norman.walsh.name: Comments on /2006/02/19/bleedingEdgehttp://norman.walsh.name/2006/02/19/bleedingEdge/comments.atom2012-02-13T08:57:25.945803ZComment 1 on /2006/02/19/bleedingEdgehttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00012006-02-20T15:06:52Z2006-02-20T15:06:52ZRoss Burtonda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

You shouldn't need to build the thinkpad kernel module, as the ibm-acpi module covers most of the functionality and rolls it into the generic ACPI stuff. Unless of course you are using some of the less-common functionality, but a stock Dapper has everything working out of the box for me (T40p and X22)

Comment 2 on /2006/02/19/bleedingEdgehttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00022006-02-20T15:16:01Z2006-02-20T15:16:01ZNorman Walshda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

I'm reasonable sure that tpctl complained about the missing thinkpad module, but perhaps I don't need tpctl anymore either?

Comment 3 on /2006/02/19/bleedingEdgehttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00032006-02-20T15:49:36Z2006-02-20T15:49:36ZMatej Ceplda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

Despite being named xfree86-driver-synaptics, this driver is both for xfree86 and xorg. See http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/x11/xfree86-driver-synaptics and http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/

Matej

Comment 4 on /2006/02/19/bleedingEdgehttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00042006-02-22T14:29:30Z2006-02-22T14:29:30ZNorman Walshda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

Indeed, the thinkpad module appears to be unnecessary. As I said, tpctl needs it, but I don't actually use tpctl. The important functionality (tpb and suspend/resume) seem to work fine just fine with the stock ibm_acpi module. Cool.

There's still something funky going on with the ability to switch between the LCD and an external CRT, but running the console in 80x25 mode and restarting X seem to fix it. Still, I hope it gets better. I used to be able to start my laptop with no CRT connected, Ctrl+Alt+F1 to the console, plug in the CRT, Fn+F7 to toggle to the external CRT, and then Alt-F7 to get back to X and it all just worked. When I do that now, the external monitor doesn't seem to sync in X, or maybe X isn't driving it?