From c60cf5d2de6ea65912e48cefea0164205732484b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Honse Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 21:11:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update SMBus documentation for PawnIO --- Documentation/SMBusAccess.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SMBusAccess.md b/Documentation/SMBusAccess.md index f89b2f1e..4a869e6f 100644 --- a/Documentation/SMBusAccess.md +++ b/Documentation/SMBusAccess.md @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ SMBus is generally not meant to be accessed by user applications, but RGB softwa ## Windows - * On Windows, OpenRGB uses the [WinRing0](https://github.com/GermanAizek/WinRing0) driver to access the SMBus interface. - * **You must run the application as Administrator the first time to allow WinRing0 to set up. It can be run as a normal user afterwards** - * Early versions of OpenRGB used [InpOut32](https://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/inpout32/). This is no longer needed and should be removed to avoid warnings by some anti-cheat software. You can uninstall Inpout32 by following the instructions [here](https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB/-/issues/669#note_461054255). + * On Windows, OpenRGB uses the [PawnIO](https://pawnio.eu/) driver to access the SMBus interface. You must install PawnIO by downloading and running its installer prior to using OpenRGB. + * **You must run the application as Administrator in order for PawnIO to be able to access SMBus. OpenRGB may be installed as a background service that runs with Administrator permissions.** + * Early versions of OpenRGB used [WinRing0](https://github.com/GermanAizek/WinRing0) and even earlier versions used [InpOut32](https://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/inpout32/). These drivers are no longer used and should be removed to avoid warnings by anti-cheat and anti-virus software. You can uninstall Inpout32 by following the instructions [here](https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB/-/issues/669#note_461054255). ## Linux