Thinkpad users

Thinkpad users

[Dominik Bartenstein]

To ALL Thinkpad users:

I have written many emails and messages (http://www7.pc.ibm.com/~Thinkpad, 
askibm-DhXWPJtHtuFWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org, ...) but so far I have not received a satisfying 
response from IBM. :-(

Some questions:
o How many Thinkpad users are out there (or on this mailing list ;-)) craving 
for ACPI support under Linux?
o Do you think that a petition "Thinkpad ACPI support 4 Linux" might help?
o How difficult is it for you ACPI-developers to create an ugly work around so 
that the buggy Thinkpad ACPI implementation would be supported?
o Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Dom


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Re: Thinkpad users

[Christian Vogel]

Hi Dominik,

> o How many Thinkpad users are out there (or on this mailing list ;-)) craving 
> for ACPI support under Linux?

I'm actually quite satisfied with ACPI on a Thinkpad 600X.

It was nearly unuseable without ACPI (random hangs) or with
original 2.4-Kernel ACPI (fan would not switch on when CPU
was getting hot) but it works ok with 2.4+ACPI-20021122.

The only thin that remains is that it boots with ACPI disabled
in about 5% of all cases... which would be nice if IBM would fix it.
(assuming that Linux-ACPI is working ok).

        Chris

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Re: Thinkpad users

[Thomas Estaben]

Hello Dom,

i am the owner of a thinkpad t30, and i have exactly the same problem you are 
describing..
I also tried to join ibm by phone, but no-one seems able of doing something.. 
ibm is too big.
I think a petition would be a good manner to prove them that we are numerous 
to want a good bios. I would easily obtain more than 100 signature (more than 
200 persons have bought this laptop in my school).

My 2€ cents..

Tom

PS:
xcuse fo my bad english..

On Saturday 11 January 2003 02:31, Dominik Bartenstein wrote:
> To ALL Thinkpad users:
>
> I have written many emails and messages (http://www7.pc.ibm.com/~Thinkpad,
> askibm-DhXWPJtHtuFWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org, ...) but so far I have not received a satisfying
> response from IBM. :-(
>
> Some questions:
> o How many Thinkpad users are out there (or on this mailing list ;-))
> craving for ACPI support under Linux?
> o Do you think that a petition "Thinkpad ACPI support 4 Linux" might help?
> o How difficult is it for you ACPI-developers to create an ugly work around
> so that the buggy Thinkpad ACPI implementation would be supported?
> o Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Dom
>
>
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Re: Thinkpad users

[PSI-Systems]

> o How many Thinkpad users are out there (or on this mailing list ;-))
craving
> for ACPI support under Linux?
I'm only one user and does't know others, but:

> o Do you think that a petition "Thinkpad ACPI support 4 Linux" might help?
yeah -- let's do it!



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Re: Thinkpad users

[Stefan Rotsch]

On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 02:31, Dominik Bartenstein wrote:
Hi Dominik,

> o How many Thinkpad users are out there (or on this mailing list ;-)) craving 
> for ACPI support under Linux?
Me and my R32, too!

> o Do you think that a petition "Thinkpad ACPI support 4 Linux" might help?
Great Idea! If I could assist, feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Stefan



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