[ltp] configure ibm-acpi

[Leon Brokken]

Add this to where your modules are loaded (in Slackware
/etc/rc.d/rc.modules)

# load IBM Thinkpad ACPI Extras Driver
/sbin/modprobe ibm_acpi experimental=1 hotkey=enable,0xffff

Cheers, Leon.

Roland Knöpfli wrote:

> hi
>
> i recently installed fedora core 4 on my A31p. i also udpated the
> ibm-acpi drivers from 0.8 to 0.11 and i've read the ibm-acpi readme.
>
> after creating a shell script 'blank.sh' under /etc/acpi/actions/ and
> a config file 'blank.conf' under /etc/acpi/events/ i enabled the
> hotkey support by entering 'echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey'.
> as expected the combination of 'Fn'+'F3' caused a blank screen. i was
> happy!
>
> but after a system restart i realized that the ibm-acpi driver doesn't
> remember that i've enabled the hotkey function.
>
> my (simple) question: how can i configure the ibm-acpi driver that the
> hotkey function stays enabled even after a system restart?
>
> thanks
>
> Roland


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