From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261197AbULJT77 (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:59:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261177AbULJT77 (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:59:59 -0500 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:42907 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261197AbULJT75 (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:59:57 -0500 Subject: Re: [WISHLIST] IBM HD Shock detection in Linux From: Lee Revell To: Shawn Starr Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kay Sievers In-Reply-To: <200412100339.46246.shawn.starr@rogers.com> References: <200412100339.46246.shawn.starr@rogers.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:59:49 -0500 Message-Id: <1102708790.29919.20.camel@krustophenia.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 03:39 -0500, Shawn Starr wrote: > > Lee Revell joe-job.com> writes: > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 13:31 -0500, Shawn Starr wrote: > > > > While I have seen this feature in XP, It would be nice to have such > > > > functionality in Linux. Does anyone know if this is being worked on > > > > somewhere? > > > > > > What is it? What does it do? How does it work? Got a link? > > > > It's a motion detector on the motherboard. > > > > Here is an IBM whitepaper: > > ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/aps2mst.pdf > > > > Kay > > Where can we find it on the motherboard or probe for it safely? > Exactly. All the IBM people on this list and not one remotely useful post. I can contact marketing@ibm.com or something if I want a bunch of fluff. That whitepaper is just a user level guide for the Windows driver ferchrissake. Obviously it's a motion detector on the motherboard. How do we freaking TALK to it? As in, what bits to we write to what registers to do what. Anyway, Linux support doesn't look good, if IBM isn't going to help. Lee