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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 b/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 index 10ca43cd1a72..1e89ee3ccc1b 100644 --- a/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 +++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 @@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ General Remarks Valid addresses for the MAX6875 are 0x50 and 0x52. Valid addresses for the MAX6874 are 0x50, 0x52, 0x54 and 0x56. -The driver does not probe any address, so you must force the address. +The driver does not probe any address, so you explicitly instantiate the +devices. Example: -$ modprobe max6875 force=0,0x50 +$ modprobe max6875 +$ echo max6875 0x50 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device The MAX6874/MAX6875 ignores address bit 0, so this driver attaches to multiple addresses. For example, for address 0x50, it also reserves 0x51. |