Kernel driver `i2c-viapro.o' Status: Stable Supported adapters: * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596A/B Datasheet: Sometimes available at the VIA website * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 Datasheet: Sometimes available at the VIA website * VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 Datasheet: not available? Author: Kyösti Mälkki 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 /proc/pci or 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 function 4) If none of these show up, you should look in the BIOS for settings like enable ACPI / SMBus or even USB. To install this driver, simply do # modprobe i2c-viapro