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diff --git a/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt b/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt index 00b8cf3999cc..e50595bfd8ea 100644 --- a/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt +++ b/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt @@ -53,40 +53,7 @@ Installation If you are compiling this driver as included in the Linux kernel sources, simply enable the CONFIG_ACPI_IBM option (Power Management / -ACPI / IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras). The rest of this section describes -how to install this driver when downloaded from the web site. - -First, you need to get a kernel with ACPI support up and running. -Please refer to http://acpi.sourceforge.net/ for help with this -step. How successful you will be depends a lot on you ThinkPad model, -the kernel you are using and any additional patches applied. The -kernel provided with your distribution may not be good enough. I -needed to compile a 2.6.7 kernel with the 20040715 ACPI patch to get -ACPI working reliably on my ThinkPad X40. Old ThinkPad models may not -be supported at all. - -Assuming you have the basic ACPI support working (e.g. you can see the -/proc/acpi directory), follow the following steps to install this -driver: - - - unpack the archive: - - tar xzvf ibm-acpi-x.y.tar.gz; cd ibm-acpi-x.y - - - compile the driver: - - make - - - install the module in your kernel modules directory: - - make install - - - load the module: - - modprobe ibm_acpi - -After loading the module, check the "dmesg" output for any error messages. - +ACPI / IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras). Features -------- |