[opensuse] Re: Thinkpad 390X, v10.3, KPowersaved problem
Larry Stotler wrote:
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Joachim Schrod
wrote: What does "powersave -b" output before and after unplugging? If it outputs the correct state (on the last line), you've got a problem in kpowersave.
AC state: offline
If the last line doesn't change, what does cat /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/AC/state output before and after unplugging?
There is no /proc/acpi directory.
Btw, to use tpctl, you have to "modprobe thinkpad" first, that is not done automatically. Then "tpctl -is" should tell you if your AC adapter is connected. But note that you can't use tpctl powermanagement with ACPI, AFAIK; it uses APM.
dmesg says that ACPI is disabled.
Then you need either to determine why ACPI is disabled, or you have to configure powersave for APM. I suppose that powersaved supports APM because it says so in the package docs; but I never used it myself in that context. From the docs, it ain't sure if acpid must run nevertheless. powersave -S is supposed to tell the mode (APM or ACPI) the daemon operates in. Sorry that I can't be of more help. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod@acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Joachim Schrod
Then you need either to determine why ACPI is disabled, or you have to configure powersave for APM. I suppose that powersaved supports APM because it says so in the package docs; but I never used it myself in that context. From the docs, it ain't sure if acpid must run nevertheless. powersave -S is supposed to tell the mode (APM or ACPI) the daemon operates in.
The older thinkpads without a letter do not support ACPI. Here's info from the Thinkwiki site: ThinkPad laptops include a proprietary interface called SMAPI BIOS (System Management Application Program Interface) which provides some hardware control functionality that is not exposed by standard interfaces such as ACPI and APM. That's what the tpctl program was for. However, it has been depreicated in favor of a newer program, but that newer program doesn't support the older Thinkpads..... :-( I tried to compile the older version, but it failed. Still working on it. May end up downgrading this system to v10.2 if I have to until I can figure it out. Not having powermanagement work properly is a pain. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Larry Stotler writes:
That's what the tpctl program was for. However, it has been depreicated in favor of a newer program, but that newer program doesn't support the older Thinkpads..... :-(
tpctl from 10.3 works both on my T21 and on my T41. I suppose you called "modprobe thinkpad", before trying it out, did you? That will establish the /dev/thinkpad device that tpctl needs. Cheers, Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod@acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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