Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: "Raphaël Halimi" <raphael.hal...@gmail.com>
* Package name : acpi-call Version : 1.1.0 Upstream Author : Michal Kottman * URL : https://github.com/mkottman/acpi_call * License : GPL-3+ Programming Lang: C Description : Kernel module that enables you to call ACPI methods Kernel module that enables you to call ACPI methods by writing the method name followed by arguments to /proc/acpi/call. It allows you to tamper with your system and should be used with caution. This package is needed by tlp/tpacpi-bat (see bug #711471, ITP for tlp) to change battery (dis)charge thresholds on new ThinkPad models which don't support tp-smapi anymore. It may be useful for other purposes, though, but AFAIK, since bbswitch superseded it for toggling NVIDIA Optimus cards, the main use of this kernel module by the community is for setting battery thresholds. tlp (or, more precisely, tpacpi-bat) - if and when available in Debian - will need this kernel module for proper operation on new ThinkPad models; currently it has some kind of automatic installation function for acpi_call kernel module, but I think a an installation through Debian packages dependency system and dkms would be more compliant with Debian standards. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140903021351.24088.47392.report...@arche.inside.sanctuaire.net
