>> I got a bit further, if I boot the device with the 'acpi=off' kernel >> option then I can modprobe both lpc_sch and i2c_dev, at which point >> i2c-detect works fine. > > As expected. but acpi=off is a little harsh. acpi_enforce_resources=no > would work too, and is less risky. Jean & I both (independantly) knocked up quick patches to 'lpc_sch' to allow it to load should any of the subsystems (GPIO or SMBus) load OK - it was previously failing at the first subsystem failure. This gave me access to the I2C controller whilst ACPI was active. Start discussion on whether this is a good idea... > * As I seem to understand that the board is developed by your own > company, you should ask the BIOS developers what they are up to. They > should be able to tell you if the ACPI code above is intended and > needed, or if it can be dropped (together with the PHO operation > region.) It's nice that you assume some level of competence here ;-) Simon. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-i2c" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html