From c67cf14f7e54f190d360cfaa22e32014eb8e0fc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Edelbrock Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 18:14:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Phil) This is the best method I can think of to warn Thinkpad users of possible eeprom corruption. Feel free to edit or move this warning into another file if there is a better solution. git-svn-id: http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/trunk@1042 7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0 --- README.thinkpad | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.thinkpad diff --git a/README.thinkpad b/README.thinkpad new file mode 100644 index 00000000..74665e2e --- /dev/null +++ b/README.thinkpad @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ + +**** WARNING: IBM Thinkpad users should not install I2C/Lm_sensors! **** + +There have been some reports that the eeprom and/or firmware of IBM +Thinkpads have been corrupted after installing I2C/Lm_sensors. It's not +clear why and what specific action (most likely scanning/probing for chips) +causes the Thinkpad to corrupt it's eeprom. Unless you know otherwise, we +suggest that users avoid installing I2C/Lm_sensors support on IBM Thinkpads +until it becomes known what exactly is causing the corruption. + +For more information, see: + +http://www.linux-thinkpad.org/ + + +3/20/01