[ltp] Re: thinkpadpm removed

Thomas Hood linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:57:50 +0200


Daniel wrote:
> I am using a vanilla 2.6.16 kernel with thinkpad 5.9 from Debian etch.
> As is, the thinkpad modules compile but do not load, because:
>   kernel: thinkpad: falsely claims to have parameter enable_thinkpadpm


Hmm.  The parameter is defined (for backward compatibility) but not used.
Seems your compiler optimizes it away.  Suggestions invited for how to fix that.


> Now thinkpad.ko does load into the kernel, but my T41 no longer suspends
> when I close the lid ("apm -s" works). Could it be that "It never
> provided much functionality anyway" includes the feature of suspending
> to RAM on lid closure? :-/


Use tpctl to check the --psl setting.  This requires the smapi module.

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Thomas Hood