[ltp] Can't use TPCTL

[Raphael Wegmann]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 06:29:37PM +1200, Chris Hegan wrote:
> Using Debian, kernel 2.4.17, I can't use the tpctl package. It installs
> without error, but whenever I try to use it I get the same error
> message:
>  Can't open device file /dev/thinkpad with flags O_RDWR.  Exiting.
> I'm being lazy and hoping someone can tell me what this means before I
> start digging into it myself.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> 

AFAIK there's a thinkpad kernel module you'll have to compile
and modprobe for your kernel before you can run the tpctl utility.

Do you have /dev/thinkpad? Do you have r/w permission for it.
$ ls -l /dev/thinkpad

HTH
-- 
Raphael

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