Update README

Add a note on sensors-detect. Remove some obsolete information.

Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
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Guenter Roeck
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Preliminary support Preliminary support
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Support for IT8607E, IT8665E, and IT8686E is preliminary. Voltage readings, Support for IT8607E is preliminary. Voltage readings, temperature readings,
temperature readings, fan control, and fan speed measurements may be wrong fan control, and fan speed measurements may be wrong and/or missing.
and/or missing. Fan control and fan speed may be enabled and reported for Fan control and fan speed may be enabled and reported for non-existing
non-existing fans. Please report any problems and inconsistencies. fans. Please report any problems and inconsistencies.
Reporting information for unsupported chips Reporting information for unsupported chips
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@@ -347,3 +347,11 @@ if all fans are detected and reported.
This information _might_ give us enough information to add experimental support This information _might_ give us enough information to add experimental support
for the chip in question. No guarantees, though - unless a datasheet is for the chip in question. No guarantees, though - unless a datasheet is
available, something is likely to be wrong. available, something is likely to be wrong.
A note on sensors-detect
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There is a persistent perception that changes in this driver would have impact
on the output of sensors-detect. This is not the case. sensors-detect is an
independent application. Changes in this driver do not affect sensors-detect,
and changes in sensors-detect do not affect this driver.