thinkpad-acpi upstream version?

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 10:23 -0500, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 16:08 -0500, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> >> Nicolas Antonio Corrarello wrote:
> >>> Maybe you're in the same condition as I am (Also T61 user, great
> >>> machine)... Can't make the volume
> >>> up/down keys to work, and I can't change the volume through
> >>> /proc/acpi/ibm/volume. I'll see if this is solved in the thinkpad-acpi
> >>> changelog and file a bug...
> >> Ah yes, mine has the same issue with 2.6.23.12 right now, forgot about that.
> >> Heck, *I* should have filed a bug already... But I'll let you. :)
> >>
> >> Also, the brightness keys don't do anything on mine, though that may be
> >> resolved in rawhide via xbacklight, iirc. Rawhide was a bit too explodey for
> >> me to want to upgrade to it just yet though.
> > 
> > Which video driver?
> 
> Intel X3100 graphics, 1680x1050 display, intel video driver.

OK Can't help you there.  For the nVidia cards, the latest binary driver
fixes the brightness button issue.  Buttons also work with the vesa
driver, but the nv driver *still* doesn't work at all
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=249367).

> 
> > Does yours suspend properly?
> 
> Yep, though I did have to add my model # to the proper hal quirks file. Prior
> to that, it would often resume to a black screen (though I could get a console
> back via ctrl-alt-f1 then alt-f7 and X would be back). Now, its flawless, and
> gets me straight to the gnome unlock dialog within a few seconds. Still not
> nearly as fast as Mac OS X resumes on my 3 year old PowerBook G4, but still
> pretty damned good.

Lucky you.  Suspend issues are killing me...
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=254214).

> 
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                Matthew Saltzman

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