Re: [tpmdd-devel] [ANNOUNCE] 1.2 tpm driver

[Torsten L. <tl...@co...>]

Hi Kylene, 

Thanks for the quick response.

On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 08:56 -0500, Kylene Jo Hall wrote:

> > Sorry, where can I find that isal command? I searched the whole Debian
> > archive but did not find it.
> > 
> Here's where I got mine:
> rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/contrib/libc6/i386/iasl-20030918-3.i386.html 

Thanks.

> There is no plan to drop support for 1.1 TPMs, however, they will
> continue to be manufacturer specific.  You may not find an entry in ACPI
> for your 1.1 TPM as that was not mandated until 1.2, however, some 1.1
> manufacturers did add an entry anyway (currently we don't make use of
> it).  Even if there is an entry this driver will not work for your 1.1
> TPM.

Thanks for the clarification. :)

Greetings

	Torsten

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