Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:07:20 +0200 From: Harald Schmalzbauer <h@schmalzbauer.de> To: Andrea Venturoli <ml.ventu@flashnet.it>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I2O support in FreeBSD Message-ID: <200309081207.26425@harrymail> In-Reply-To: <200309071606.h87G6KRU004727@soth.ventu> References: <200309071606.h87G6KRU004727@soth.ventu>
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--Boundary-02=_eTFX/HRAuHaYPIC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: signed data Content-Disposition: inline On Monday 08 September 2003 01:06, Andrea Venturoli wrote: > ** Reply to note from Harald Schmalzbauer <h@schmalzbauer.de> Sun, 7 Sep > 2003 14:57:38 +0200 > > > > Does FreeBSD have anything comparable to Linux's I2O support? > > > My impression is that it is dealt with on a driver by driver basis > > > and there isn't an API per se'. > > > > I don't know Linux's I2O support but if it is something SMBus related y= ou > > c=3D an=3D20 > > find the following: > > BTW, what's the purpose of this? In case of SMBus: I'ts part of the Philips i2c 2-Wire-Serial-Bus. It was=20 developed especially to control tuner modules in TV-Sets which is applicabl= e=20 to PC-Tunerhardware (Brooktree e.g.). Also newer Mainboards (round since Intels BX Chipset)use this slow but easy= to=20 integrate and very robust bus to communicate with their "health" sensors li= ke=20 the lm78 which implements temperature sensors, rpm-counters (fan), and=20 voltage meters. =2DHarry > > bye & Thanks > av. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --Boundary-02=_eTFX/HRAuHaYPIC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/XFTeBylq0S4AzzwRAjUjAJ0aomnb/+A/JYNPt+zcRsQW0Z1fzwCfUUXg jcECNmxdbHNfsRjb1P2Tu00= =NGb4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_eTFX/HRAuHaYPIC--
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