About:
tpctl is a package of configuration tools for IBM ThinkPad laptop computers. The main program tpctl, along with its ncurses variant ntpctl, provides access to the functionality of the IBM SMAPI BIOS as documented in the IBM ThinkPad Technical Reference manuals. It can thereby control pointing device behavior, video configuration, power management behavior, etc. It can also configure some parallel and serial port resources and display certain information from the CMOS RAM. Check the tpctl homepage for the complete list of capabilities and compatibility with various models.

Author:
jdthood [contact developer]

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8.50/10.00 (2 votes)

Homepage:
http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/tpctlhome.htm
Tar/GZ:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tpctl/tpctl_4.17.tar.gz?download
Changelog:
http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/tpctl-ChangeLog
Debian package:
http://packages.debian.org/tpctl

Trove categories: [change]

[Development Status]		5 - Production/Stable
[Environment]		Console (Text Based), Console (Text Based) :: Curses, No Input/Output (Daemon)
[Intended Audience]		End Users/Desktop, System Administrators
[License]		OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
[Operating System]		POSIX :: Linux
[Programming Language]		C
[Topic]		System :: Hardware, Utilities

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Utility	4.14	19-Jun-2004	GNU General Public License (GPL)
Drivers	5.9	12-Feb-2006	GNU General Public License (GPL)

 Comments

[»] tpctl compatibility with kernel
by jdthood - Feb 10th 2001 13:03:36

Please note that: - tpctl 1.x works with Linux 2.2.x only - tpctl 2.x works with Linux 2.4.x only. Thomas Hood

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[»] Problems
by Kobaz - Nov 24th 2001 02:11:03

Why are there two syntax errors in thinkpad.c? Bugs are one thing, but syntax errors? An experienced user can fix them in a few seconds, others will complain the app is broken and delete it.

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[»] Re: Problems
by jdthood - Nov 25th 2001 18:08:44

The syntax errors you refer to are probably resulting from the use of 3.0pre sources with kernels prior to 2.4.10. These sources include the "MODULE_LICENSE" macro which did not exist in earlier kernels.

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[»] Re: Problems
by Kobaz - Jan 26th 2002 20:38:59


> The syntax errors you refer to are
> probably resulting
> from the use of 3.0pre sources with
> kernels prior to
> 2.4.10. These sources include the
> "MODULE_LICENSE"
> macro which did not exist in earlier
> kernels.
>
no, i was using 2.4 kernel sources, and the syntax error had nothing to do with module_license. I dont remember exactly what the syntax errors were.

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[»] Re: Problems
by jdthood - Nov 14th 2003 01:06:18


> no, i was using 2.4 kernel sources, and
> the syntax error had nothing to do with
> module_license. I dont remember exactly
> what the syntax errors were.

Then your comment is completely useless.

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