Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : hpfall Version : 1.0.0 Upstream Author : Pascal de Bruijn <pmjdebru...@gmail.com> * URL : https://launchpad.net/~pmjdebruijn/+archive/ppa/+build/2562251 * License : GPLv2 Programming Lang: C Description : Disk protection for HP machines.
A lot of the HP laptops have 3D Driveguard. This package is crucial for the HP laptops that include the 3D Driverguard (many from HP) and should be include in Ubuntu. The device use the PC accelerometer device used to park the hard drive spindle when the notebook PC falls or is in motion may not function as expected after performing a recovery process using restore media. When functioning correctly, an amber LED will light in the hard drive notification area. Now, the driver for the accelerometer is loaded by default in Linux Kernel as modules hp_accel and lis3ld02d. It can be used as a Joystick as well. And works really well in Ubuntu. I have been trying the performance. I have it on my HP touchsmart tm2 and with Ubuntu 11.10 amd64. So in order to activate the protection it is needed to run the hpfall.c deamon that is not include. In order to render useful the device on the HP laptops the package should be included in Ubuntu. Otherwise, the device won't protect the hard disk in case of fall and it is useful just to play pinball with the HP laptops.
