[ltp] Bug#565789: say what the current Thinkpad BIOS/Firmware should be

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

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On 18/01/2010 21:28, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.32-5
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /lib/modules/2.6.32-trunk-686/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpa=
d_acpi.ko
> X-debbugs-Cc: ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-thinkpad@linu=
x-thinkpad.org
>=20
> We see
> ThinkPad ACPI Extras v0.23
> http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/
> ThinkPad BIOS 1WET88WW (2.08 ), EC 1VHT28WW-1.04
> IBM ThinkPad R50e, model 1834NV1
> WARNING: Outdated ThinkPad BIOS/EC firmware
> WARNING: This firmware may be missing critical bug fixes and/or importa=
nt features
>=20
> Perhaps it could mention what it believes the current versions should
> be, so we can check the IBM website before decide we have send the unit=

> back to IBM to get whatever it is that is bothering it updated (as we
> Linux users can't update the BIOS ourselves.)
>=20
> Also it could mention perhaps some URLs on where it got its information=

> about what is current from.
>=20
>=20
I'm not sure about that particular ThinkPad, but I definitely can update
my T61 bios. Lenovo provides bootable cd iso for them.

Cheers,
--=20
Yves-Alexis


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