[ltp] Re: ThinkPad Batteries

Laurent linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:54:39 +0100


Hi,

> I'm running Intrepid Ibex. There's no linux-ubuntu-modules-<anything>  
> package :-(
> Is it in a non-standard repo?

It is installed by default in all 8.10 installs. Just load it.

cu

>
> Phil
>
> Elias Oltmanns wrote:
>> Please try to keep in mind that top-posting is not very popular.
>>
>> "Daniel Castro" <castromd@tcd.ie> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks very much Stefan!
>>>
>>> But... I get:
>>> daniel@BlackBeauty:~$ sudo module-assistant auto-install tp-smapi
>>> tp-smapi, what is tp-smapi?
>>> daniel@BlackBeauty:~$ sudo module-assistant auto-install tp_smapi
>>> tp_smapi, what is tp_smapi?
>>>
>>> Would it have a different name under Hardy?
>>>
>>
>> Lucky you, Ubuntu sometimes really manages to be the distro for lazy
>> people, they just don't realise that ;-).
>>
>> # sudo aptitude install linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-generic
>> # modprobe tp-smapi
>>
>> Rather strangely, there are no reverse-depends on that package even
>> though they explicitly advise you not to install that package directly
>> but to rely on the package system.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Elias
>>



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