Re: tp_smapi config
Micha Feigin mi...@post.tau.ac.il writes:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:23:35 -0400
tyler tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote:
Winfried Tilanus winfr...@tilanus.com writes:
Install the tp_smapi modules. See http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi
for more information.
oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for
my kernel, and according to the documentation on thinkwiki, I can set
the start and stop thresholds with this:
echo 40 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh
echo 70 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh
Except that there is no /sys/devices/platform/smapi directory on my
system, and I cannot create the directory with mkdir. I searched my
entire system for smapi directories, BAT0 directories, or files names
{start,stop}_charge_thresh, but none exist. I tried rebooting, in case
there was some mystic kernel thing going on, but that didn't help. I
tried modprobe -l, which confirmed that the smapi modules were loaded:
do lsmod to make sure that they are loaded
lsmod | grep smapi
produces nothing, so they aren't loaded. How do I load them? I'm not
using a custom kernel, so the instructions on ThinkWiki lead me to
believe that all I needed to do was
aptitude install tp-smapi-modules-`uname -r`
I guess there's more to it?
Thanks,
Tyler
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Re: tp_smapi config
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:02:47 -0400
tyler tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote:
Micha Feigin mi...@post.tau.ac.il writes:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:23:35 -0400
tyler tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote:
Winfried Tilanus winfr...@tilanus.com writes:
Install the tp_smapi modules. See http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi
for more information.
oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for
my kernel, and according to the documentation on thinkwiki, I can set
the start and stop thresholds with this:
echo 40 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh
echo 70 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh
Except that there is no /sys/devices/platform/smapi directory on my
system, and I cannot create the directory with mkdir. I searched my
entire system for smapi directories, BAT0 directories, or files names
{start,stop}_charge_thresh, but none exist. I tried rebooting, in case
there was some mystic kernel thing going on, but that didn't help. I
tried modprobe -l, which confirmed that the smapi modules were loaded:
do lsmod to make sure that they are loaded
lsmod | grep smapi
modprobe tp_smapi
and if you want it to load automatically at startup you will want to do as root
echo tp_smapi /etc/modules
produces nothing, so they aren't loaded. How do I load them? I'm not
using a custom kernel, so the instructions on ThinkWiki lead me to
believe that all I needed to do was
aptitude install tp-smapi-modules-`uname -r`
I guess there's more to it?
Thanks,
Tyler
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Re: tp_smapi config
Micha Feigin mi...@post.tau.ac.il writes: On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:02:47 -0400 tyler tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote: oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for my kernel, modprobe tp_smapi and if you want it to load automatically at startup you will want to do as root echo tp_smapi /etc/modules Thanks! Is this a documentation bug, or is it something that we should reasonably assume a new user of tp-smapi should know? Or maybe there's no bug, just something I misunderstood in the tp-smapi docs at think-wiki? Usually debian packages install themselves in such a way that they start working without further tweaking. Cheers, Tyler -- There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live. http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: tp_smapi config
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:27:55 -0400 tyler tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote: Micha Feigin mi...@post.tau.ac.il writes: On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:02:47 -0400 tyler tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote: oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for my kernel, modprobe tp_smapi and if you want it to load automatically at startup you will want to do as root echo tp_smapi /etc/modules Thanks! Is this a documentation bug, or is it something that we should reasonably assume a new user of tp-smapi should know? Or maybe there's no bug, just something I misunderstood in the tp-smapi docs at think-wiki? Usually debian packages install themselves in such a way that they start working without further tweaking. It's an issue with kernel modules. They need to be loaded to work and I guess that it is assumed that you know that if you use package that install kernel modules. I'm guessing that it's the debian policy to force module loading on you, plus there is not standard way AFAIK at the moment to handle package customized module loading in /etc/modules Most hardware related modules load automatically when the hardware is detected, this doesn't happen with tp_smapi, I don't know if it can be made to work with some alias entry in /etc/modprobe.d/ as I don't know if and how this hardware is actually detected. Cheers, Tyler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
tp_smapi config [Was OT: laptop recomendations]
Winfried Tilanus winfr...@tilanus.com writes:
Install the tp_smapi modules. See http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi
for more information.
oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for
my kernel, and according to the documentation on thinkwiki, I can set
the start and stop thresholds with this:
echo 40 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh
echo 70 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh
Except that there is no /sys/devices/platform/smapi directory on my
system, and I cannot create the directory with mkdir. I searched my
entire system for smapi directories, BAT0 directories, or files names
{start,stop}_charge_thresh, but none exist. I tried rebooting, in case
there was some mystic kernel thing going on, but that didn't help. I
tried modprobe -l, which confirmed that the smapi modules were loaded:
/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/extra/tp-smapi/thinkpad_ec.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/extra/tp-smapi/tp_smapi.ko
I'm a little over my head - What do I need to do to get this set up?
Thanks,
Tyler
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Re: tp_smapi config [Was OT: laptop recomendations]
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:23:35 -0400
tyler tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote:
Winfried Tilanus winfr...@tilanus.com writes:
Install the tp_smapi modules. See http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi
for more information.
oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for
my kernel, and according to the documentation on thinkwiki, I can set
the start and stop thresholds with this:
echo 40 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh
echo 70 /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh
Except that there is no /sys/devices/platform/smapi directory on my
system, and I cannot create the directory with mkdir. I searched my
entire system for smapi directories, BAT0 directories, or files names
{start,stop}_charge_thresh, but none exist. I tried rebooting, in case
there was some mystic kernel thing going on, but that didn't help. I
tried modprobe -l, which confirmed that the smapi modules were loaded:
do lsmod to make sure that they are loaded
/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/extra/tp-smapi/thinkpad_ec.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/extra/tp-smapi/tp_smapi.ko
I'm a little over my head - What do I need to do to get this set up?
Thanks,
Tyler
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