[ltp] thinkpad-acpi release 0.23-20091220 uploaded to ibm-acpi.sf.net

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> This release has some bug fixes, and something very important: ALSA
> support.  The ALSA interface will be the main volume monitor and control
> interface for the driver from now on.

Alsa can be very aggreavating, it seems.

You guys might want to give thinkpad-acpi the parameter "index=5" or some
other suitable number to make sure it doesn't shift your soundcards around.
Or you can use the "slots" parameter of the "snd" module to make sure your
ALSA drivers always land "cards" in the right place (recommended, as it will
help you with USB sound cards as well...).

Also, if the driver refuses to unload, check if your desktop environment is
not doing something idiotic like keeping ALSA devices open for no reason at
all other than to waste power and lock modules in place.  "lsof | grep
/dev/snd" is your friend to find the annoying pests.

-- 
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  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh