[ltp] Re: Thinkpad module in 2.6.15?

[Aveek Bhattacharya]

>On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 11:14:45AM +0000, Aveek
Bhattacharya >wrote:
>> You mean the module ibm-acpi? It's part of the
regular
>> 2.6.15 kernel. Perhaps the module is not compiled
in
>> the distribution kernel. Recompiling the kernel
should
>> solve the problem.

>There are two modules - one called thinkpad which
interacts
>which interacts with SMAPI and lets you configure
things
>in the way the DOS ps2.exe does/did and a second one,
>ibm-acpi, which provides ACPI interface to various
parts
>of the harware.

>Vaclav Stepan

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/SMAPI_support_for_Linux
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi

The 'thinkpad' module is old (obsolete?), and seems to
be superceded by acpi. (1st link). SMAPI provides
battery charge and fan speed control facility.


Aveek Bhattacharya
M.Tech., Electrical Engineering,
IIT Bombay


		
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