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+Kernel driver i2c-viapro
+
+Supported adapters:
+ * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596A/B
+ Datasheet: Sometimes available at the VIA website
+
+ * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686A/B
+ Datasheet: Sometimes available at the VIA website
+
+ * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8231, VT8233, VT8233A, VT8235, VT8237
+ Datasheet: available on request from Via
+
+Authors:
+ Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>,
+ Philip Edelbrock <phil@netroedge.com>,
+ Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>,
+ Mark D. Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com>
+
+Module Parameters
+-----------------
+
+* force: int
+ Forcibly enable the SMBus controller. DANGEROUS!
+* force_addr: int
+ Forcibly enable the SMBus at the given address. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+i2c-viapro is a true SMBus host driver for motherboards with one of the
+supported VIA southbridges.
+
+Your lspci -n listing must show one of these :
+
+ device 1106:3050 (VT82C596 function 3)
+ device 1106:3051 (VT82C596 function 3)
+ device 1106:3057 (VT82C686 function 4)
+ device 1106:3074 (VT8233)
+ device 1106:3147 (VT8233A)
+ device 1106:8235 (VT8231)
+ devide 1106:3177 (VT8235)
+ devide 1106:3227 (VT8237)
+
+If none of these show up, you should look in the BIOS for settings like
+enable ACPI / SMBus or even USB.
+
+