[ltp] X20 fan control notes

Laurent Gilson linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 19:50:13 +0200


Hello,

>> Depending on the version you have this is enough :
>> rmmod ibm_acpi
>> modprobe ibm_acpi experimental=1
>
> allright, going the right way, but not there yet. now I get "bay  beep   
> bluetooth  cmos  dock  driver  hotkey  led  light  video". is my version  
> not uptodate?

Nope. Thatīs an old version. Ask thinkwiki/google for a newer copy.

try modinfo:

#modinfo ibm_acpi
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.15/kernel/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.ko
author:         Borislav Deianov
description:    IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras
version:        0.12a
license:        GPL
vermagic:       2.6.15 preempt PENTIUMM gcc-3.3
depends:
srcversion:     C44D5A89AD796948ACEA829
parm:           experimental:int

> is there anyplace where documentation about getting this rmmod/modprobe  
> to be a system-standard behaviour, and not always user-controlled?

Depends on the distri / startup-scripts.

cu