cannot load toshiba.ko (was Re: Lenny: not able to control fan and hd spin on Toschiba laptop)
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Now I'm trying to load the toshiba modules.
What happen is that the module exists but modprobe says that it not exists.
The modprobe and ls output:
msb01:/usr/src# modprobe toshiba
FATAL: Error inserting toshiba
(/lib/modules/2.6.22-2-686/kernel/drivers/char/toshiba.ko): No such device
msb01:/usr/src# ls -l
/lib/modules/2.6.22-2-686/kernel/drivers/char/|grep tos
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8935 2007-08-31 05:39 toshiba.ko
What can I do?
Thanks
Mirto
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>>>
>>>
>> That's interesting. "apt-cache show toshset" says it doesn't rely on
>> kernel support.
>>
>>
>>
> Your comment pointed me in a new crazy way.
> In the link http://www.flurble.org/computers/toshset.pl I read:
> =====================
>
> There are two modules for Toshiba laptop support in recent linux kernels.
>
> * *toshiba*, found at
> o Processor type and features -> Toshiba laptop sopport,
> o CONFIG_TOSHIBA,
> o drivers/char/toshiba
> * *toshiba_acpi*, found at
> o Power management -> ACPI -> Toshiba laptop extras,
> o CONFIG_TOSHIBA_ACPI,
> o drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi
>
> If you load *toshiba*, and run toshset ...
>
> $ sudo toshset -q
> machine id: 0xfcff BIOS version: 1.40 SCI version: 7.148
> toshset version: 1.71 Toshiba Model: Portege M100/M300 Tecra M2/A2/A3
> HCI/SCI access mode: kernel
> * toshset: this computer is not supported*
>
> =====================
>
> On my machine I read:
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> msb01:~# toshset -q
> required kernel toshiba support not enabled.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> So I had to setup the environment to compile a kernel gettin the sources
> from the debian package linux-source-2.6.22.tar.bz2
> But inspecting the .config I see that are already enabled:
>
> Toshiba Laptop support (TOSHIBA)
>
> This adds a driver to safely access the System Management Mode of
> the CPU on Toshiba portables with a genuine Toshiba BIOS. It does
> not work on models with a Phoenix BIOS. The System Management Mode
> is used to set the BIOS and power saving options on Toshiba portables.
>
> and
>
> Toshiba Laptop Extras (ACPI_TOSHIBA)
>
> This driver adds support for access to certain system settings
> on "legacy free" Toshiba laptops. These laptops can be recognized by
> their lack of a BIOS setup menu and APM support.
>
> So recompiling kernel in not an option: toshiba support in the kernel is
> already enabled.
>
> I think that the toshset doesn't relay on kernel because the stock
> kernel has already tohiba support enabled.
>
> But now I'm completely lost.
> I'm using debian on this machine since when etch was the testing version
> and I never had thermal problems.
>
> It is only from this summer that I started to have thermal problems. I
> thinked that the weather was too hot; but now the weather is cold and I
> still have thermal problems.
>
> On my Satellite P20 there is no fan control in BIOS and I'm not able to
> use toshset to force the fan on.
>
> What can I do?
>
>
> Thanks
> Mirto
>
>
>
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