[ltp] z61p: HotSwapping of UltraBay?

Adam Sloboda linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:06:44 +0200


At Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:54:10 +0200,
Hanno 'Rince' Wagner wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a z61p and using some of the nice linux-stuff around the
> thinkpads - including the fingerprint-reader since today.
> 
> I have looked on the webpages from thinkwiki, but I haven't found
> help for the z61p and the Ultrabay: the hotswap doesn't seem to be
> supported yet (at least /proc/acpi/ibm/bay say this when I do a
> cat). Has anyone else found a way to hotswap the ultrabay? I'd like
> to switch my dvd-rom and the sata-hard drive in it...
> 
> I am using Linux-Kernel 2.6.21.5.
> 

Should work with this patch:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org/msg04716.html

Adam