[ltp] Re: can not open /dev/thinkpad

[Rob Walker]

On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 01:06, Thomas Hood wrote:
> *** List MOVED use linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org for future postings ***CORRECTION:
> Without the superio module, you cannot use the --r* options.
>             ^^^^^^^
> [In my previous message I wrote "rtcmosram" here.]
> 
> R.W.: What do you see in /var/log/syslog when you try
> to insmod the superio module?


from modprobe superio:

Oct 15 08:16:42 tp600x kernel: thinkpad: I have registered to handle major: 10 minor: 170.
Oct 15 08:16:43 tp600x kernel: superio: Super I/O chip (non-virgin) in plug-n-play mode found at port base 0x2e. :-)
Oct 15 08:16:43 tp600x kernel: superio: I/O ports for Super I/O chip not available, but ignoring this.

tp600x:~# tpctl --rsx
tpctl: System error message is: No such device
tpctl: Can't open device file /dev/thinkpad with flags O_RDONLY.  Exiting.


And after I do "modprobe rtcmosram smapi" 

Oct 15 08:18:35 tp600x kernel: smapi: 32-bit protected mode SMAPI BIOS found. :-

yet, 

tp600x:~# tpctl --rsx
tpctl: System error message is: No such device
tpctl: Can't open device file /dev/thinkpad with flags O_RDONLY.  Exiting.
tp600x:~#

thanks for the help,
rob