Re: [ltp] Re: IBM HDAPS Someone interested?

[Eric Piel]

06/23/2005 09:13 AM, Vojtech Pavlik wrote/a Ãcrit:
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 06:50:59AM -0600, Alejandro Bonilla wrote:
>
> > /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump is really not providing any information about this
> > sensor. yesterday, I almost broke the laptop to see if it would generate
> > anything, but it really only outputs ACPI events...
> >
> > I shaked it, moved it 90deg and still no result, threw the lappy from like
> > 40cm to the bed and nothing was really generated. Unless it is too fast like
> > to generate it in the watch or to be seen by human eye. I dunno.
> >
> > It looks like /ecdump won't do it.
>
>  
> But that doesn't mean it's not connected to the embedded controller. It
> just means the embedded controller doesn't generate any inertial events
> by itself - it may have to be polled with some specific command.

Well, in the changelog of the embedded controller firmware 
(ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1uhj07us.txt) there is:
- (New) Support for IBM Hard Disk Active Protection System.

I would conclude that the embedded controller is involved with the HDAPS!

Just my two cents.

Eric
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