I2C tools for linux WARNING! Using i2cset and i2ctools may cause serious permanent HARDWARE damage to the device, use it with caution and ONLY if you know what you're doing. The developers and the maintainers are NOT responsible for any damage done. You have been warned. This package contains an heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux. These tools were originally part of the lm-sensors package but were finally split into their own package for convenience. CONTENTS -------- The various tools included in this package are grouped by category, each category has its own sub-directory: * eeprom Perl scripts for decoding different types of EEPROMs (SPD, EDID...) These scripts rely on the "eeprom" kernel driver. They are installed by default. * eepromer Tools for writing to EEPROMs. These tools rely on the "i2c-dev" kernel driver. They are not installed by default. * py-smbus Python wrapper for SMBus access over i2c-dev. Not installed by default. * stub A helper script to use with the i2c-stub kernel driver. Installed by default. * tools I2C device detection and register dump tools. These tools rely on the "i2c-dev" kernel driver. They are installed by default.