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diff --git a/eepromer/README b/eepromer/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff89c73 --- /dev/null +++ b/eepromer/README @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +These programs are used to read and write eeproms. + +Use eeprom for small eeproms with one-byte addresses: + 24C01, 24C01A, 24C02, 24C04, 24C08, and 24C16 + It works only on true i2c bus adapters. + See README.eeprom for details. + +Use eepromer for large eeproms with two-byte addresses: + 24C32, 24C64, 24C128, 24C256, and 24C512 + It works only on true i2c bus adapters. + See README.eepromer for details. + +Use eeprog for either small or large eeproms. + Use the -16 switch for large eeproms. + It works on both i2c and smbus bus adapters. + See README.eeprog for details. + + +!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +!!! ! +!!! These programs should only be used on external busses such as i2c-pport ! +!!! unless you REALLY know what you are doing. ! +!!! ! +!!! Your computer probably contains eeproms for saving data vital to its ! +!!! operation. If you are not careful you might overwrite this data with ! +!!! this program and your computer may no longer boot! ! +!!! ! +!!! An example are the EEPROMS on your SDRAM DIMMs, your computer may no ! +!!! longer detect the RAM module rendering it essentially USELESS! ! +!!! ! +!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |