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== thinkpad-acpi - IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver ==
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== thinkpad-acpi - ThinkPad Hotkey Driver ==
  
This is a Linux ACPI driver for the IBM ThinkPad laptops written by Erik Rigtorp. It aims to support various features of these laptops which are accessible through the ACPI framework but not otherwise supported by the generic Linux ACPI drivers. It is in the kernel since 2.6.9.
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This is was Linux ACPI driver for the IBM ThinkPad laptops written by Erik Rigtorp. It aimed to support various features of these laptops which are accessible through the ACPI framework but not otherwise supported by the generic Linux ACPI drivers. Only hotkey support were implemented on the patches found in various archives.
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The driver never made it to Linux mainline, but it did stay around the -mm tree for a while.
  
 
=== Features ===
 
=== Features ===
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=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
 
=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
The driver is included with kernels starting from 2.6.8.
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* Not easily available anymore;
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* Superseeded by [[ibm-acpi]].
  
 
=== Status ===
 
=== Status ===
under development, usable (?)
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* Abandoned, superseeded by [[ibm-acpi]].
  
 
=== Interesting links related to this project ===
 
=== Interesting links related to this project ===
* [http://rigtorp.se/thinkpad.html Erik Rigtorps rare comments on this (collector's item!)]
 
 
* [http://ibm-acpi.sf.net ibm-acpi Sourceforge project summary]
 
* [http://ibm-acpi.sf.net ibm-acpi Sourceforge project summary]
 
* [http://acpi.sourceforge.net acpi.sourceforge.net]
 
* [http://acpi.sourceforge.net acpi.sourceforge.net]

Revision as of 20:52, 14 March 2007

thinkpad-acpi - ThinkPad Hotkey Driver

This is was Linux ACPI driver for the IBM ThinkPad laptops written by Erik Rigtorp. It aimed to support various features of these laptops which are accessible through the ACPI framework but not otherwise supported by the generic Linux ACPI drivers. Only hotkey support were implemented on the patches found in various archives.

The driver never made it to Linux mainline, but it did stay around the -mm tree for a while.

Features

  • FnF3, FnF4, FnF5, FnF6, FnF7, FnF8, FnF9, FnF12 key events

Project Homepage / Availability

  • Not easily available anymore;
  • Superseeded by ibm-acpi.

Status

Interesting links related to this project