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From: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:52:06 +0000, Matt Sealey wrote:
> Well, all i2c devices have a chip id you can probe for (...)

This statement is completely incorrect. I2C devices do NOT have
standard ID registers. Some devices have proprietary ID registers, some
don't, it's really up to the manfacturer.

-- 
Jean Delvare