[ltp] tpctl and SuSE Linux

[wes schreiner]

Michael Hagemann wrote:

>On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 06:29:23 -0600 Rob Smith wrote:
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>>Also, once installed, what command do I need to issue in
>>order to turn off IR support?
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>To swith IR on and off you need to use the pnp tools.  There have been a
>number of problems with pnp and thinkpads, but suse 9 should be ok.
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>try "lspnp -v".  you should see a list of plug'n play devices, among
>them the IR port.  if it is enabled, issue "setpnp -b <port nr. in hex>
>off", and that should be it...
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>If pnp is not enabled in your kernel, you can do the same with the "ps2"
>dos utility by ibm (that is, if you still have a bootable windows
>partition...)
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And, once you have tpctl installed, you can just say "tpctl 
--rs2=disable", no need for PNP support in the kernel (though SuSE's 
kernels might have it) and no need to reboot. Doesn't SuSE have a 
package for tpctl?

wes