1 Kernel driver abituguru3 1 Kernel driver abituguru3
2 ======================== 2 ========================
3 3
4 Supported chips: 4 Supported chips:
5 * Abit uGuru revision 3 (Hardware Monitor pa 5 * Abit uGuru revision 3 (Hardware Monitor part, reading only)
6 6
7 Prefix: 'abituguru3' 7 Prefix: 'abituguru3'
8 8
9 Addresses scanned: ISA 0x0E0 9 Addresses scanned: ISA 0x0E0
10 10
11 Datasheet: Not available, this driver is b 11 Datasheet: Not available, this driver is based on reverse engineering.
12 12
13 Note: 13 Note:
14 The uGuru is a microcontroller with on 14 The uGuru is a microcontroller with onboard firmware which programs
15 it to behave as a hwmon IC. There are 15 it to behave as a hwmon IC. There are many different revisions of the
16 firmware and thus effectively many dif 16 firmware and thus effectively many different revisions of the uGuru.
17 Below is an incomplete list with which 17 Below is an incomplete list with which revisions are used for which
18 Motherboards: 18 Motherboards:
19 19
20 - uGuru 1.00 ~ 1.24 (AI7, KV8-MA 20 - uGuru 1.00 ~ 1.24 (AI7, KV8-MAX3, AN7)
21 - uGuru 2.0.0.0 ~ 2.0.4.2 (KV8-PRO) 21 - uGuru 2.0.0.0 ~ 2.0.4.2 (KV8-PRO)
22 - uGuru 2.1.0.0 ~ 2.1.2.8 (AS8, AV8, A 22 - uGuru 2.1.0.0 ~ 2.1.2.8 (AS8, AV8, AA8, AG8, AA8XE, AX8)
23 - uGuru 2.3.0.0 ~ 2.3.0.9 (AN8) 23 - uGuru 2.3.0.0 ~ 2.3.0.9 (AN8)
24 - uGuru 3.0.0.0 ~ 3.0.x.x (AW8, AL8, A 24 - uGuru 3.0.0.0 ~ 3.0.x.x (AW8, AL8, AT8, NI8 SLI, AT8 32X, AN8 32X,
25 AW9D-MAX) 25 AW9D-MAX)
26 26
27 The abituguru3 driver is only for revi 27 The abituguru3 driver is only for revision 3.0.x.x motherboards,
28 this driver will not work on older mot 28 this driver will not work on older motherboards. For older
29 motherboards use the abituguru (withou 29 motherboards use the abituguru (without the 3 !) driver.
30 30
31 Authors: 31 Authors:
32 - Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl>, 32 - Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl>,
33 - (Initial reverse engineering done by 33 - (Initial reverse engineering done by Louis Kruger)
34 34
35 35
36 Module Parameters 36 Module Parameters
37 ----------------- 37 -----------------
38 38
39 * force: bool 39 * force: bool
40 Force detection. Note 40 Force detection. Note this parameter only causes the
41 detection to be skippe 41 detection to be skipped, and thus the insmod to
42 succeed. If the uGuru 42 succeed. If the uGuru can't be read the actual hwmon
43 driver will not load a 43 driver will not load and thus no hwmon device will get
44 registered. 44 registered.
45 * verbose: bool 45 * verbose: bool
46 Should the driver be v 46 Should the driver be verbose?
47 47
48 * 0/off/false normal 48 * 0/off/false normal output
49 * 1/on/true + verbo 49 * 1/on/true + verbose error reporting (default)
50 50
51 Default: 1 (the driver 51 Default: 1 (the driver is still in the testing phase)
52 52
53 Description 53 Description
54 ----------- 54 -----------
55 55
56 This driver supports the hardware monitoring f 56 This driver supports the hardware monitoring features of the third revision of
57 the Abit uGuru chip, found on recent Abit uGur 57 the Abit uGuru chip, found on recent Abit uGuru featuring motherboards.
58 58
59 The 3rd revision of the uGuru chip in reality 59 The 3rd revision of the uGuru chip in reality is a Winbond W83L951G.
60 Unfortunately this doesn't help since the W83L 60 Unfortunately this doesn't help since the W83L951G is a generic microcontroller
61 with a custom Abit application running on it. 61 with a custom Abit application running on it.
62 62
63 Despite Abit not releasing any information reg 63 Despite Abit not releasing any information regarding the uGuru revision 3,
64 Louis Kruger has managed to reverse engineer t 64 Louis Kruger has managed to reverse engineer the sensor part of the uGuru.
65 Without his work this driver would not have be 65 Without his work this driver would not have been possible.
66 66
67 Known Issues 67 Known Issues
68 ------------ 68 ------------
69 69
70 The voltage and frequency control parts of the 70 The voltage and frequency control parts of the Abit uGuru are not supported,
71 neither is writing any of the sensor settings 71 neither is writing any of the sensor settings and writing / reading the
72 fanspeed control registers (FanEQ) 72 fanspeed control registers (FanEQ)
73 73
74 If you encounter any problems please mail me <j 74 If you encounter any problems please mail me <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl> and
75 include the output of: `dmesg | grep abituguru 75 include the output of: `dmesg | grep abituguru`
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