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List:       linux-thinkpad
Subject:    Re: [ltp] T21 warm / hotswapping (was T21 modem & 2.6)
From:       "Piotr Gawrysiak" <pgawrysiak () supermedia ! pl>
Date:       2004-05-30 16:18:12
Message-ID: 003101c44661$b4d8dde0$bb34f817 () thinkpad
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> Anyways, if someone really needs to hotswap the ultrabay device, then it
is doable with ACPI and idectl from hdparm.
Many thanks - I might try it, but sure it does sound risky ;-)

> What is needed, is a IBM ACPI driver, like the one for ASUS or Toshiba.
Linux driver - like ACPI module different from that what is implemented in a
stock 2.6.x kernel?

> The Asus and Toshiba are reverse engineering from windows drivers and from
looking at DSDT-s.
What you mean - that these companies are reverse engineering from windows
drivers??? I do not understand...

Piotr



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