[ltp] thinkpad-acpi release 0.23-20091227 uploaded to ibm-acpi.sf.net

[Pedro Ribeiro]

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
<hmh@hmh.eng.br> wrote:
> I have released version 0.23-20091227 of thinkpad-acpi through the
> sourceforge.net release system.
>
> Patches are available for 2.6.27 to 2.6.32, at:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/ibm-acpi/files/thinkpad-acpi/0.23-200912=
27/
>
> (support for 2.6.28, 2.6.29 and 2.6.30 will be discontinued soon).
>
> git users can get it directly from tags in:
> git://repo.or.cz/linux-2.6/linux-acpi-2.6/ibm-acpi-2.6.git
>
> This release has some bug fixes, and something very important: ALSA
> support. =A0The ALSA interface will be the main volume monitor and contro=
l
> interface for the driver from now on.
>
> Note that by default the ALSA interface is read-only (you're supposed to
> mess with the mixer using the hotkeys, not software). =A0It can be made
> read-write though a kernel paramenter, much like fan-control works.
>
> Please test, and report. =A0I don't know how well it works on the newer
> ThinkPads that have switched to mute-only control in firmware.
>
> ChangeLog (0.23-20091227):
>
> Henrique de Moraes Holschuh (5):
> =A0 =A0 =A0thinkpad-acpi: don't take the first ALSA slot by default
> =A0 =A0 =A0thinkpad-acpi: don't fail to load the entire module due to ALS=
A problems
> =A0 =A0 =A0thinkpad-acpi: make volume subdriver optional
> =A0 =A0 =A0thinkpad-acpi: update volume documentation
> =A0 =A0 =A0thinkpad-acpi: improve Kconfig help text
>
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> =A0Henrique Holschuh
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Hi Henrique,

I compiled into 2.6.32.2, but it doesn't appear to do anything.
It says on dmesg:
[   11.758907] thinkpad_acpi: Console audio control enabled, mode:
monitor (read only)

I didn't get the purpose of this driver, is it to control sound volume
on a virtual terminal?

Regards,
Pedro