Tpctl - Revision history

Hmh: /* Status */ not obsolete yet, as ancient thinkpads need it

2008-01-08T00:16:13Z

‎Status: not obsolete yet, as ancient thinkpads need it

2008-01-07T18:06:04Z

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‎Status

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‎Project Homepage / Availability

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‎Supported models

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‎Project Homepage / Availability

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‎Status

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 ===Status===
-* obsolete
+* stable
 ===Supported models===

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-The <tt>tpctl</tt> user-space tool, in conjunction with the <tt>thinkpad</tt> kernel module, provide access to some [[SMAPI support for Linux|SMAPI]] functions on various ThinkPad models. On some relatively new ThinkPad models similar functionality is exposed through an ACPI interface.  On some relatively new ThinkPad models a different set of SMAPI features is made available by the [[tp_smapi]] driver.  On some models the SMAPI interface is not available at all.
+The <tt>tpctl</tt> user-space tool, in conjunction with the <tt>thinkpad</tt> kernel module, provides access to some [[SMAPI support for Linux|SMAPI]] functions on various ThinkPad models.  This software is now obsolete because the modules no longer build under the latest versions of Linux.
-{{NOTE|1=
+On some relatively new ThinkPad models similar functionality is exposed through an ACPI interface.  On some relatively new ThinkPad models a different set of SMAPI features is made available by the [[tp_smapi]] driver.  On some models the SMAPI interface is not available at all.
 ===Features===

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 ===Status===
-* stable
+* obsolete
 ===Supported models===

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 ===Project Homepage / Availability===
 * Project page: http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/
-* You need to download the [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1212&package_id=29354t thinkpad module] and [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1212&package_id=1204 tpctl userspace tool].  On Debian and Ubuntu systems, packages are available for these.
+* You need to download the [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1212&package_id=29354t thinkpad module] and [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1212&package_id=1204 tpctl userspace tool].
 * There is also an optional GUI: [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1212&package_id=99929 configure-thinkpad].
 ===Status===

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 ===Supported models===
-Roughly, models manufactured until 2002-2003. See the [http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/SUPPORTED-MODELS list of supported models].
+See the [http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/SUPPORTED-MODELS list of supported models].
 [[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Patches]]

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 The <tt>tpctl</tt> user-space tool, in conjunction with the <tt>thinkpad</tt> kernel module, provide access to [[SMAPI support for Linux|SMAPI]] functions on ThinkPads. It provides rich functionality for older ThinkPads, but on newer ThinkPads much of this functionality is exposed and supported through an ACPI interface and the SMAPI access does not work anymore.
-Newer models are supported by the [[tp_smapi]] driver.
+Newer models are also supported by the [[tp_smapi]] driver which is offers additional features.
-{{NOTE|1=The <tt>thinkpad</tt> module is not compatible with newer kernels.
+{{NOTE|1=
-*For kernel 2.6.3 and newer you need <tt>tpctl</tt> >=4.14 and <tt>thinkpad </tt> >=5.5.
+For kernel 2.6.3 and newer you need <tt>tpctl</tt> >=4.14 and <tt>thinkpad </tt> >=5.5.<br>
-*Kernels from 2.6.9 are not supported anymore (patch needed).
+For kernel 2.6.9 and newer you need <tt>thinkpad</tt> >= 6.0.
 }}
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