[ltp] Re: can not open /dev/thinkpad

[Thomas Hood]

On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 17:19, Rob Walker wrote:
> > R.W.: What do you see in /var/log/syslog when you try
> > to insmod the superio module?
> 
> 
> from modprobe superio:
> 
> Oct 15 08:16:42 tp600x kernel: thinkpad: I have registered to handle major: 10 minor: 170.
> Oct 15 08:16:43 tp600x kernel: superio: Super I/O chip (non-virgin) in plug-n-play mode found at port base 0x2e. :-)
> Oct 15 08:16:43 tp600x kernel: superio: I/O ports for Super I/O chip not available, but ignoring this.
> 
> tp600x:~# tpctl --rsx
> tpctl: System error message is: No such device
> tpctl: Can't open device file /dev/thinkpad with flags O_RDONLY.  Exiting.

What is the output of lsmod at this point?
What do you see in the files under /proc/driver/thinkpad?

> [...]
> yet, 
> 
> tp600x:~# tpctl --rsx
> tpctl: System error message is: No such device
> tpctl: Can't open device file /dev/thinkpad with flags O_RDONLY.  Exiting.

What do you have in your tpctl section of /etc/modules.conf?

What is the output of depmod -a?

Which distro are you running?  Which kernel?

--
Thomas

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