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diff --git a/system/i8kutils/README b/system/i8kutils/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..12cf13bd97 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/i8kutils/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +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. |