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authorHenrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>2007-03-29 00:58:40 -0400
committerLen Brown <len.brown@intel.com>2007-03-30 15:35:41 -0400
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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
11This is a Linux ACPI driver for the IBM ThinkPad laptops. It supports
12various features of these laptops which are accessible through the
13ACPI framework but not otherwise fully supported by the generic Linux
14ACPI drivers.
15
16
17Status
18------
19
20The features currently supported are the following (see below for
21detailed 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
39A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web
40site, http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/. I appreciate any success or failure
41reports, especially if they add to or correct the compatibility table.
42Please 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
49Any other comments or patches are also more than welcome.
50
51
52Installation
53------------
54
55If you are compiling this driver as included in the Linux kernel
56sources, simply enable the CONFIG_ACPI_IBM option (Power Management /
57ACPI / IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras).
58
59Features
60--------
61
62The driver creates the /proc/acpi/ibm directory. There is a file under
63that directory for each feature described below. Note that while the
64driver is still in the alpha stage, the exact proc file format and
65commands supported by the various features is guaranteed to change
66frequently.
67
68Driver version -- /proc/acpi/ibm/driver
69---------------------------------------
70
71The driver name and version. No commands can be written to this file.
72
73Hot keys -- /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
74---------------------------------
75
76Without this driver, only the Fn-F4 key (sleep button) generates an
77ACPI event. With the driver loaded, the hotkey feature enabled and the
78mask set (see below), the various hot keys generate ACPI events in the
79following format:
80
81 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000xxxx
82
83The last four digits vary depending on the key combination pressed.
84All labeled Fn-Fx key combinations generate distinct events. In
85addition, the lid microswitch and some docking station buttons may
86also generate such events.
87
88The 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
97The bit mask allows some control over which hot keys generate ACPI
98events. Not all bits in the mask can be modified. Not all bits that
99can be modified do anything. Not all hot keys can be individually
100controlled by the mask. Most recent ThinkPad models honor the
101following 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
113Some models do not support all of the above. For example, the T30 does
114not support Fn-F5 and Fn-F9. Other models do not support the mask at
115all. On those models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually.
116
117Note that enabling ACPI events for some keys prevents their default
118behavior. For example, if events for Fn-F5 are enabled, that key will
119no longer enable/disable Bluetooth by itself. This can still be done
120from an acpid handler for the ibm/hotkey event.
121
122Note also that not all Fn key combinations are supported through
123ACPI. For example, on the X40, the brightness, volume and "Access IBM"
124buttons do not generate ACPI events even with this driver. They *can*
125be used through the "ThinkPad Buttons" utility, see
126http://www.nongnu.org/tpb/
127
128Bluetooth -- /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
129-------------------------------------
130
131This feature shows the presence and current state of a Bluetooth
132device. 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
137Video output control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/video
138--------------------------------------------
139
140This feature allows control over the devices used for video output -
141LCD, 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
154Each video output device can be enabled or disabled individually.
155Reading /proc/acpi/ibm/video shows the status of each device.
156
157Automatic video switching can be enabled or disabled. When automatic
158video switching is enabled, certain events (e.g. opening the lid,
159docking or undocking) cause the video output device to change
160automatically. While this can be useful, it also causes flickering
161and, on the X40, video corruption. By disabling automatic switching,
162the flickering or video corruption can be avoided.
163
164The video_switch command cycles through the available video outputs
165(it simulates the behavior of Fn-F7).
166
167Video expansion can be toggled through this feature. This controls
168whether the display is expanded to fill the entire LCD screen when a
169mode with less than full resolution is used. Note that the current
170video expansion status cannot be determined through this feature.
171
172Note that on many models (particularly those using Radeon graphics
173chips) the X driver configures the video card in a way which prevents
174Fn-F7 from working. This also disables the video output switching
175features of this driver, as it uses the same ACPI methods as
176Fn-F7. Video switching on the console should still work.
177
178UPDATE: There's now a patch for the X.org Radeon driver which
179addresses this issue. Some people are reporting success with the patch
180while others are still having problems. For more information:
181
182https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2000
183
184ThinkLight control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/light
185------------------------------------------
186
187The current status of the ThinkLight can be found in this file. A few
188models 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
194Docking / undocking -- /proc/acpi/ibm/dock
195------------------------------------------
196
197Docking and undocking (e.g. with the X4 UltraBase) requires some
198actions to be taken by the operating system to safely make or break
199the electrical connections with the dock.
200
201The 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
207NOTE: These events will only be generated if the laptop was docked
208when originally booted. This is due to the current lack of support for
209hot plugging of devices in the Linux ACPI framework. If the laptop was
210booted while not in the dock, the following message is shown in the
211logs:
212
213 Mar 17 01:42:34 aero kernel: ibm_acpi: dock device not present
214
215In this case, no dock-related events are generated but the dock and
216undock commands described below still work. They can be executed
217manually or triggered by Fn key combinations (see the example acpid
218configuration files included in the driver tarball package available
219on the web site).
220
221When the eject request button on the dock is pressed, the first event
222above is generated. The handler for this event should issue the
223following command:
224
225 echo undock > /proc/acpi/ibm/dock
226
227After the LED on the dock goes off, it is safe to eject the laptop.
228Note: if you pressed this key by mistake, go ahead and eject the
229laptop, then dock it back in. Otherwise, the dock may not function as
230expected.
231
232When the laptop is docked, the third event above is generated. The
233handler for this event should issue the following command to fully
234enable the dock:
235
236 echo dock > /proc/acpi/ibm/dock
237
238The contents of the /proc/acpi/ibm/dock file shows the current status
239of the dock, as provided by the ACPI framework.
240
241The docking support in this driver does not take care of enabling or
242disabling any other devices you may have attached to the dock. For
243example, a CD drive plugged into the UltraBase needs to be disabled or
244enabled separately. See the provided example acpid configuration files
245for how this can be accomplished.
246
247There is no support yet for PCI devices that may be attached to a
248docking station, e.g. in the ThinkPad Dock II. The driver currently
249does not recognize, enable or disable such devices. This means that
250the only docking stations currently supported are the X-series
251UltraBase docks and "dumb" port replicators like the Mini Dock (the
252latter don't need any ACPI support, actually).
253
254UltraBay eject -- /proc/acpi/ibm/bay
255------------------------------------
256
257Inserting or ejecting an UltraBay device requires some actions to be
258taken by the operating system to safely make or break the electrical
259connections with the device.
260
261This 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
266NOTE: These events will only be generated if the UltraBay was present
267when the laptop was originally booted (on the X series, the UltraBay
268is in the dock, so it may not be present if the laptop was undocked).
269This is due to the current lack of support for hot plugging of devices
270in the Linux ACPI framework. If the laptop was booted without the
271UltraBay, the following message is shown in the logs:
272
273 Mar 17 01:42:34 aero kernel: ibm_acpi: bay device not present
274
275In this case, no bay-related events are generated but the eject
276command described below still works. It can be executed manually or
277triggered by a hot key combination.
278
279Sliding the eject lever generates the first event shown above. The
280handler for this event should take whatever actions are necessary to
281shut down the device in the UltraBay (e.g. call idectl), then issue
282the following command:
283
284 echo eject > /proc/acpi/ibm/bay
285
286After the LED on the UltraBay goes off, it is safe to pull out the
287device.
288
289When the eject lever is inserted, the second event above is
290generated. The handler for this event should take whatever actions are
291necessary to enable the UltraBay device (e.g. call idectl).
292
293The contents of the /proc/acpi/ibm/bay file shows the current status
294of the UltraBay, as provided by the ACPI framework.
295
296EXPERIMENTAL warm eject support on the 600e/x, A22p and A3x (To use
297this feature, you need to supply the experimental=1 parameter when
298loading the module):
299
300These models do not have a button near the UltraBay device to request
301a hot eject but rather require the laptop to be put to sleep
302(suspend-to-ram) before the bay device is ejected or inserted).
303The 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
311On the A3x, both the UltraBay 2000 and UltraBay Plus devices are
312supported. Use "eject2" instead of "eject" for the second bay.
313
314Note: the UltraBay eject support on the 600e/x, A22p and A3x is
315EXPERIMENTAL and may not work as expected. USE WITH CAUTION!
316
317CMOS control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/cmos
318-----------------------------------
319
320This feature is used internally by the ACPI firmware to control the
321ThinkLight on most newer ThinkPad models. It may also control LCD
322brightness, sounds volume and more, but only on some models.
323
324The 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
331The range of valid numbers is 0 to 21, but not all have an effect and
332the behavior varies from model to model. Here is the behavior on the
333X40 (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
346LED control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/led
347---------------------------------
348
349Some of the LED indicators can be controlled through this feature. The
350available 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
356The <led number> range is 0 to 7. The set of LEDs that can be
357controlled 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
366All of the above can be turned on and off and can be made to blink.
367
368ACPI sounds -- /proc/acpi/ibm/beep
369----------------------------------
370
371The BEEP method is used internally by the ACPI firmware to provide
372audible alerts in various situations. This feature allows the same
373sounds to be triggered manually.
374
375The commands are non-negative integer numbers:
376
377 echo <number> >/proc/acpi/ibm/beep
378
379The valid <number> range is 0 to 17. Not all numbers trigger sounds
380and the sounds vary from model to model. Here is the behavior on the
381X40:
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
397Temperature sensors -- /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal
398---------------------------------------------
399
400Most ThinkPads include six or more separate temperature sensors but
401only expose the CPU temperature through the standard ACPI methods.
402This feature shows readings from up to eight different sensors on older
403ThinkPads, and it has experimental support for up to sixteen different
404sensors on newer ThinkPads. Readings from sensors that are not available
405return -128.
406
407No commands can be written to this file.
408
409EXPERIMENTAL: The 16-sensors feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the
410implementation directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as
411expected. USE WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
412experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. When EXPERIMENTAL
413mode is enabled, reading the first 8 sensors on newer ThinkPads will
414also use an new experimental thermal sensor access mode.
415
416For example, on the X40, a typical output may be:
417temperatures: 42 42 45 41 36 -128 33 -128
418
419EXPERIMENTAL: On the T43/p, a typical output may be:
420temperatures: 48 48 36 52 38 -128 31 -128 48 52 48 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128
421
422The mapping of thermal sensors to physical locations varies depending on
423system-board model (and thus, on ThinkPad model).
424
425http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors is a public wiki page that
426tries to track down these locations for various models.
427
428Most (newer?) models seem to follow this pattern:
429
4301: CPU
4312: (depends on model)
4323: (depends on model)
4334: GPU
4345: Main battery: main sensor
4356: Bay battery: main sensor
4367: Main battery: secondary sensor
4378: Bay battery: secondary sensor
4389-15: (depends on model)
439
440For the R51 (source: Thomas Gruber):
4412: Mini-PCI
4423: Internal HDD
443
444For the T43, T43/p (source: Shmidoax/Thinkwiki.org)
445http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_T43.2C_T43p
4462: System board, left side (near PCMCIA slot), reported as HDAPS temp
4473: PCMCIA slot
4489: MCH (northbridge) to DRAM Bus
44910: ICH (southbridge), under Mini-PCI card, under touchpad
45011: Power regulator, underside of system board, below F2 key
451
452The A31 has a very atypical layout for the thermal sensors
453(source: Milos Popovic, http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_A31)
4541: CPU
4552: Main Battery: main sensor
4563: Power Converter
4574: Bay Battery: main sensor
4585: MCH (northbridge)
4596: PCMCIA/ambient
4607: Main Battery: secondary sensor
4618: Bay Battery: secondary sensor
462
463
464EXPERIMENTAL: Embedded controller register dump -- /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
465------------------------------------------------------------------------
466
467This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation
468directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE
469WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
470experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
471
472This feature dumps the values of 256 embedded controller
473registers. Values which have changed since the last time the registers
474were dumped are marked with a star:
475
476[root@x40 ibm-acpi]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
477EC +00 +01 +02 +03 +04 +05 +06 +07 +08 +09 +0a +0b +0c +0d +0e +0f
478EC 0x00: a7 47 87 01 fe 96 00 08 01 00 cb 00 00 00 40 00
479EC 0x10: 00 00 ff ff f4 3c 87 09 01 ff 42 01 ff ff 0d 00
480EC 0x20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 43 00 00 80
481EC 0x30: 01 07 1a 00 30 04 00 00 *85 00 00 10 00 50 00 00
482EC 0x40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 01 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00
483EC 0x50: 00 c0 02 0d 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 03 *bc *02 *bc
484EC 0x60: *02 *bc *02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
485EC 0x70: 00 00 00 00 00 12 30 40 *24 *26 *2c *27 *20 80 *1f 80
486EC 0x80: 00 00 00 06 *37 *0e 03 00 00 00 0e 07 00 00 00 00
487EC 0x90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
488EC 0xa0: *ff 09 ff 09 ff ff *64 00 *00 *00 *a2 41 *ff *ff *e0 00
489EC 0xb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
490EC 0xc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
491EC 0xd0: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
492EC 0xe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 20 49 04 24 06 55 03
493EC 0xf0: 31 55 48 54 35 38 57 57 08 2f 45 73 07 65 6c 1a
494
495This feature can be used to determine the register holding the fan
496speed 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
502The first step makes sure various charging-related values don't
503vary. The second ensures that the fan-related values do vary, since
504the fan speed fluctuates a bit. The third will (hopefully) mark the
505fan register with a star:
506
507[root@x40 ibm-acpi]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
508EC +00 +01 +02 +03 +04 +05 +06 +07 +08 +09 +0a +0b +0c +0d +0e +0f
509EC 0x00: a7 47 87 01 fe 96 00 08 01 00 cb 00 00 00 40 00
510EC 0x10: 00 00 ff ff f4 3c 87 09 01 ff 42 01 ff ff 0d 00
511EC 0x20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 43 00 00 80
512EC 0x30: 01 07 1a 00 30 04 00 00 85 00 00 10 00 50 00 00
513EC 0x40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 01 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00
514EC 0x50: 00 c0 02 0d 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 03 bc 02 bc
515EC 0x60: 02 bc 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
516EC 0x70: 00 00 00 00 00 12 30 40 24 27 2c 27 21 80 1f 80
517EC 0x80: 00 00 00 06 *be 0d 03 00 00 00 0e 07 00 00 00 00
518EC 0x90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
519EC 0xa0: ff 09 ff 09 ff ff 64 00 00 00 a2 41 ff ff e0 00
520EC 0xb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
521EC 0xc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
522EC 0xd0: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
523EC 0xe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 20 49 04 24 06 55 03
524EC 0xf0: 31 55 48 54 35 38 57 57 08 2f 45 73 07 65 6c 1a
525
526Another set of values that varies often is the temperature
527readings. Since temperatures don't change vary fast, you can take
528several quick dumps to eliminate them.
529
530You can use a similar method to figure out the meaning of other
531embedded controller registers - e.g. make sure nothing else changes
532except the charging or discharging battery to determine which
533registers contain the current battery capacity, etc. If you experiment
534with this, do send me your results (including some complete dumps with
535a description of the conditions when they were taken.)
536
537LCD brightness control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness
538---------------------------------------------------
539
540This feature allows software control of the LCD brightness on ThinkPad
541models which don't have a hardware brightness slider. The available
542commands 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
548The <level> number range is 0 to 7, although not all of them may be
549distinct. The current brightness level is shown in the file.
550
551Volume control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/volume
552---------------------------------------
553
554This feature allows volume control on ThinkPad models which don't have
555a 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
562The <level> number range is 0 to 15 although not all of them may be
563distinct. The unmute the volume after the mute command, use either the
564up or down command (the level command will not unmute the volume).
565The current volume level and mute state is shown in the file.
566
567EXPERIMENTAL: fan speed, fan enable/disable -- /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
568-----------------------------------------------------------------
569
570This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation
571directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE
572WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
573experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
574
575This feature attempts to show the current fan speed, control mode and
576other fan data that might be available. The speed is read directly
577from the hardware registers of the embedded controller. This is known
578to work on later R, T and X series ThinkPads but may show a bogus
579value on other models.
580
581Most ThinkPad fans work in "levels". Level 0 stops the fan. The higher
582the level, the higher the fan speed, although adjacent levels often map
583to the same fan speed. 7 is the highest level, where the fan reaches
584the maximum recommended speed. Level "auto" means the EC changes the
585fan level according to some internal algorithm, usually based on
586readings from the thermal sensors. Level "disengaged" means the EC
587disables the speed-locked closed-loop fan control, and drives the fan as
588fast as it can go, which might exceed hardware limits, so use this level
589with caution.
590
591The fan usually ramps up or down slowly from one speed to another,
592and it is normal for the EC to take several seconds to react to fan
593commands.
594
595The 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
600Placing a fan on level 0 is the same as disabling it. Enabling a fan
601will try to place it in a safe level if it is too slow or disabled.
602
603WARNING WARNING WARNING: do not leave the fan disabled unless you are
604monitoring all of the temperature sensor readings and you are ready to
605enable it if necessary to avoid overheating.
606
607An enabled fan in level "auto" may stop spinning if the EC decides the
608ThinkPad is cool enough and doesn't need the extra airflow. This is
609normal, and the EC will spin the fan up if the varios thermal readings
610rise too much.
611
612On the X40, this seems to depend on the CPU and HDD temperatures.
613Specifically, the fan is turned on when either the CPU temperature
614climbs to 56 degrees or the HDD temperature climbs to 46 degrees. The
615fan is turned off when the CPU temperature drops to 49 degrees and the
616HDD temperature drops to 41 degrees. These thresholds cannot
617currently be controlled.
618
619The fan level can be controlled with the command:
620
621 echo 'level <level>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal
622
623Where <level> is an integer from 0 to 7, or one of the words "auto"
624or "disengaged" (without the quotes). Not all ThinkPads support the
625"auto" and "disengaged" levels.
626
627On the X31 and X40 (and ONLY on those models), the fan speed can be
628controlled to a certain degree. Once the fan is running, it can be
629forced to run faster or slower with the following command:
630
631 echo 'speed <speed>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal
632
633The sustainable range of fan speeds on the X40 appears to be from
634about 3700 to about 7350. Values outside this range either do not have
635any effect or the fan speed eventually settles somewhere in that
636range. The fan cannot be stopped or started with this command.
637
638The ThinkPad's ACPI DSDT code will reprogram the fan on its own when
639certain conditions are met. It will override any fan programming done
640through ibm-acpi.
641
642The ibm-acpi kernel driver can be programmed to revert the fan level
643to a safe setting if userspace does not issue one of the fan commands:
644"enable", "disable", "level" or "watchdog" within a configurable
645ammount of time. To do this, use the "watchdog" command.
646
647 echo 'watchdog <interval>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
648
649Interval is the ammount of time in seconds to wait for one of the
650above mentioned fan commands before reseting the fan level to a safe
651one. If set to zero, the watchdog is disabled (default). When the
652watchdog timer runs out, it does the exact equivalent of the "enable"
653fan command.
654
655Note that the watchdog timer stops after it enables the fan. It will
656be rearmed again automatically (using the same interval) when one of
657the above mentioned fan commands is received. The fan watchdog is,
658therefore, not suitable to protect against fan mode changes made
659through means other than the "enable", "disable", and "level" fan
660commands.
661
662EXPERIMENTAL: WAN -- /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
663---------------------------------------
664
665This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation
666directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE
667WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
668experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
669
670This feature shows the presence and current state of a WAN (Sierra
671Wireless EV-DO) device. If WAN is installed, the following commands can
672be used:
673
674 echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
675 echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
676
677It was tested on a Lenovo Thinkpad X60. It should probably work on other
678Thinkpad models which come with this module installed.
679
680Multiple Commands, Module Parameters
681------------------------------------
682
683Multiple commands can be written to the proc files in one shot by
684separating 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
689Commands can also be specified when loading the ibm_acpi module, for
690example:
691
692 modprobe ibm_acpi hotkey=enable,0xffff video=auto_disable
693