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Information on Thinkpad Drivers.
 
Information on Thinkpad Drivers.
 
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==PowerManagement==
 
 
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===Connectivity===
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!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
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| ACPI ||
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| Wireless LAN ||
*[[ibm-acpi]] <tt>(IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver)</tt>
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*[[hostap]]  <tt>(Intersil Prism2/2.5/3 Driver for Wifi)</tt>
*[[thinkpad-acpi]] <tt>(IBM ThinkPad Fn+Fx key driver)</tt>
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*[[ipw2100]] <tt>(Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for WiFi)</tt>
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*[[ipw2200]] <tt>(Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Driver for Wifi)</tt>
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*[[madwifi]] <tt>(Multiband Atheros Driver for WiFi)</tt>
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| Ethernet ||
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see [[Ethernet Controllers]]
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|-
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| Modem ||
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see [[Modem Devices]]
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| WAN ||
 
|-
 
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| APM ||
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*[[tpctl|thinkpad & tpctl]] <tt>(ThinkPad configuration programs that are compatible with APM)</tt>
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===Display===
 
|-
 
|-
| Battery management ||
 
*[[tp_smapi]] <tt>(Extended battery information and control)</tt>
 
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==Display==
 
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!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
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*[[ibm-acpi]]
 
*[[ibm-acpi]]
 
*[[tpctl]]
 
*[[tpctl]]
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==Connectivity==
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
 
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Wireless LAN ||
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| colspan=2 |
*[[hostap]]  <tt>(Intersil Prism2/2.5/3 Driver for Wifi)</tt>
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===Drives===
*[[ipw2100]] <tt>(Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for WiFi)</tt>
 
*[[ipw2200]] <tt>(Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Driver for Wifi)</tt>
 
*[[madwifi]] <tt>(Multiband Atheros Driver for WiFi)</tt>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Ethernet ||
+
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
see [[Ethernet Controllers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Modem ||
+
| CD/DVD Speed control ||
see [[Modem Devices]]
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*[[tp_smapi]] <tt>(Extended battery information and control)</tt>
 
|-
 
|-
| WAN ||
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| colspan=2 |
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===Input===
 
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==Input==
 
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!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
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| TouchScreen ||
 
| TouchScreen ||
 
* [http://www.netjunki.org/projects/transnote/transnote-touchscreen-0.1.tar.gz MicroTouch TouchBase Driver]
 
* [http://www.netjunki.org/projects/transnote/transnote-touchscreen-0.1.tar.gz MicroTouch TouchBase Driver]
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|-
 
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==Security & Safety==
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===PowerManagement===
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|-
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!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 +
|-
 +
| ACPI ||
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*[[ibm-acpi]] <tt>(IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver)</tt>
 +
*[[thinkpad-acpi]] <tt>(IBM ThinkPad Fn+Fx key driver)</tt>
 +
|-
 +
| APM ||
 +
*[[tpctl|thinkpad & tpctl]] <tt>(ThinkPad configuration programs that are compatible with APM)</tt>
 +
|-
 +
| Battery management ||
 +
*[[tp_smapi]] <tt>(Extended battery information and control)</tt>
 +
|-
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| colspan=2 |
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===Security & Safety===
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|-
 
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
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| Harddisk protection (APS) ||
 
| Harddisk protection (APS) ||
 
*[[HDAPS]]
 
*[[HDAPS]]
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==Drives==
 
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!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
 
|-
 
|-
| CD/DVD Speed control ||
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| colspan=2 |
*[[tp_smapi]] <tt>(Extended battery information and control)</tt>
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===Additional Hardware===
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==Additional Hardware==
 
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!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
!Hardware function!!relevant drivers
 
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Revision as of 17:34, 11 January 2006

Information on Thinkpad Drivers.

Connectivity

Hardware function relevant drivers
Wireless LAN
  • hostap (Intersil Prism2/2.5/3 Driver for Wifi)
  • ipw2100 (Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for WiFi)
  • ipw2200 (Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Driver for Wifi)
  • madwifi (Multiband Atheros Driver for WiFi)
Ethernet

see Ethernet Controllers

Modem

see Modem Devices

WAN

Display

Hardware function relevant drivers
Video drivers
  • fglrx (ATI driver for Radeon, FireGL and Mobility boards)
  • savage (Driver for Savage chips found in some Thinkpads)
  • R128 (Driver for Rage128 chips found in some Thinkpads)
  • R300 (Driver for ATI boards with R300 chips like Radeon 9500 and the FireGL series)
Display brightness
Display power management

Drives

Hardware function relevant drivers
CD/DVD Speed control
  • tp_smapi (Extended battery information and control)

Input

Hardware function relevant drivers
TrackPoint
Touchpad
TouchScreen

PowerManagement

Hardware function relevant drivers
ACPI
APM
Battery management
  • tp_smapi (Extended battery information and control)

Security & Safety

Hardware function relevant drivers
TCP/TCPA (Embedded Security Subsystem)
  • tpm (GPL driver for the TCPA chip in newer ThinkPads)
  • tpmdd (another driver for the TCPA chip in newer ThinkPads)
Harddisk protection (APS)

Additional Hardware

Hardware function relevant drivers
UltraPort Camera