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author | Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> | 2007-03-29 00:58:40 -0400 |
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committer | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2007-03-30 15:35:41 -0400 |
commit | f21f85de4b3b9ad4a671fb19a889c16db2ea38b2 (patch) | |
tree | b6bceb2c727eab930f7df2a30f49e21fb333a64e /Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt | |
parent | 3ede41c718c7845905231019e42d05a3ed329515 (diff) |
ACPI: ibm-acpi: rename driver to thinkpad-acpi
Rename the ibm-acpi driver to thinkpad-acpi. ThinkPads are not even made
by IBM anymore, so it is high time to rename the driver...
The name thinkpad-acpi was used sometime ago by a thinkpad-specific hotkey
driver by Erik Rigtorp, around the 2.6.8-2.6.10 time frame. The driver
apparently never got merged into mainline (it did make some trips through
-mm). ibm-acpi was merged soon after, making its debut in 2.6.10.
The reuse of the thinkpad-acpi name shouldn't be a problem as far as user
confusion goes, as Erik's thinkpad-acpi apparently didn't get widespread
use in the Linux ThinkPad community and most hits for thinkpad-acpi in
google point to ibm-acpi anyway.
Erik, if you read this, please consider the reuse of the thinkpad-acpi name
as a compliment to your effort to make ThinkPads more useful to all of us.
Signed-off-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
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1 | IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver | ||
2 | |||
3 | Version 0.13 | ||
4 | 31 December 2006 | ||
5 | |||
6 | Borislav Deianov <borislav@users.sf.net> | ||
7 | Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> | ||
8 | http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/ | ||
9 | |||
10 | |||
11 | This is a Linux ACPI driver for the IBM ThinkPad laptops. It supports | ||
12 | various features of these laptops which are accessible through the | ||
13 | ACPI framework but not otherwise fully supported by the generic Linux | ||
14 | ACPI drivers. | ||
15 | |||
16 | |||
17 | Status | ||
18 | ------ | ||
19 | |||
20 | The features currently supported are the following (see below for | ||
21 | detailed description): | ||
22 | |||
23 | - Fn key combinations | ||
24 | - Bluetooth enable and disable | ||
25 | - video output switching, expansion control | ||
26 | - ThinkLight on and off | ||
27 | - limited docking and undocking | ||
28 | - UltraBay eject | ||
29 | - CMOS control | ||
30 | - LED control | ||
31 | - ACPI sounds | ||
32 | - temperature sensors | ||
33 | - Experimental: embedded controller register dump | ||
34 | - LCD brightness control | ||
35 | - Volume control | ||
36 | - Experimental: fan speed, fan enable/disable | ||
37 | - Experimental: WAN enable and disable | ||
38 | |||
39 | A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web | ||
40 | site, http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/. I appreciate any success or failure | ||
41 | reports, especially if they add to or correct the compatibility table. | ||
42 | Please include the following information in your report: | ||
43 | |||
44 | - ThinkPad model name | ||
45 | - a copy of your DSDT, from /proc/acpi/dsdt | ||
46 | - which driver features work and which don't | ||
47 | - the observed behavior of non-working features | ||
48 | |||
49 | Any other comments or patches are also more than welcome. | ||
50 | |||
51 | |||
52 | Installation | ||
53 | ------------ | ||
54 | |||
55 | If you are compiling this driver as included in the Linux kernel | ||
56 | sources, simply enable the CONFIG_ACPI_IBM option (Power Management / | ||
57 | ACPI / IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras). | ||
58 | |||
59 | Features | ||
60 | -------- | ||
61 | |||
62 | The driver creates the /proc/acpi/ibm directory. There is a file under | ||
63 | that directory for each feature described below. Note that while the | ||
64 | driver is still in the alpha stage, the exact proc file format and | ||
65 | commands supported by the various features is guaranteed to change | ||
66 | frequently. | ||
67 | |||
68 | Driver version -- /proc/acpi/ibm/driver | ||
69 | --------------------------------------- | ||
70 | |||
71 | The driver name and version. No commands can be written to this file. | ||
72 | |||
73 | Hot keys -- /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey | ||
74 | --------------------------------- | ||
75 | |||
76 | Without this driver, only the Fn-F4 key (sleep button) generates an | ||
77 | ACPI event. With the driver loaded, the hotkey feature enabled and the | ||
78 | mask set (see below), the various hot keys generate ACPI events in the | ||
79 | following format: | ||
80 | |||
81 | ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000xxxx | ||
82 | |||
83 | The last four digits vary depending on the key combination pressed. | ||
84 | All labeled Fn-Fx key combinations generate distinct events. In | ||
85 | addition, the lid microswitch and some docking station buttons may | ||
86 | also generate such events. | ||
87 | |||
88 | The following commands can be written to this file: | ||
89 | |||
90 | echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- enable the hot keys feature | ||
91 | echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- disable the hot keys feature | ||
92 | echo 0xffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- enable all possible hot keys | ||
93 | echo 0x0000 > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- disable all possible hot keys | ||
94 | ... any other 4-hex-digit mask ... | ||
95 | echo reset > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- restore the original mask | ||
96 | |||
97 | The bit mask allows some control over which hot keys generate ACPI | ||
98 | events. Not all bits in the mask can be modified. Not all bits that | ||
99 | can be modified do anything. Not all hot keys can be individually | ||
100 | controlled by the mask. Most recent ThinkPad models honor the | ||
101 | following bits (assuming the hot keys feature has been enabled): | ||
102 | |||
103 | key bit behavior when set behavior when unset | ||
104 | |||
105 | Fn-F3 always generates ACPI event | ||
106 | Fn-F4 always generates ACPI event | ||
107 | Fn-F5 0010 generate ACPI event enable/disable Bluetooth | ||
108 | Fn-F7 0040 generate ACPI event switch LCD and external display | ||
109 | Fn-F8 0080 generate ACPI event expand screen or none | ||
110 | Fn-F9 0100 generate ACPI event none | ||
111 | Fn-F12 always generates ACPI event | ||
112 | |||
113 | Some models do not support all of the above. For example, the T30 does | ||
114 | not support Fn-F5 and Fn-F9. Other models do not support the mask at | ||
115 | all. On those models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually. | ||
116 | |||
117 | Note that enabling ACPI events for some keys prevents their default | ||
118 | behavior. For example, if events for Fn-F5 are enabled, that key will | ||
119 | no longer enable/disable Bluetooth by itself. This can still be done | ||
120 | from an acpid handler for the ibm/hotkey event. | ||
121 | |||
122 | Note also that not all Fn key combinations are supported through | ||
123 | ACPI. For example, on the X40, the brightness, volume and "Access IBM" | ||
124 | buttons do not generate ACPI events even with this driver. They *can* | ||
125 | be used through the "ThinkPad Buttons" utility, see | ||
126 | http://www.nongnu.org/tpb/ | ||
127 | |||
128 | Bluetooth -- /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth | ||
129 | ------------------------------------- | ||
130 | |||
131 | This feature shows the presence and current state of a Bluetooth | ||
132 | device. If Bluetooth is installed, the following commands can be used: | ||
133 | |||
134 | echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth | ||
135 | echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth | ||
136 | |||
137 | Video output control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
138 | -------------------------------------------- | ||
139 | |||
140 | This feature allows control over the devices used for video output - | ||
141 | LCD, CRT or DVI (if available). The following commands are available: | ||
142 | |||
143 | echo lcd_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
144 | echo lcd_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
145 | echo crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
146 | echo crt_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
147 | echo dvi_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
148 | echo dvi_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
149 | echo auto_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
150 | echo auto_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
151 | echo expand_toggle > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
152 | echo video_switch > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
153 | |||
154 | Each video output device can be enabled or disabled individually. | ||
155 | Reading /proc/acpi/ibm/video shows the status of each device. | ||
156 | |||
157 | Automatic video switching can be enabled or disabled. When automatic | ||
158 | video switching is enabled, certain events (e.g. opening the lid, | ||
159 | docking or undocking) cause the video output device to change | ||
160 | automatically. While this can be useful, it also causes flickering | ||
161 | and, on the X40, video corruption. By disabling automatic switching, | ||
162 | the flickering or video corruption can be avoided. | ||
163 | |||
164 | The video_switch command cycles through the available video outputs | ||
165 | (it simulates the behavior of Fn-F7). | ||
166 | |||
167 | Video expansion can be toggled through this feature. This controls | ||
168 | whether the display is expanded to fill the entire LCD screen when a | ||
169 | mode with less than full resolution is used. Note that the current | ||
170 | video expansion status cannot be determined through this feature. | ||
171 | |||
172 | Note that on many models (particularly those using Radeon graphics | ||
173 | chips) the X driver configures the video card in a way which prevents | ||
174 | Fn-F7 from working. This also disables the video output switching | ||
175 | features of this driver, as it uses the same ACPI methods as | ||
176 | Fn-F7. Video switching on the console should still work. | ||
177 | |||
178 | UPDATE: There's now a patch for the X.org Radeon driver which | ||
179 | addresses this issue. Some people are reporting success with the patch | ||
180 | while others are still having problems. For more information: | ||
181 | |||
182 | https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2000 | ||
183 | |||
184 | ThinkLight control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/light | ||
185 | ------------------------------------------ | ||
186 | |||
187 | The current status of the ThinkLight can be found in this file. A few | ||
188 | models which do not make the status available will show it as | ||
189 | "unknown". The available commands are: | ||
190 | |||
191 | echo on > /proc/acpi/ibm/light | ||
192 | echo off > /proc/acpi/ibm/light | ||
193 | |||
194 | Docking / undocking -- /proc/acpi/ibm/dock | ||
195 | ------------------------------------------ | ||
196 | |||
197 | Docking and undocking (e.g. with the X4 UltraBase) requires some | ||
198 | actions to be taken by the operating system to safely make or break | ||
199 | the electrical connections with the dock. | ||
200 | |||
201 | The docking feature of this driver generates the following ACPI events: | ||
202 | |||
203 | ibm/dock GDCK 00000003 00000001 -- eject request | ||
204 | ibm/dock GDCK 00000003 00000002 -- undocked | ||
205 | ibm/dock GDCK 00000000 00000003 -- docked | ||
206 | |||
207 | NOTE: These events will only be generated if the laptop was docked | ||
208 | when originally booted. This is due to the current lack of support for | ||
209 | hot plugging of devices in the Linux ACPI framework. If the laptop was | ||
210 | booted while not in the dock, the following message is shown in the | ||
211 | logs: | ||
212 | |||
213 | Mar 17 01:42:34 aero kernel: ibm_acpi: dock device not present | ||
214 | |||
215 | In this case, no dock-related events are generated but the dock and | ||
216 | undock commands described below still work. They can be executed | ||
217 | manually or triggered by Fn key combinations (see the example acpid | ||
218 | configuration files included in the driver tarball package available | ||
219 | on the web site). | ||
220 | |||
221 | When the eject request button on the dock is pressed, the first event | ||
222 | above is generated. The handler for this event should issue the | ||
223 | following command: | ||
224 | |||
225 | echo undock > /proc/acpi/ibm/dock | ||
226 | |||
227 | After the LED on the dock goes off, it is safe to eject the laptop. | ||
228 | Note: if you pressed this key by mistake, go ahead and eject the | ||
229 | laptop, then dock it back in. Otherwise, the dock may not function as | ||
230 | expected. | ||
231 | |||
232 | When the laptop is docked, the third event above is generated. The | ||
233 | handler for this event should issue the following command to fully | ||
234 | enable the dock: | ||
235 | |||
236 | echo dock > /proc/acpi/ibm/dock | ||
237 | |||
238 | The contents of the /proc/acpi/ibm/dock file shows the current status | ||
239 | of the dock, as provided by the ACPI framework. | ||
240 | |||
241 | The docking support in this driver does not take care of enabling or | ||
242 | disabling any other devices you may have attached to the dock. For | ||
243 | example, a CD drive plugged into the UltraBase needs to be disabled or | ||
244 | enabled separately. See the provided example acpid configuration files | ||
245 | for how this can be accomplished. | ||
246 | |||
247 | There is no support yet for PCI devices that may be attached to a | ||
248 | docking station, e.g. in the ThinkPad Dock II. The driver currently | ||
249 | does not recognize, enable or disable such devices. This means that | ||
250 | the only docking stations currently supported are the X-series | ||
251 | UltraBase docks and "dumb" port replicators like the Mini Dock (the | ||
252 | latter don't need any ACPI support, actually). | ||
253 | |||
254 | UltraBay eject -- /proc/acpi/ibm/bay | ||
255 | ------------------------------------ | ||
256 | |||
257 | Inserting or ejecting an UltraBay device requires some actions to be | ||
258 | taken by the operating system to safely make or break the electrical | ||
259 | connections with the device. | ||
260 | |||
261 | This feature generates the following ACPI events: | ||
262 | |||
263 | ibm/bay MSTR 00000003 00000000 -- eject request | ||
264 | ibm/bay MSTR 00000001 00000000 -- eject lever inserted | ||
265 | |||
266 | NOTE: These events will only be generated if the UltraBay was present | ||
267 | when the laptop was originally booted (on the X series, the UltraBay | ||
268 | is in the dock, so it may not be present if the laptop was undocked). | ||
269 | This is due to the current lack of support for hot plugging of devices | ||
270 | in the Linux ACPI framework. If the laptop was booted without the | ||
271 | UltraBay, the following message is shown in the logs: | ||
272 | |||
273 | Mar 17 01:42:34 aero kernel: ibm_acpi: bay device not present | ||
274 | |||
275 | In this case, no bay-related events are generated but the eject | ||
276 | command described below still works. It can be executed manually or | ||
277 | triggered by a hot key combination. | ||
278 | |||
279 | Sliding the eject lever generates the first event shown above. The | ||
280 | handler for this event should take whatever actions are necessary to | ||
281 | shut down the device in the UltraBay (e.g. call idectl), then issue | ||
282 | the following command: | ||
283 | |||
284 | echo eject > /proc/acpi/ibm/bay | ||
285 | |||
286 | After the LED on the UltraBay goes off, it is safe to pull out the | ||
287 | device. | ||
288 | |||
289 | When the eject lever is inserted, the second event above is | ||
290 | generated. The handler for this event should take whatever actions are | ||
291 | necessary to enable the UltraBay device (e.g. call idectl). | ||
292 | |||
293 | The contents of the /proc/acpi/ibm/bay file shows the current status | ||
294 | of the UltraBay, as provided by the ACPI framework. | ||
295 | |||
296 | EXPERIMENTAL warm eject support on the 600e/x, A22p and A3x (To use | ||
297 | this feature, you need to supply the experimental=1 parameter when | ||
298 | loading the module): | ||
299 | |||
300 | These models do not have a button near the UltraBay device to request | ||
301 | a hot eject but rather require the laptop to be put to sleep | ||
302 | (suspend-to-ram) before the bay device is ejected or inserted). | ||
303 | The sequence of steps to eject the device is as follows: | ||
304 | |||
305 | echo eject > /proc/acpi/ibm/bay | ||
306 | put the ThinkPad to sleep | ||
307 | remove the drive | ||
308 | resume from sleep | ||
309 | cat /proc/acpi/ibm/bay should show that the drive was removed | ||
310 | |||
311 | On the A3x, both the UltraBay 2000 and UltraBay Plus devices are | ||
312 | supported. Use "eject2" instead of "eject" for the second bay. | ||
313 | |||
314 | Note: the UltraBay eject support on the 600e/x, A22p and A3x is | ||
315 | EXPERIMENTAL and may not work as expected. USE WITH CAUTION! | ||
316 | |||
317 | CMOS control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/cmos | ||
318 | ----------------------------------- | ||
319 | |||
320 | This feature is used internally by the ACPI firmware to control the | ||
321 | ThinkLight on most newer ThinkPad models. It may also control LCD | ||
322 | brightness, sounds volume and more, but only on some models. | ||
323 | |||
324 | The commands are non-negative integer numbers: | ||
325 | |||
326 | echo 0 >/proc/acpi/ibm/cmos | ||
327 | echo 1 >/proc/acpi/ibm/cmos | ||
328 | echo 2 >/proc/acpi/ibm/cmos | ||
329 | ... | ||
330 | |||
331 | The range of valid numbers is 0 to 21, but not all have an effect and | ||
332 | the behavior varies from model to model. Here is the behavior on the | ||
333 | X40 (tpb is the ThinkPad Buttons utility): | ||
334 | |||
335 | 0 - no effect but tpb reports "Volume down" | ||
336 | 1 - no effect but tpb reports "Volume up" | ||
337 | 2 - no effect but tpb reports "Mute on" | ||
338 | 3 - simulate pressing the "Access IBM" button | ||
339 | 4 - LCD brightness up | ||
340 | 5 - LCD brightness down | ||
341 | 11 - toggle screen expansion | ||
342 | 12 - ThinkLight on | ||
343 | 13 - ThinkLight off | ||
344 | 14 - no effect but tpb reports ThinkLight status change | ||
345 | |||
346 | LED control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/led | ||
347 | --------------------------------- | ||
348 | |||
349 | Some of the LED indicators can be controlled through this feature. The | ||
350 | available commands are: | ||
351 | |||
352 | echo '<led number> on' >/proc/acpi/ibm/led | ||
353 | echo '<led number> off' >/proc/acpi/ibm/led | ||
354 | echo '<led number> blink' >/proc/acpi/ibm/led | ||
355 | |||
356 | The <led number> range is 0 to 7. The set of LEDs that can be | ||
357 | controlled varies from model to model. Here is the mapping on the X40: | ||
358 | |||
359 | 0 - power | ||
360 | 1 - battery (orange) | ||
361 | 2 - battery (green) | ||
362 | 3 - UltraBase | ||
363 | 4 - UltraBay | ||
364 | 7 - standby | ||
365 | |||
366 | All of the above can be turned on and off and can be made to blink. | ||
367 | |||
368 | ACPI sounds -- /proc/acpi/ibm/beep | ||
369 | ---------------------------------- | ||
370 | |||
371 | The BEEP method is used internally by the ACPI firmware to provide | ||
372 | audible alerts in various situations. This feature allows the same | ||
373 | sounds to be triggered manually. | ||
374 | |||
375 | The commands are non-negative integer numbers: | ||
376 | |||
377 | echo <number> >/proc/acpi/ibm/beep | ||
378 | |||
379 | The valid <number> range is 0 to 17. Not all numbers trigger sounds | ||
380 | and the sounds vary from model to model. Here is the behavior on the | ||
381 | X40: | ||
382 | |||
383 | 0 - stop a sound in progress (but use 17 to stop 16) | ||
384 | 2 - two beeps, pause, third beep ("low battery") | ||
385 | 3 - single beep | ||
386 | 4 - high, followed by low-pitched beep ("unable") | ||
387 | 5 - single beep | ||
388 | 6 - very high, followed by high-pitched beep ("AC/DC") | ||
389 | 7 - high-pitched beep | ||
390 | 9 - three short beeps | ||
391 | 10 - very long beep | ||
392 | 12 - low-pitched beep | ||
393 | 15 - three high-pitched beeps repeating constantly, stop with 0 | ||
394 | 16 - one medium-pitched beep repeating constantly, stop with 17 | ||
395 | 17 - stop 16 | ||
396 | |||
397 | Temperature sensors -- /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal | ||
398 | --------------------------------------------- | ||
399 | |||
400 | Most ThinkPads include six or more separate temperature sensors but | ||
401 | only expose the CPU temperature through the standard ACPI methods. | ||
402 | This feature shows readings from up to eight different sensors on older | ||
403 | ThinkPads, and it has experimental support for up to sixteen different | ||
404 | sensors on newer ThinkPads. Readings from sensors that are not available | ||
405 | return -128. | ||
406 | |||
407 | No commands can be written to this file. | ||
408 | |||
409 | EXPERIMENTAL: The 16-sensors feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the | ||
410 | implementation directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as | ||
411 | expected. USE WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the | ||
412 | experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. When EXPERIMENTAL | ||
413 | mode is enabled, reading the first 8 sensors on newer ThinkPads will | ||
414 | also use an new experimental thermal sensor access mode. | ||
415 | |||
416 | For example, on the X40, a typical output may be: | ||
417 | temperatures: 42 42 45 41 36 -128 33 -128 | ||
418 | |||
419 | EXPERIMENTAL: On the T43/p, a typical output may be: | ||
420 | temperatures: 48 48 36 52 38 -128 31 -128 48 52 48 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128 | ||
421 | |||
422 | The mapping of thermal sensors to physical locations varies depending on | ||
423 | system-board model (and thus, on ThinkPad model). | ||
424 | |||
425 | http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors is a public wiki page that | ||
426 | tries to track down these locations for various models. | ||
427 | |||
428 | Most (newer?) models seem to follow this pattern: | ||
429 | |||
430 | 1: CPU | ||
431 | 2: (depends on model) | ||
432 | 3: (depends on model) | ||
433 | 4: GPU | ||
434 | 5: Main battery: main sensor | ||
435 | 6: Bay battery: main sensor | ||
436 | 7: Main battery: secondary sensor | ||
437 | 8: Bay battery: secondary sensor | ||
438 | 9-15: (depends on model) | ||
439 | |||
440 | For the R51 (source: Thomas Gruber): | ||
441 | 2: Mini-PCI | ||
442 | 3: Internal HDD | ||
443 | |||
444 | For the T43, T43/p (source: Shmidoax/Thinkwiki.org) | ||
445 | http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_T43.2C_T43p | ||
446 | 2: System board, left side (near PCMCIA slot), reported as HDAPS temp | ||
447 | 3: PCMCIA slot | ||
448 | 9: MCH (northbridge) to DRAM Bus | ||
449 | 10: ICH (southbridge), under Mini-PCI card, under touchpad | ||
450 | 11: Power regulator, underside of system board, below F2 key | ||
451 | |||
452 | The A31 has a very atypical layout for the thermal sensors | ||
453 | (source: Milos Popovic, http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_A31) | ||
454 | 1: CPU | ||
455 | 2: Main Battery: main sensor | ||
456 | 3: Power Converter | ||
457 | 4: Bay Battery: main sensor | ||
458 | 5: MCH (northbridge) | ||
459 | 6: PCMCIA/ambient | ||
460 | 7: Main Battery: secondary sensor | ||
461 | 8: Bay Battery: secondary sensor | ||
462 | |||
463 | |||
464 | EXPERIMENTAL: Embedded controller register dump -- /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump | ||
465 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
466 | |||
467 | This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation | ||
468 | directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE | ||
469 | WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the | ||
470 | experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. | ||
471 | |||
472 | This feature dumps the values of 256 embedded controller | ||
473 | registers. Values which have changed since the last time the registers | ||
474 | were dumped are marked with a star: | ||
475 | |||
476 | [root@x40 ibm-acpi]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump | ||
477 | EC +00 +01 +02 +03 +04 +05 +06 +07 +08 +09 +0a +0b +0c +0d +0e +0f | ||
478 | EC 0x00: a7 47 87 01 fe 96 00 08 01 00 cb 00 00 00 40 00 | ||
479 | EC 0x10: 00 00 ff ff f4 3c 87 09 01 ff 42 01 ff ff 0d 00 | ||
480 | EC 0x20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 43 00 00 80 | ||
481 | EC 0x30: 01 07 1a 00 30 04 00 00 *85 00 00 10 00 50 00 00 | ||
482 | EC 0x40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 01 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
483 | EC 0x50: 00 c0 02 0d 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 03 *bc *02 *bc | ||
484 | EC 0x60: *02 *bc *02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
485 | EC 0x70: 00 00 00 00 00 12 30 40 *24 *26 *2c *27 *20 80 *1f 80 | ||
486 | EC 0x80: 00 00 00 06 *37 *0e 03 00 00 00 0e 07 00 00 00 00 | ||
487 | EC 0x90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
488 | EC 0xa0: *ff 09 ff 09 ff ff *64 00 *00 *00 *a2 41 *ff *ff *e0 00 | ||
489 | EC 0xb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
490 | EC 0xc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
491 | EC 0xd0: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
492 | EC 0xe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 20 49 04 24 06 55 03 | ||
493 | EC 0xf0: 31 55 48 54 35 38 57 57 08 2f 45 73 07 65 6c 1a | ||
494 | |||
495 | This feature can be used to determine the register holding the fan | ||
496 | speed on some models. To do that, do the following: | ||
497 | |||
498 | - make sure the battery is fully charged | ||
499 | - make sure the fan is running | ||
500 | - run 'cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump' several times, once per second or so | ||
501 | |||
502 | The first step makes sure various charging-related values don't | ||
503 | vary. The second ensures that the fan-related values do vary, since | ||
504 | the fan speed fluctuates a bit. The third will (hopefully) mark the | ||
505 | fan register with a star: | ||
506 | |||
507 | [root@x40 ibm-acpi]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump | ||
508 | EC +00 +01 +02 +03 +04 +05 +06 +07 +08 +09 +0a +0b +0c +0d +0e +0f | ||
509 | EC 0x00: a7 47 87 01 fe 96 00 08 01 00 cb 00 00 00 40 00 | ||
510 | EC 0x10: 00 00 ff ff f4 3c 87 09 01 ff 42 01 ff ff 0d 00 | ||
511 | EC 0x20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 43 00 00 80 | ||
512 | EC 0x30: 01 07 1a 00 30 04 00 00 85 00 00 10 00 50 00 00 | ||
513 | EC 0x40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 01 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
514 | EC 0x50: 00 c0 02 0d 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 03 bc 02 bc | ||
515 | EC 0x60: 02 bc 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
516 | EC 0x70: 00 00 00 00 00 12 30 40 24 27 2c 27 21 80 1f 80 | ||
517 | EC 0x80: 00 00 00 06 *be 0d 03 00 00 00 0e 07 00 00 00 00 | ||
518 | EC 0x90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
519 | EC 0xa0: ff 09 ff 09 ff ff 64 00 00 00 a2 41 ff ff e0 00 | ||
520 | EC 0xb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
521 | EC 0xc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
522 | EC 0xd0: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ||
523 | EC 0xe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 20 49 04 24 06 55 03 | ||
524 | EC 0xf0: 31 55 48 54 35 38 57 57 08 2f 45 73 07 65 6c 1a | ||
525 | |||
526 | Another set of values that varies often is the temperature | ||
527 | readings. Since temperatures don't change vary fast, you can take | ||
528 | several quick dumps to eliminate them. | ||
529 | |||
530 | You can use a similar method to figure out the meaning of other | ||
531 | embedded controller registers - e.g. make sure nothing else changes | ||
532 | except the charging or discharging battery to determine which | ||
533 | registers contain the current battery capacity, etc. If you experiment | ||
534 | with this, do send me your results (including some complete dumps with | ||
535 | a description of the conditions when they were taken.) | ||
536 | |||
537 | LCD brightness control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness | ||
538 | --------------------------------------------------- | ||
539 | |||
540 | This feature allows software control of the LCD brightness on ThinkPad | ||
541 | models which don't have a hardware brightness slider. The available | ||
542 | commands are: | ||
543 | |||
544 | echo up >/proc/acpi/ibm/brightness | ||
545 | echo down >/proc/acpi/ibm/brightness | ||
546 | echo 'level <level>' >/proc/acpi/ibm/brightness | ||
547 | |||
548 | The <level> number range is 0 to 7, although not all of them may be | ||
549 | distinct. The current brightness level is shown in the file. | ||
550 | |||
551 | Volume control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/volume | ||
552 | --------------------------------------- | ||
553 | |||
554 | This feature allows volume control on ThinkPad models which don't have | ||
555 | a hardware volume knob. The available commands are: | ||
556 | |||
557 | echo up >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | ||
558 | echo down >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | ||
559 | echo mute >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | ||
560 | echo 'level <level>' >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | ||
561 | |||
562 | The <level> number range is 0 to 15 although not all of them may be | ||
563 | distinct. The unmute the volume after the mute command, use either the | ||
564 | up or down command (the level command will not unmute the volume). | ||
565 | The current volume level and mute state is shown in the file. | ||
566 | |||
567 | EXPERIMENTAL: fan speed, fan enable/disable -- /proc/acpi/ibm/fan | ||
568 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
569 | |||
570 | This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation | ||
571 | directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE | ||
572 | WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the | ||
573 | experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. | ||
574 | |||
575 | This feature attempts to show the current fan speed, control mode and | ||
576 | other fan data that might be available. The speed is read directly | ||
577 | from the hardware registers of the embedded controller. This is known | ||
578 | to work on later R, T and X series ThinkPads but may show a bogus | ||
579 | value on other models. | ||
580 | |||
581 | Most ThinkPad fans work in "levels". Level 0 stops the fan. The higher | ||
582 | the level, the higher the fan speed, although adjacent levels often map | ||
583 | to the same fan speed. 7 is the highest level, where the fan reaches | ||
584 | the maximum recommended speed. Level "auto" means the EC changes the | ||
585 | fan level according to some internal algorithm, usually based on | ||
586 | readings from the thermal sensors. Level "disengaged" means the EC | ||
587 | disables the speed-locked closed-loop fan control, and drives the fan as | ||
588 | fast as it can go, which might exceed hardware limits, so use this level | ||
589 | with caution. | ||
590 | |||
591 | The fan usually ramps up or down slowly from one speed to another, | ||
592 | and it is normal for the EC to take several seconds to react to fan | ||
593 | commands. | ||
594 | |||
595 | The fan may be enabled or disabled with the following commands: | ||
596 | |||
597 | echo enable >/proc/acpi/ibm/fan | ||
598 | echo disable >/proc/acpi/ibm/fan | ||
599 | |||
600 | Placing a fan on level 0 is the same as disabling it. Enabling a fan | ||
601 | will try to place it in a safe level if it is too slow or disabled. | ||
602 | |||
603 | WARNING WARNING WARNING: do not leave the fan disabled unless you are | ||
604 | monitoring all of the temperature sensor readings and you are ready to | ||
605 | enable it if necessary to avoid overheating. | ||
606 | |||
607 | An enabled fan in level "auto" may stop spinning if the EC decides the | ||
608 | ThinkPad is cool enough and doesn't need the extra airflow. This is | ||
609 | normal, and the EC will spin the fan up if the varios thermal readings | ||
610 | rise too much. | ||
611 | |||
612 | On the X40, this seems to depend on the CPU and HDD temperatures. | ||
613 | Specifically, the fan is turned on when either the CPU temperature | ||
614 | climbs to 56 degrees or the HDD temperature climbs to 46 degrees. The | ||
615 | fan is turned off when the CPU temperature drops to 49 degrees and the | ||
616 | HDD temperature drops to 41 degrees. These thresholds cannot | ||
617 | currently be controlled. | ||
618 | |||
619 | The fan level can be controlled with the command: | ||
620 | |||
621 | echo 'level <level>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal | ||
622 | |||
623 | Where <level> is an integer from 0 to 7, or one of the words "auto" | ||
624 | or "disengaged" (without the quotes). Not all ThinkPads support the | ||
625 | "auto" and "disengaged" levels. | ||
626 | |||
627 | On the X31 and X40 (and ONLY on those models), the fan speed can be | ||
628 | controlled to a certain degree. Once the fan is running, it can be | ||
629 | forced to run faster or slower with the following command: | ||
630 | |||
631 | echo 'speed <speed>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal | ||
632 | |||
633 | The sustainable range of fan speeds on the X40 appears to be from | ||
634 | about 3700 to about 7350. Values outside this range either do not have | ||
635 | any effect or the fan speed eventually settles somewhere in that | ||
636 | range. The fan cannot be stopped or started with this command. | ||
637 | |||
638 | The ThinkPad's ACPI DSDT code will reprogram the fan on its own when | ||
639 | certain conditions are met. It will override any fan programming done | ||
640 | through ibm-acpi. | ||
641 | |||
642 | The ibm-acpi kernel driver can be programmed to revert the fan level | ||
643 | to a safe setting if userspace does not issue one of the fan commands: | ||
644 | "enable", "disable", "level" or "watchdog" within a configurable | ||
645 | ammount of time. To do this, use the "watchdog" command. | ||
646 | |||
647 | echo 'watchdog <interval>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan | ||
648 | |||
649 | Interval is the ammount of time in seconds to wait for one of the | ||
650 | above mentioned fan commands before reseting the fan level to a safe | ||
651 | one. If set to zero, the watchdog is disabled (default). When the | ||
652 | watchdog timer runs out, it does the exact equivalent of the "enable" | ||
653 | fan command. | ||
654 | |||
655 | Note that the watchdog timer stops after it enables the fan. It will | ||
656 | be rearmed again automatically (using the same interval) when one of | ||
657 | the above mentioned fan commands is received. The fan watchdog is, | ||
658 | therefore, not suitable to protect against fan mode changes made | ||
659 | through means other than the "enable", "disable", and "level" fan | ||
660 | commands. | ||
661 | |||
662 | EXPERIMENTAL: WAN -- /proc/acpi/ibm/wan | ||
663 | --------------------------------------- | ||
664 | |||
665 | This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation | ||
666 | directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE | ||
667 | WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the | ||
668 | experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. | ||
669 | |||
670 | This feature shows the presence and current state of a WAN (Sierra | ||
671 | Wireless EV-DO) device. If WAN is installed, the following commands can | ||
672 | be used: | ||
673 | |||
674 | echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan | ||
675 | echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan | ||
676 | |||
677 | It was tested on a Lenovo Thinkpad X60. It should probably work on other | ||
678 | Thinkpad models which come with this module installed. | ||
679 | |||
680 | Multiple Commands, Module Parameters | ||
681 | ------------------------------------ | ||
682 | |||
683 | Multiple commands can be written to the proc files in one shot by | ||
684 | separating them with commas, for example: | ||
685 | |||
686 | echo enable,0xffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey | ||
687 | echo lcd_disable,crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video | ||
688 | |||
689 | Commands can also be specified when loading the ibm_acpi module, for | ||
690 | example: | ||
691 | |||
692 | modprobe ibm_acpi hotkey=enable,0xffff video=auto_disable | ||
693 | |||