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| author |   Fabio Sangiovanni | 2015-03-27 09:31:00 +0100 |
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| committer |   Willy Sudiarto Raharjo | 2015-03-27 09:31:00 +0100 |
| commit | 3c71171762b643cb4e88158a7de7222db984321b (patch) | |
| tree | afc47de3bb6608afc6f027cfcf1cdc6a5ebddf9c /system/i8kutils/README | |
| parent | 98b0b1410b8e9d5da1b14eb852fa8258545274c7 (diff) | |
| download | slackbuilds-3c71171762b643cb4e88158a7de7222db984321b.tar.gz | |
system/i8kutils: Updated for version 1.42.
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'system/i8kutils/README')
| -rw-r--r-- | system/i8kutils/README | 21 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/system/i8kutils/README b/system/i8kutils/README index 12cf13bd97..4c0af641f3 100644 --- a/system/i8kutils/README +++ b/system/i8kutils/README @@ -1,19 +1,2 @@ -This is a collection of utilities to control Dell Inspiron and -Latitude laptops. It includes programs to turn the fan on and off, -to read fan status, CPU temperature, BIOS version and to handle the -volume buttons and Fn-keys. The package includes also a small Tk -applet, designed to be swallowed in the GNOME panel, which monitors -the CPU temperature and controls automatically the fans accordingly -to user defined thresholds. - -Make sure the i8k module is loaded before using i8kutils. - -- i8kutils tarball includes a diagnostic utility named smm, claimed -to be dangerous by the developer (see comments at the top of smm -source file, smm.c). Compilation of smm is therefore disabled by -default; set the variable SMM=yes to enable it, e.g. - # SMM=yes ./i8kutils.SlackBuild - -Mind also that compilation of smm should fail on Slackware64, but -the SlackBuild will try anyway. smm can damage your data and your -hardware, so be careful and use it only if you know what you're doing. +This package contains user-space programs for controlling the fans on Dell +laptops. Make sure the i8k module is loaded before using i8kutils. |