thinkpad_acpi vs thinkpad-acpi ?

Lockheed · 2012-02-17 19:03:04

What is the difference between those two modules? Which one do I need?

karol · 2012-02-17 20:17:33

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules
Read the note.

namelessone · 2012-02-17 20:18:27

Thinkwiki.org seems to use the two interchangably, so I would assume they both refer to the same thing.
thinkpad-acpi appears to be the name of the project, while thinkpad_acpi appears to be the name of the module.

Lockheed · 2012-02-17 21:39:48

namelessone wrote:

thinkpad-acpi appears to be the name of the project, while thinkpad_acpi appears to be the name of the module.

I thought so, too, but the thing is I have both modules on my system.

namelessone · 2012-02-18 00:04:09

That's weird.
the module thinkpad_acpi should be merged into the vanilla kernel. Do you also have a custom-compiled version of the module installed as well?

Lockheed · 2012-02-18 07:53:44

Not really. All custom things I have come from AUR. Anyway, it is a moot point since it doesn't affect me in any way.

Lockheed · 2012-02-25 20:10:06

Now, the question is how does tp_smapi relate to this? Is it something completely different?

namelessone · 2012-02-25 20:27:01

Lockheed wrote:

Now, the question is how does tp_smapi relate to this? Is it something completely different?

tp_smapi is another kernel module for thinkpads that harnesses some special hardware features in the laptop, such as tilt sensitivity. This module is not bulit in to the kernel, but can be installed from AUR. See the archlinux wiki page or the ThinkWiki page for the full list of features in tp_smapi.

note: tp_smapi doesn't appear to work with a lot of newer Lenovo Thinkpads.

falconindy · 2012-02-25 20:42:02

Lockheed wrote:

namelessone wrote:
thinkpad-acpi appears to be the name of the project, while thinkpad_acpi appears to be the name of the module.
I thought so, too, but the thing is I have both modules on my system.

No, you don't. dashes and underscores are treated interchangeably by module tools.

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#1 2012-02-17 19:03:04

thinkpad_acpi vs thinkpad-acpi ?

#2 2012-02-17 20:17:33

Re: thinkpad_acpi vs thinkpad-acpi ?

#3 2012-02-17 20:18:27

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#4 2012-02-17 21:39:48

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#5 2012-02-18 00:04:09

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#6 2012-02-18 07:53:44

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#7 2012-02-25 20:10:06

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