Hi MDS, Jean This is chunhao. After the discussion with my manager, I'd like to continue the answer to your first two questions: (1) The driver of w83792d can be released under GPL. (2) The datasheet also can be released, but since the original version has many bugs, such as the voltage calculation method is very incomplete; it does not concern both the C version and B version of 792 chip; and some register index errors. It is being update now, I will send the new datasheet to you when the update finished. It's said that it will be finished in several weeks, I will send it to you as soon as possible when I get it. Is that okay? Thanks Best Regards Chunhao -----Original Message----- From: PI14 HUANG0 Sent: 2004???11???18??? 17:29 To: 'Mark Studebaker' Cc: sensors at Stimpy.netroedge.com; PI10 LHHsu; PI14 DZSHEN; PI13 KSWang; PI13 CLHuang2; 'khali at linux-fr.org' Subject: RE: New chip driver development plan to Lm_sensors Hi MDS This is Chunhao, Thanks for your reply. Quoting Mark D. Studebaker: > Will your driver be released under the GPL? My privy answer to this question is: I think our driver will be released under the GPL. But since my manager is on business now, I need his confirm about it. Only after that I can give you the exact answer. I'm sorry for that. > Would you please release the 792 datasheet to us so we may > assist you? I also think we can send you the 792 Datasheet, but this also need my manager's permission, so please wait a few days about it, I'm sorry for that. After I get my manager's permission, I will send it to you immediately. > Will your driver be for 2.4 or 2.6 kernels? My driver is for 2.4 kernels. I'm using 2.4.20/Redhat 9 as my development environment. > If the 792 is a Super I/O chip, I strongly recommend that you > start from our w83627hf.c driver rather than the w83781d.c > driver. If it is i2c/isa, the w83781d.c driver is the best > place to start. 792D is a hardware monitor chip, not a Super I/O chip, so I am using w83792d.c as a template for reference. But I write a new driver w83792d.c instead of adding codes directly into w83781d.c Thanks Best Regards Chunhao -----Original Message----- From: Mark Studebaker [mailto:mds4 at verizon.net] Sent: 2004???11???18??? 9:46 To: PI14 HUANG0 Cc: sensors at Stimpy.netroedge.com; PI10 LHHsu; PI14 DZSHEN; PI13 KSWang; PI13 CLHuang2 Subject: Re: New chip driver development plan to Lm_sensors thanks for the mail, sorry for the delay in response. Will your driver be released under the GPL? Would you please release the 792 datasheet to us so we may assist you? Will your driver be for 2.4 or 2.6 kernels? If the 792 is a Super I/O chip, I strongly recommend that you start from our w83627hf.c driver rather than the w83781d.c driver. If it is i2c/isa, the w83781d.c driver is the best place to start. We will be happy to help you with any questions, please send them to the mailing list. I will update the "New Drivers" page. mds Huang0 at Winbond.com.tw wrote: > --> > > Hi LM sensors group > > > > Did you receive the following mail? which was sent on Oct.29, 2004, > > I have not received any response from you, and wonder whether you get it. > > > > I???m developing the Linux driver of Winbond W83792D/AD Hardware Monitor > chip now, > > using lm_sensors-2.8.8 and i2c-2.8.8. You may put my name on the ???New > Drivers??? > > page on the website. > > > > And please send me an ID reserved in i2c-id.h in the i2c-package. You > may also > > put my mail account into the mailing list so that I can get project updates. > > > > Btw, if you get this mail, would you please send me response to me? So > that I can > > know you have read this mail. > > > > Thanks > > Best Regards > > > > Chunhao Huang > > 2004-11-15 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* PI14 HUANG0 > *Sent:* 2004???10???29??? 10:35 > *To:* 'sensors at stimpy.netroedge.com'; 'frodol at dds.nl'; > 'phil at netroedge.com'; 'mdsxyz123 at yahoo.com' > *Cc:* PI10 LHHsu; PI14 DZSHEN; PI13 KSWang; PI13 CLHuang2 > *Subject:* New chip driver development plan to Lm_sensors > > > > Hello Lm-sensors Group, Looijaard, Edelbrock, and Studebaker: > > > > This is Chunhao, software Engineer of Winbond Electronics. > > glad to write to you. > > > > We are going to write the Linux driver to Winbond???s new Hardware > > Monitor chip: W83792AD/D. I have checked the "New Drivers" page > > on the lm_sensors website, find that there is nobody developing this driver. > > So we will use lm_sensors as the basis of this driver, especially use > > lm_sensors/kernel/chips/w83781d.c as template. > > > > Since this is the first time for me to write Linux Driver, so I think I > will meet > > many problems, I think I will ask your help later. And you may also > contact us > > if you need our help on this Winbond Chip. If I can not answer your > questions > > I will ask the help of my colleagues, who have much experience on Hardware > > Monitor Chip???s Windows Driver. > > > > Thanks > > > > Best Regards > > Chunhao > > 2004-10-29 > > > > > =========================================================================================== > The privileged confidential information contained in this email is > intended for use only by the addressees as indicated by the original > author of this email. 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