OK, I've done the reconfigure... 1.: DKMS: install Completed. zandstra@zandstra-thinkpad-r60:~$ sudo modinfo hdaps filename: /lib/modules/3.0.0-12-generic/updates/dkms/hdaps.ko license: GPL v2 description: IBM Hard Drive Active Protection System (HDAPS) driver author: Robert Love srcversion: B9CA1754AD78F1E3A6FC3C3 depends: thinkpad_ec vermagic: 3.0.0-12-generic SMP mod_unload modversions parm: invert:axis orientation code (uint)
2.: & 3.: zandstra@zandstra-thinkpad-r60:~$ sudo modprobe hdaps zandstra@zandstra-thinkpad-r60:~$ dmesg |grep hdaps [ 29.470370] hdaps: supported laptop not found! [ 29.470375] hdaps: driver init failed (ret=-19)! [12877.808581] hdaps: supported laptop not found! [12877.808585] hdaps: driver init failed (ret=-19)! [15560.206898] hdaps: supported laptop not found! [15560.206905] hdaps: driver init failed (ret=-19)! [27888.644239] hdaps: LENOVO ThinkPad R60 detected, setting orientation 1 [27888.644369] hdaps: initial mode latch is 0x05 [27888.644504] hdaps: setting ec_rate=250, filter_order=2 [27888.644726] hdaps: device successfully initialized. [27888.645213] hdaps: driver successfully loaded. Looks more promising . . . but . . . still not working? latest attempt at starting: . . . zandstra@zandstra-thinkpad-r60:~$ hdapsd start Wed Oct 19 18:48:50 2011: Starting hdapsd Wed Oct 19 18:48:50 2011: WARNING: You did not supply any devices to protect, trying autodetection. Wed Oct 19 18:48:50 2011: Adding autodetected device: sda Wed Oct 19 18:48:50 2011: Selected interface: HDAPS Wed Oct 19 18:48:50 2011: WARNING: Could not find hdaps input device (No such file or directory). You may be using an incompatible version of the hdaps module. Falling back to reading the position from sysfs (uses more power). Use '-y' to silence this warning. Wed Oct 19 18:48:50 2011: Could not open /sys/block/sda/device/unload_heads Does your kernel/drive support IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/878010 Title: hdaps installed 11.10 amd64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hdapsd/+bug/878010/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs