Re: Thinkpad and Serial Port

["Kris" <krisp1@mlode.com>]

Below is from the readme but I am still very new to linux. I have successfully recompiled my kernel but below eludes me
what does it mean when it says use make-kpkg to make a module.  Please advise



If you are using Debian, install the thinkpad-base package, then
install the thinkpad-source package and use make-kpkg to make a
thinkpad-modules-<your.kern.ver> package for your kernel and install
that.  You are finished.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JG" <j2003gi@yahoo.es>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: Thinkpad and Serial Port


> Hi,
>
> "Kris" <krisp1@mlode.com> writes:
>
> > I have an IBM ThinkPad 600e and every once in awhile the bios will
> > reset and the serial port won't work.  Rather the IR
> > port is on and the serial port has been disabled.  I then have to load
> > up windows and use the windows utility to change
> > the IR port to disabled and the Serial Port to enabled.  Is there a
> > debian/Linux app that would allow me the same
> > functionality.  Kris
> >
>
> $ apt-cache search thinkpad
>
> brings to me
>
> thinkpad-base - Configuration files for thinkpad-modules packages
> thinkpad-source - Source code for thinkpad-modules packages
> tpctl - IBM ThinkPad hardware configuration tools
>
> you have to install thinkpad-source and compile and install the kernel
> modules (is not that difficult), and then you might be able to use the
> tpctl instead of the windows utility. Note that not all the options run
> on all thinkpads.
>
> Note also that there is a debian-laptop list, where there might be better
> informed people.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jaume
>
>
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