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@@ -82,3 +82,17 @@ the SMI mode.
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Please note that you don't need to do that in all cases, just when the SMBus is
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not working properly.
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+Hardware-specific issues
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+------------------------
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+This driver will refuse to load on IBM systems with an Intel PIIX4 SMBus.
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+Some of these machines have an RFID EEPROM (24RF08) connected to the SMBus,
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+which can easily get corrupted due to a state machine bug. These are mostly
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+Thinkpad laptops, but desktop systems may also be affected. We have no list
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+of all affected systems, so the only safe solution was to prevent access to
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+the SMBus on all IBM systems (detected using DMI data.)
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+For additional information, read:
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+http://www2.lm-sensors.nu/~lm78/cvs/lm_sensors2/README.thinkpad
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