[ltp] Anyone know if Linux works on the TP x100e?

Pedro Ribeiro linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:19:46 +0100


2010/3/31 Karsten K=F6nig <remur@gmx.net>:
> Am Dienstag, 30. M=E4rz 2010 05:50:06 schrieb Henrique de Moraes Holschuh=
:
>> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010, Karsten K=F6nig wrote:
>> > thinkpad-acpi propably doesn't work yet, depends on our hero henrique =
=3D)
>>
>> Patch ready, a testing one was published in the ibm-acpi-devel ML, and I
>> have a proper one ready in the oven.
>
> Hmm must have missed it, but right it was already covered =3D)
>
>> The X100e seems to export *NO* thermal sensors, BTW. =A0If they haven't =
moved
>> around in ecdump (I am counting on you, excellent thinkpad users, to fin=
d
>> out!), this is bad. =A0Either it is a way-too-cheap thinkpad (for my tas=
tes),
>> or Lenovo wants to hide things under the hood.
>
> Can't you ask Lenovo? Thinkpad-acpi is important to every Thinkpad Linux =
user
> out there and will increase their systemvalue "for free", so they should =
be
> interested in helping out.
> BTW I'd have expected it to use ideapad firmware like the Thinkpad SL ser=
ies
> so they put the standard thinkpad controllers in there? If that 10' versi=
on
> wouldn't have these thick bezels hmm =3D/
>
>> At least now I am sure that 50=B0C on the battery temp is a marker for
>> something different in the thermal reading API. =A0 Does the X100e repor=
t
>> battery temperature in Windows?
>
>
> Karsten
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I don't think they are interested in helping out. I tried to find out
what were the temperature sensors of the T400 and I got no response. I
only tried in Lenovo forums, I have no idea where else to ask.