[ltp] Re: Thinkpad module in 2.6.15?

Bill Wohler linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:37:37 -0800


Aveek Bhattacharya <aveekbh@yahoo.co.uk> writes:

> The 'thinkpad' module is old (obsolete?), and seems to
> be superceded by acpi.

Does ibm-acpi let you configure which action your laptop should take
when you close the lid, for example? If not, then the thinkpad module
is not obsolete.

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