensors-detect: detect Intel 82815
  Program sensors-detect: detect ITE IT8705F / IT8712F (no driver yet)
  Program sensors-detect: detect National LM87
  Program sensors-detect: detect nVidia devices supported by i2c-riva.o
  Program sensors-detect: Improve error reporting

2.5.2 (20000709)
  File sensors.conf.eg: Fix lm80 in8 calculation
  Module w83781d: W83783S no longer crashes on unloading
  Program sensors-detect: more robustness in case of unknown i2c adapters
  Program sensors-detect, libsensors: fix eeprom size reporting
  Program sensord: more flexility, support for alarm scanning etc.
  Program sensors: support for ignore setting on sensor alarms.
  Programs: understand /dev/i2c* files (instead of /dev/i2c-*) too.

2.5.1 (20000618)
  Library: Add adm1025 support
  Module adm1025: new
  Module ddcmon: Fixed bus scan which could hang SMBus
  Module i2c-keywest: new
  Module maxilife: Add support for Maxilife '99 (NBA)
  Module via686a: Enable sensors if not enabled by BIOS
  Module w83781d: Improve w83783s support, w83627hf always has 2 pwm
  Module w83781d: Fix sensor2&3 selection, enable VBAT (in8) monitoring
  Module w83781d: Remove as99127f entries for in7-8, pwm3-4, sensor1-3
  Module w83781d: Fis as99127f fan speed (was 66% too high)
  Module w83781d: Improve beep input checking
  Program i2cdump: Add Winbond-style bank selection
  Program isadump: Add Winbond-style bank selection
  Program sensors: Add adm1025 support.
  Program sensors: Remove some as99127f entries, fix as99127 "(beep)"
  Program sensors-detect: Fix i801 detection, add adm1025 driver entry
  File sensors.conf.eg: Add Maxilife '99 entries
  File sensors.conf.eg: Remove some as99127f entries.
    Note: For as99127f, reinstall sensors.conf.eg manually (make install
          won't reinstall it) or else 'sensors -s' will fail.

2.5.0 (20000312)
  Dropped all kernel 2.0 and 2.1 compatibility
  Module i2c-i810: new
  Module ddcmon: new
  Module via686a: new
  Module i2c-amd756: fixed region request
  Module i2c-voodoo3: Converted to use i2c-algo-bit layer
  Module w83781d: Don't change pin settings at initialization;
                  also fix chip detection.
  Library: Support for ddcmon and via686a
  Program sensors-detect: Support for ddcmon and via686a
  Program sensors: Support for eeprom, ddcmon and via686a

2.4.5 (20000116)
  Introduced DESTDIR installation prefix
  Module lm80: fixes, temperature now read and set correctly
  Module i2c-voodoo3: driver enhancements
  Module w83781d: fixes, AS99127 works much better now
  Library: New ignore keyword in config file
  Programs: Support for new ignore keyword
  Program sensors-detect: Support for MGA detections

2.4.4 (19991201)
  Addition of the alpha release of AMD 756 SMBus host support.
  Many fixes and updates to the gl518sm driver
  Updates and fixes for device detection

2.4.0 (19990920)
  Too much to list. 
  i2c and smbus parts are split off to a separate i2c package.
  New drivers and other stuff.

2.3.4 (19990616)
  Module matorb: driver for Matrix-Orbital Displays (small LCD and VFDs)
  All: Now compiles against kernel 2.0.x (again ;)
  Module gl518sm: some updates and refinements

2.3.3 (19990603)
  All: Now compiles against kernel 2.3.x (x >= 1)
  Module i2c-voodoo3: Timing issue fixes
  Module bt869: Seems to be functional and relatively well tested
  Many modules were modified to be more compatible with the new
   Mutex structure in the new experimental kernels.

2.3.2 (19990507)
  Module i2c-hydra: Now compiles on 2.0.x kernels
  Module i2c-lm75: Slightly better detection
  * New, but not compiled by default:
  Module i2c-voodoo3: beginning of Voodoo3 I2C bus driver
  Module bt869: Beginning of BT869 (PAL/NTSC video converter) driver

2.3.1 (19990501)
  All: Now compiles on PPC
  Module i2c-hydra: NEW
  Module i2c-proc: Buffer overflow removed: `less /proc/bus-i2c-0' now works
  Module w83781d: Removed deadlock (mutex was not initialized)
  Documentation: A few glitches removed
  Makefile: default module installation directory is now 
            /lib/modules/current/extra/misc
  Program sensors-detect: PPC Hydra now detected
  Program sensors: Now prints complete GL518SM information
  Program sensors: SIS5595, ADM1021, MAX1617(A), ADM9240, DS1780 added

2.3.0 (19990422)
  All: Many, many changes and improvements
  All: Many small bugs and problems removed
  Modules: New insmod parameters
  Modules: Much improved chip detection
  Module maxilife: NEW
  Module adm1021: MAX1617A now also supported
  Module adm9024: DS1780 now also supported
  Module w83781d: W83782D and W83783S now also supported
  Program sensors-detect: NEW
  Library: All chips now supported
  Documentation: Very much improved

2.2.2 (199903??)
  Just some minor updates and bug fixes.

2.2.1 (19990218)
  All: Removed compile warnings
  Module i2c-dev: Small bug removed if DEBUG=1 was used
  Module sis5595: Now compiles for 2.0 kernels
  Module adm1021: Detection corrected
  
2.2.0 (19990216)
  All: Set copyrights to include 1999
  All: Small bugfixes
  I2C: Upgraded to newest archive of Simon Vogl
  Module i2c-dev: NEW
  Module i2c-ali15x3: NEW
  Module i2c-via: This is old module bit-mb, now moved to the main lm_sensors
     directories, and somewhat improved
  Module sis5595: NEW
  Modules: Renamed all bus modules to i2c-*, new directory lay-out
  Library: Support for new chip drivers, several small bugs fixed
  Library manual pages: NEW
  Program i2cdetect: Moved to detect directory
  Program detect.pl: NEW
  Program doc-features: NEW
  Program sensors: Added man-page
  Document BUGS: Added cdrom bug and kernel i2c conflict
  
2.1.2 (19990116)
  Modules lm80.o, w83781d.o: fan-related Segmentation fault corrected
  Module gl518sm.o: yet more bug fixes. It should at long last be usable now
  Documentation in doc/kernel: NEW

2.1.1 (19990107)
  Module i2c-proc.o: Hack to make /proc/bus/ possible for kernels 2.0.35
                     and older
  Module gl518sm.o: Miscelaneous bugs and problems solved
  Program isadump: NEW

2.1.0 (19981230)
  Library: Completely NEW
  Program sensors: NEW
  Program grab_busses: NEW
  Program decode-dimms: More information
  Module bit-mb.o: Removed spurious semicolon; now runs on more VIA chipsets
  Module w83781d.o: NEW
  Module lm80.o: NEW
  Module gl518sm.o: new procfile beep, several small updates
  Modules: Now use pin readings, no more scaling within the kernel (use the
           library instead)
  
2.0.2 (19981214)
  Module eeprom.o: NEW
  Program decode-dimms: NEW
  Modules: fill_inode fix, will stop segfaults on unloading in kernels after
           2.1.58
  Modules: Somewhat less verbose on transfers
  Module lm78.o now recognizes and handles lm78-j and lm79
2.0.1 (1998121?)
  Module gl518sm.o updates, to make it actually work
  Module lm75.o high/low-byte swapping write bug fixed
2.0.0 (19981209)
  Initial release