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Hi guys,
i have arch installed on my ibm x31 laptop and need to install laptop-related features. i have read some entries on the wiki but it is confusing as some of them seem to recommend different utilities for similar jobs.
i have found out about acpid, pm-utils, cpufrequtils, speedstep-ich, powernowd, laptop-mode-tools, lapsus, nvram, tpb, tphdisk...oh my god!
i mean, who still has a clue what is needed and how to configure it?
which are obsolete packages?
what should i install in my case? please also consider that i have a thinkpad laptop when you give your recommendations.
thanks a lot, i know you will help
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I run arch on a T21 thinkpad which is a tad slower and older than your x31 but the keyboard layout looks almost the same. I just use acpi and the acpid daemon is launched by hal in my case. For frequency scaling I use cpudyn and not powernowd as a daemon. Check this post: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39400
And this post is pretty much what I do for the thinkpad Fn+ keys to work: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=45710
He also metions about nvram which never did a thing for me either.
I tried out tpb but it didn't do anything special that I could see or use.
I don't use laptop-mode-tools on my thinkpad. Just never seemed to need it. Your mileage may vary as thinkpads seem to work differently for everyone. Just do a forum search on thinkpads and you'll see what I mean.
This site: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki may give you some general info as well--if you haven't already seen it.
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz
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I'm on an X31 but I haven't really bothered with acpi or suspend. Great laptop for linux thou.
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are you able to play flash well? my hulu is very jeky
Acer Aspire V5-573P Antergos KDE
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