1 ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver
6 Borislav Deianov <borislav@users.sf.net>
7 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
8 http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/
11 This is a Linux driver for the IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. It
12 supports various features of these laptops which are accessible
13 through the ACPI and ACPI EC framework, but not otherwise fully
14 supported by the generic Linux ACPI drivers.
16 This driver used to be named ibm-acpi until kernel 2.6.21 and release
17 0.13-20070314. It used to be in the drivers/acpi tree, but it was
18 moved to the drivers/misc tree and renamed to thinkpad-acpi for kernel
19 2.6.22, and release 0.14.
25 The features currently supported are the following (see below for
26 detailed description):
29 - Bluetooth enable and disable
30 - video output switching, expansion control
31 - ThinkLight on and off
32 - limited docking and undocking
38 - Experimental: embedded controller register dump
39 - LCD brightness control
41 - Fan control and monitoring: fan speed, fan enable/disable
42 - Experimental: WAN enable and disable
44 A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web
45 site, http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/. I appreciate any success or failure
46 reports, especially if they add to or correct the compatibility table.
47 Please include the following information in your report:
50 - a copy of your DSDT, from /proc/acpi/dsdt
51 - a copy of the output of dmidecode, with serial numbers
53 - which driver features work and which don't
54 - the observed behavior of non-working features
56 Any other comments or patches are also more than welcome.
62 If you are compiling this driver as included in the Linux kernel
63 sources, simply enable the CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI option, and optionally
64 enable the CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY option if you want the
65 thinkpad-specific bay functionality.
70 The driver exports two different interfaces to userspace, which can be
71 used to access the features it provides. One is a legacy procfs-based
72 interface, which will be removed at some time in the distant future.
73 The other is a new sysfs-based interface which is not complete yet.
75 The procfs interface creates the /proc/acpi/ibm directory. There is a
76 file under that directory for each feature it supports. The procfs
77 interface is mostly frozen, and will change very little if at all: it
78 will not be extended to add any new functionality in the driver, instead
79 all new functionality will be implemented on the sysfs interface.
81 The sysfs interface tries to blend in the generic Linux sysfs subsystems
82 and classes as much as possible. Since some of these subsystems are not
83 yet ready or stabilized, it is expected that this interface will change,
84 and any and all userspace programs must deal with it.
87 Notes about the sysfs interface:
89 Unlike what was done with the procfs interface, correctness when talking
90 to the sysfs interfaces will be enforced, as will correctness in the
91 thinkpad-acpi's implementation of sysfs interfaces.
93 Also, any bugs in the thinkpad-acpi sysfs driver code or in the
94 thinkpad-acpi's implementation of the sysfs interfaces will be fixed for
95 maximum correctness, even if that means changing an interface in
96 non-compatible ways. As these interfaces mature both in the kernel and
97 in thinkpad-acpi, such changes should become quite rare.
99 Applications interfacing to the thinkpad-acpi sysfs interfaces must
100 follow all sysfs guidelines and correctly process all errors (the sysfs
101 interface makes extensive use of errors). File descriptors and open /
102 close operations to the sysfs inodes must also be properly implemented.
104 The version of thinkpad-acpi's sysfs interface is exported by the driver
105 as a driver attribute (see below).
107 Sysfs driver attributes are on the driver's sysfs attribute space,
108 for 2.6.20 this is /sys/bus/platform/drivers/thinkpad-acpi/.
110 Sysfs device attributes are on the driver's sysfs attribute space,
111 for 2.6.20 this is /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad-acpi/.
116 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/driver
117 sysfs driver attribute: version
119 The driver name and version. No commands can be written to this file.
121 Sysfs interface version
122 -----------------------
124 sysfs driver attribute: interface_version
126 Version of the thinkpad-acpi sysfs interface, as an unsigned long
127 (output in hex format: 0xAAAABBCC), where:
128 AAAA - major revision
132 The sysfs interface version changelog for the driver can be found at the
133 end of this document. Changes to the sysfs interface done by the kernel
134 subsystems are not documented here, nor are they tracked by this
140 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
141 sysfs device attribute: hotkey_*
143 Without this driver, only the Fn-F4 key (sleep button) generates an
144 ACPI event. With the driver loaded, the hotkey feature enabled and the
145 mask set (see below), the various hot keys generate ACPI events in the
148 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000xxxx
150 The last four digits vary depending on the key combination pressed.
151 All labeled Fn-Fx key combinations generate distinct events. In
152 addition, the lid microswitch and some docking station buttons may
153 also generate such events.
155 The bit mask allows some control over which hot keys generate ACPI
156 events. Not all bits in the mask can be modified. Not all bits that can
157 be modified do anything. Not all hot keys can be individually controlled
158 by the mask. Some models do not support the mask at all. On those
159 models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually.
161 Note that enabling ACPI events for some keys prevents their default
162 behavior. For example, if events for Fn-F5 are enabled, that key will no
163 longer enable/disable Bluetooth by itself. This can still be done from
164 an acpid handler for the ibm/hotkey event.
166 On some models, even enabling/disabling the entire hot key feature may
167 change the way some keys behave (e.g. in a T43, Fn+F4 will generate an
168 button/sleep ACPI event if hot keys are disabled, and it will ignore its
169 mask when hot keys are enabled, so the key always does something. On a
170 X40, Fn+F4 respects its mask status, but generates the button/sleep ACPI
171 event if masked off).
173 Note also that not all Fn key combinations are supported through
174 ACPI. For example, on the X40, the brightness, volume and "Access IBM"
175 buttons do not generate ACPI events even with this driver. They *can*
176 be used through the "ThinkPad Buttons" utility, see
177 http://www.nongnu.org/tpb/
181 The following commands can be written to the /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey file:
183 echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- enable the hot keys feature
184 echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- disable the hot keys feature
185 echo 0xffffffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- enable all hot keys
186 echo 0 > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- disable all possible hot keys
187 ... any other 8-hex-digit mask ...
188 echo reset > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- restore the original mask
193 Returns the status of the hot keys feature when
194 thinkpad-acpi was loaded. Upon module unload, the hot
195 key feature status will be restored to this value.
197 0: hot keys were disabled
198 1: hot keys were enabled
201 Returns the hot keys mask when thinkpad-acpi was loaded.
202 Upon module unload, the hot keys mask will be restored
206 Enables/disables the hot keys feature, and reports
207 current status of the hot keys feature.
209 0: disables the hot keys feature / feature disabled
210 1: enables the hot keys feature / feature enabled
213 bit mask to enable ACPI event generation for each hot
214 key (see above). Returns the current status of the hot
215 keys mask, and allows one to modify it.
218 bit mask that should enable event reporting for all
219 supported hot keys, when echoed to hotkey_mask above.
220 Unless you know which events need to be handled
221 passively (because the firmware *will* handle them
222 anyway), do *not* use hotkey_all_mask. Use
223 hotkey_recommended_mask, instead. You have been warned.
225 hotkey_recommended_mask:
226 bit mask that should enable event reporting for all
227 supported hot keys, except those which are handled by
228 the firmware. Echo it to hotkey_mask above, to use.
234 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
235 sysfs device attribute: bluetooth_enable
237 This feature shows the presence and current state of a ThinkPad
238 Bluetooth device in the internal ThinkPad CDC slot.
242 If Bluetooth is installed, the following commands can be used:
244 echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
245 echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
249 If the Bluetooth CDC card is installed, it can be enabled /
250 disabled through the "bluetooth_enable" thinkpad-acpi device
251 attribute, and its current status can also be queried.
254 0: disables Bluetooth / Bluetooth is disabled
255 1: enables Bluetooth / Bluetooth is enabled.
257 Note: this interface will be probably be superseeded by the
258 generic rfkill class, so it is NOT to be considered stable yet.
260 Video output control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/video
261 --------------------------------------------
263 This feature allows control over the devices used for video output -
264 LCD, CRT or DVI (if available). The following commands are available:
266 echo lcd_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
267 echo lcd_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
268 echo crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
269 echo crt_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
270 echo dvi_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
271 echo dvi_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
272 echo auto_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
273 echo auto_disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
274 echo expand_toggle > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
275 echo video_switch > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
277 Each video output device can be enabled or disabled individually.
278 Reading /proc/acpi/ibm/video shows the status of each device.
280 Automatic video switching can be enabled or disabled. When automatic
281 video switching is enabled, certain events (e.g. opening the lid,
282 docking or undocking) cause the video output device to change
283 automatically. While this can be useful, it also causes flickering
284 and, on the X40, video corruption. By disabling automatic switching,
285 the flickering or video corruption can be avoided.
287 The video_switch command cycles through the available video outputs
288 (it simulates the behavior of Fn-F7).
290 Video expansion can be toggled through this feature. This controls
291 whether the display is expanded to fill the entire LCD screen when a
292 mode with less than full resolution is used. Note that the current
293 video expansion status cannot be determined through this feature.
295 Note that on many models (particularly those using Radeon graphics
296 chips) the X driver configures the video card in a way which prevents
297 Fn-F7 from working. This also disables the video output switching
298 features of this driver, as it uses the same ACPI methods as
299 Fn-F7. Video switching on the console should still work.
301 UPDATE: There's now a patch for the X.org Radeon driver which
302 addresses this issue. Some people are reporting success with the patch
303 while others are still having problems. For more information:
305 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2000
307 ThinkLight control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/light
308 ------------------------------------------
310 The current status of the ThinkLight can be found in this file. A few
311 models which do not make the status available will show it as
312 "unknown". The available commands are:
314 echo on > /proc/acpi/ibm/light
315 echo off > /proc/acpi/ibm/light
317 Docking / undocking -- /proc/acpi/ibm/dock
318 ------------------------------------------
320 Docking and undocking (e.g. with the X4 UltraBase) requires some
321 actions to be taken by the operating system to safely make or break
322 the electrical connections with the dock.
324 The docking feature of this driver generates the following ACPI events:
326 ibm/dock GDCK 00000003 00000001 -- eject request
327 ibm/dock GDCK 00000003 00000002 -- undocked
328 ibm/dock GDCK 00000000 00000003 -- docked
330 NOTE: These events will only be generated if the laptop was docked
331 when originally booted. This is due to the current lack of support for
332 hot plugging of devices in the Linux ACPI framework. If the laptop was
333 booted while not in the dock, the following message is shown in the
336 Mar 17 01:42:34 aero kernel: thinkpad_acpi: dock device not present
338 In this case, no dock-related events are generated but the dock and
339 undock commands described below still work. They can be executed
340 manually or triggered by Fn key combinations (see the example acpid
341 configuration files included in the driver tarball package available
344 When the eject request button on the dock is pressed, the first event
345 above is generated. The handler for this event should issue the
348 echo undock > /proc/acpi/ibm/dock
350 After the LED on the dock goes off, it is safe to eject the laptop.
351 Note: if you pressed this key by mistake, go ahead and eject the
352 laptop, then dock it back in. Otherwise, the dock may not function as
355 When the laptop is docked, the third event above is generated. The
356 handler for this event should issue the following command to fully
359 echo dock > /proc/acpi/ibm/dock
361 The contents of the /proc/acpi/ibm/dock file shows the current status
362 of the dock, as provided by the ACPI framework.
364 The docking support in this driver does not take care of enabling or
365 disabling any other devices you may have attached to the dock. For
366 example, a CD drive plugged into the UltraBase needs to be disabled or
367 enabled separately. See the provided example acpid configuration files
368 for how this can be accomplished.
370 There is no support yet for PCI devices that may be attached to a
371 docking station, e.g. in the ThinkPad Dock II. The driver currently
372 does not recognize, enable or disable such devices. This means that
373 the only docking stations currently supported are the X-series
374 UltraBase docks and "dumb" port replicators like the Mini Dock (the
375 latter don't need any ACPI support, actually).
377 UltraBay eject -- /proc/acpi/ibm/bay
378 ------------------------------------
380 Inserting or ejecting an UltraBay device requires some actions to be
381 taken by the operating system to safely make or break the electrical
382 connections with the device.
384 This feature generates the following ACPI events:
386 ibm/bay MSTR 00000003 00000000 -- eject request
387 ibm/bay MSTR 00000001 00000000 -- eject lever inserted
389 NOTE: These events will only be generated if the UltraBay was present
390 when the laptop was originally booted (on the X series, the UltraBay
391 is in the dock, so it may not be present if the laptop was undocked).
392 This is due to the current lack of support for hot plugging of devices
393 in the Linux ACPI framework. If the laptop was booted without the
394 UltraBay, the following message is shown in the logs:
396 Mar 17 01:42:34 aero kernel: thinkpad_acpi: bay device not present
398 In this case, no bay-related events are generated but the eject
399 command described below still works. It can be executed manually or
400 triggered by a hot key combination.
402 Sliding the eject lever generates the first event shown above. The
403 handler for this event should take whatever actions are necessary to
404 shut down the device in the UltraBay (e.g. call idectl), then issue
405 the following command:
407 echo eject > /proc/acpi/ibm/bay
409 After the LED on the UltraBay goes off, it is safe to pull out the
412 When the eject lever is inserted, the second event above is
413 generated. The handler for this event should take whatever actions are
414 necessary to enable the UltraBay device (e.g. call idectl).
416 The contents of the /proc/acpi/ibm/bay file shows the current status
417 of the UltraBay, as provided by the ACPI framework.
419 EXPERIMENTAL warm eject support on the 600e/x, A22p and A3x (To use
420 this feature, you need to supply the experimental=1 parameter when
423 These models do not have a button near the UltraBay device to request
424 a hot eject but rather require the laptop to be put to sleep
425 (suspend-to-ram) before the bay device is ejected or inserted).
426 The sequence of steps to eject the device is as follows:
428 echo eject > /proc/acpi/ibm/bay
429 put the ThinkPad to sleep
432 cat /proc/acpi/ibm/bay should show that the drive was removed
434 On the A3x, both the UltraBay 2000 and UltraBay Plus devices are
435 supported. Use "eject2" instead of "eject" for the second bay.
437 Note: the UltraBay eject support on the 600e/x, A22p and A3x is
438 EXPERIMENTAL and may not work as expected. USE WITH CAUTION!
443 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/cmos
444 sysfs device attribute: cmos_command
446 This feature is used internally by the ACPI firmware to control the
447 ThinkLight on most newer ThinkPad models. It may also control LCD
448 brightness, sounds volume and more, but only on some models.
450 The range of valid cmos command numbers is 0 to 21, but not all have an
451 effect and the behavior varies from model to model. Here is the behavior
452 on the X40 (tpb is the ThinkPad Buttons utility):
454 0 - no effect but tpb reports "Volume down"
455 1 - no effect but tpb reports "Volume up"
456 2 - no effect but tpb reports "Mute on"
457 3 - simulate pressing the "Access IBM" button
458 4 - LCD brightness up
459 5 - LCD brightness down
460 11 - toggle screen expansion
463 14 - no effect but tpb reports ThinkLight status change
465 The cmos command interface is prone to firmware split-brain problems, as
466 in newer ThinkPads it is just a compatibility layer.
468 LED control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/led
469 ---------------------------------
471 Some of the LED indicators can be controlled through this feature. The
472 available commands are:
474 echo '<led number> on' >/proc/acpi/ibm/led
475 echo '<led number> off' >/proc/acpi/ibm/led
476 echo '<led number> blink' >/proc/acpi/ibm/led
478 The <led number> range is 0 to 7. The set of LEDs that can be
479 controlled varies from model to model. Here is the mapping on the X40:
488 All of the above can be turned on and off and can be made to blink.
490 ACPI sounds -- /proc/acpi/ibm/beep
491 ----------------------------------
493 The BEEP method is used internally by the ACPI firmware to provide
494 audible alerts in various situations. This feature allows the same
495 sounds to be triggered manually.
497 The commands are non-negative integer numbers:
499 echo <number> >/proc/acpi/ibm/beep
501 The valid <number> range is 0 to 17. Not all numbers trigger sounds
502 and the sounds vary from model to model. Here is the behavior on the
505 0 - stop a sound in progress (but use 17 to stop 16)
506 2 - two beeps, pause, third beep ("low battery")
508 4 - high, followed by low-pitched beep ("unable")
510 6 - very high, followed by high-pitched beep ("AC/DC")
511 7 - high-pitched beep
512 9 - three short beeps
514 12 - low-pitched beep
515 15 - three high-pitched beeps repeating constantly, stop with 0
516 16 - one medium-pitched beep repeating constantly, stop with 17
522 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal
523 sysfs device attributes: (hwmon) temp*_input
525 Most ThinkPads include six or more separate temperature sensors but
526 only expose the CPU temperature through the standard ACPI methods.
527 This feature shows readings from up to eight different sensors on older
528 ThinkPads, and it has experimental support for up to sixteen different
529 sensors on newer ThinkPads.
531 EXPERIMENTAL: The 16-sensors feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the
532 implementation directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as
533 expected. USE WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
534 experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. When EXPERIMENTAL
535 mode is enabled, reading the first 8 sensors on newer ThinkPads will
536 also use an new experimental thermal sensor access mode.
538 For example, on the X40, a typical output may be:
539 temperatures: 42 42 45 41 36 -128 33 -128
541 EXPERIMENTAL: On the T43/p, a typical output may be:
542 temperatures: 48 48 36 52 38 -128 31 -128 48 52 48 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128
544 The mapping of thermal sensors to physical locations varies depending on
545 system-board model (and thus, on ThinkPad model).
547 http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors is a public wiki page that
548 tries to track down these locations for various models.
550 Most (newer?) models seem to follow this pattern:
553 2: (depends on model)
554 3: (depends on model)
556 5: Main battery: main sensor
557 6: Bay battery: main sensor
558 7: Main battery: secondary sensor
559 8: Bay battery: secondary sensor
560 9-15: (depends on model)
562 For the R51 (source: Thomas Gruber):
566 For the T43, T43/p (source: Shmidoax/Thinkwiki.org)
567 http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_T43.2C_T43p
568 2: System board, left side (near PCMCIA slot), reported as HDAPS temp
570 9: MCH (northbridge) to DRAM Bus
571 10: Clock-generator, mini-pci card and ICH (southbridge), under Mini-PCI
573 11: Power regulator, underside of system board, below F2 key
575 The A31 has a very atypical layout for the thermal sensors
576 (source: Milos Popovic, http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_A31)
578 2: Main Battery: main sensor
580 4: Bay Battery: main sensor
583 7: Main Battery: secondary sensor
584 8: Bay Battery: secondary sensor
588 Readings from sensors that are not available return -128.
589 No commands can be written to this file.
592 Sensors that are not available return the ENXIO error. This
593 status may change at runtime, as there are hotplug thermal
594 sensors, like those inside the batteries and docks.
596 thinkpad-acpi thermal sensors are reported through the hwmon
597 subsystem, and follow all of the hwmon guidelines at
601 EXPERIMENTAL: Embedded controller register dump -- /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
602 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
604 This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation
605 directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE
606 WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
607 experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
609 This feature dumps the values of 256 embedded controller
610 registers. Values which have changed since the last time the registers
611 were dumped are marked with a star:
613 [root@x40 ibm-acpi]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
614 EC +00 +01 +02 +03 +04 +05 +06 +07 +08 +09 +0a +0b +0c +0d +0e +0f
615 EC 0x00: a7 47 87 01 fe 96 00 08 01 00 cb 00 00 00 40 00
616 EC 0x10: 00 00 ff ff f4 3c 87 09 01 ff 42 01 ff ff 0d 00
617 EC 0x20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 43 00 00 80
618 EC 0x30: 01 07 1a 00 30 04 00 00 *85 00 00 10 00 50 00 00
619 EC 0x40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 01 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00
620 EC 0x50: 00 c0 02 0d 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 03 *bc *02 *bc
621 EC 0x60: *02 *bc *02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
622 EC 0x70: 00 00 00 00 00 12 30 40 *24 *26 *2c *27 *20 80 *1f 80
623 EC 0x80: 00 00 00 06 *37 *0e 03 00 00 00 0e 07 00 00 00 00
624 EC 0x90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
625 EC 0xa0: *ff 09 ff 09 ff ff *64 00 *00 *00 *a2 41 *ff *ff *e0 00
626 EC 0xb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
627 EC 0xc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
628 EC 0xd0: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
629 EC 0xe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 20 49 04 24 06 55 03
630 EC 0xf0: 31 55 48 54 35 38 57 57 08 2f 45 73 07 65 6c 1a
632 This feature can be used to determine the register holding the fan
633 speed on some models. To do that, do the following:
635 - make sure the battery is fully charged
636 - make sure the fan is running
637 - run 'cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump' several times, once per second or so
639 The first step makes sure various charging-related values don't
640 vary. The second ensures that the fan-related values do vary, since
641 the fan speed fluctuates a bit. The third will (hopefully) mark the
642 fan register with a star:
644 [root@x40 ibm-acpi]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
645 EC +00 +01 +02 +03 +04 +05 +06 +07 +08 +09 +0a +0b +0c +0d +0e +0f
646 EC 0x00: a7 47 87 01 fe 96 00 08 01 00 cb 00 00 00 40 00
647 EC 0x10: 00 00 ff ff f4 3c 87 09 01 ff 42 01 ff ff 0d 00
648 EC 0x20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 43 00 00 80
649 EC 0x30: 01 07 1a 00 30 04 00 00 85 00 00 10 00 50 00 00
650 EC 0x40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 01 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00
651 EC 0x50: 00 c0 02 0d 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 03 bc 02 bc
652 EC 0x60: 02 bc 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
653 EC 0x70: 00 00 00 00 00 12 30 40 24 27 2c 27 21 80 1f 80
654 EC 0x80: 00 00 00 06 *be 0d 03 00 00 00 0e 07 00 00 00 00
655 EC 0x90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
656 EC 0xa0: ff 09 ff 09 ff ff 64 00 00 00 a2 41 ff ff e0 00
657 EC 0xb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
658 EC 0xc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
659 EC 0xd0: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
660 EC 0xe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 20 49 04 24 06 55 03
661 EC 0xf0: 31 55 48 54 35 38 57 57 08 2f 45 73 07 65 6c 1a
663 Another set of values that varies often is the temperature
664 readings. Since temperatures don't change vary fast, you can take
665 several quick dumps to eliminate them.
667 You can use a similar method to figure out the meaning of other
668 embedded controller registers - e.g. make sure nothing else changes
669 except the charging or discharging battery to determine which
670 registers contain the current battery capacity, etc. If you experiment
671 with this, do send me your results (including some complete dumps with
672 a description of the conditions when they were taken.)
674 LCD brightness control
675 ----------------------
677 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness
678 sysfs backlight device "thinkpad_screen"
680 This feature allows software control of the LCD brightness on ThinkPad
681 models which don't have a hardware brightness slider.
683 It has some limitations: the LCD backlight cannot be actually turned on or off
684 by this interface, and in many ThinkPad models, the "dim while on battery"
685 functionality will be enabled by the BIOS when this interface is used, and
686 cannot be controlled.
688 The backlight control has eight levels, ranging from 0 to 7. Some of the
689 levels may not be distinct.
693 The available commands are:
695 echo up >/proc/acpi/ibm/brightness
696 echo down >/proc/acpi/ibm/brightness
697 echo 'level <level>' >/proc/acpi/ibm/brightness
701 The interface is implemented through the backlight sysfs class, which is poorly
702 documented at this time.
704 Locate the thinkpad_screen device under /sys/class/backlight, and inside it
705 there will be the following attributes:
708 Reads the maximum brightness the hardware can be set to.
709 The minimum is always zero.
712 Reads what brightness the screen is set to at this instant.
715 Writes request the driver to change brightness to the given
716 value. Reads will tell you what brightness the driver is trying
717 to set the display to when "power" is set to zero and the display
718 has not been dimmed by a kernel power management event.
721 power management mode, where 0 is "display on", and 1 to 3 will
722 dim the display backlight to brightness level 0 because
723 thinkpad-acpi cannot really turn the backlight off. Kernel
724 power management events can temporarily increase the current
725 power management level, i.e. they can dim the display.
728 Volume control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/volume
729 ---------------------------------------
731 This feature allows volume control on ThinkPad models which don't have
732 a hardware volume knob. The available commands are:
734 echo up >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume
735 echo down >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume
736 echo mute >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume
737 echo 'level <level>' >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume
739 The <level> number range is 0 to 15 although not all of them may be
740 distinct. The unmute the volume after the mute command, use either the
741 up or down command (the level command will not unmute the volume).
742 The current volume level and mute state is shown in the file.
744 Fan control and monitoring: fan speed, fan enable/disable
745 ---------------------------------------------------------
747 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
748 sysfs device attributes: (hwmon) fan_input, pwm1, pwm1_enable
750 NOTE NOTE NOTE: fan control operations are disabled by default for
751 safety reasons. To enable them, the module parameter "fan_control=1"
752 must be given to thinkpad-acpi.
754 This feature attempts to show the current fan speed, control mode and
755 other fan data that might be available. The speed is read directly
756 from the hardware registers of the embedded controller. This is known
757 to work on later R, T, X and Z series ThinkPads but may show a bogus
758 value on other models.
762 Most ThinkPad fans work in "levels" at the firmware interface. Level 0
763 stops the fan. The higher the level, the higher the fan speed, although
764 adjacent levels often map to the same fan speed. 7 is the highest
765 level, where the fan reaches the maximum recommended speed.
767 Level "auto" means the EC changes the fan level according to some
768 internal algorithm, usually based on readings from the thermal sensors.
770 There is also a "full-speed" level, also known as "disengaged" level.
771 In this level, the EC disables the speed-locked closed-loop fan control,
772 and drives the fan as fast as it can go, which might exceed hardware
773 limits, so use this level with caution.
775 The fan usually ramps up or down slowly from one speed to another, and
776 it is normal for the EC to take several seconds to react to fan
777 commands. The full-speed level may take up to two minutes to ramp up to
778 maximum speed, and in some ThinkPads, the tachometer readings go stale
779 while the EC is transitioning to the full-speed level.
781 WARNING WARNING WARNING: do not leave the fan disabled unless you are
782 monitoring all of the temperature sensor readings and you are ready to
783 enable it if necessary to avoid overheating.
785 An enabled fan in level "auto" may stop spinning if the EC decides the
786 ThinkPad is cool enough and doesn't need the extra airflow. This is
787 normal, and the EC will spin the fan up if the varios thermal readings
790 On the X40, this seems to depend on the CPU and HDD temperatures.
791 Specifically, the fan is turned on when either the CPU temperature
792 climbs to 56 degrees or the HDD temperature climbs to 46 degrees. The
793 fan is turned off when the CPU temperature drops to 49 degrees and the
794 HDD temperature drops to 41 degrees. These thresholds cannot
795 currently be controlled.
797 The ThinkPad's ACPI DSDT code will reprogram the fan on its own when
798 certain conditions are met. It will override any fan programming done
799 through thinkpad-acpi.
801 The thinkpad-acpi kernel driver can be programmed to revert the fan
802 level to a safe setting if userspace does not issue one of the procfs
803 fan commands: "enable", "disable", "level" or "watchdog", or if there
804 are no writes to pwm1_enable (or to pwm1 *if and only if* pwm1_enable is
805 set to 1, manual mode) within a configurable amount of time of up to
806 120 seconds. This functionality is called fan safety watchdog.
808 Note that the watchdog timer stops after it enables the fan. It will be
809 rearmed again automatically (using the same interval) when one of the
810 above mentioned fan commands is received. The fan watchdog is,
811 therefore, not suitable to protect against fan mode changes made through
812 means other than the "enable", "disable", and "level" procfs fan
813 commands, or the hwmon fan control sysfs interface.
817 The fan may be enabled or disabled with the following commands:
819 echo enable >/proc/acpi/ibm/fan
820 echo disable >/proc/acpi/ibm/fan
822 Placing a fan on level 0 is the same as disabling it. Enabling a fan
823 will try to place it in a safe level if it is too slow or disabled.
825 The fan level can be controlled with the command:
827 echo 'level <level>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
829 Where <level> is an integer from 0 to 7, or one of the words "auto" or
830 "full-speed" (without the quotes). Not all ThinkPads support the "auto"
831 and "full-speed" levels. The driver accepts "disengaged" as an alias for
832 "full-speed", and reports it as "disengaged" for backwards
835 On the X31 and X40 (and ONLY on those models), the fan speed can be
836 controlled to a certain degree. Once the fan is running, it can be
837 forced to run faster or slower with the following command:
839 echo 'speed <speed>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
841 The sustainable range of fan speeds on the X40 appears to be from about
842 3700 to about 7350. Values outside this range either do not have any
843 effect or the fan speed eventually settles somewhere in that range. The
844 fan cannot be stopped or started with this command. This functionality
845 is incomplete, and not available through the sysfs interface.
847 To program the safety watchdog, use the "watchdog" command.
849 echo 'watchdog <interval in seconds>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
851 If you want to disable the watchdog, use 0 as the interval.
855 The sysfs interface follows the hwmon subsystem guidelines for the most
856 part, and the exception is the fan safety watchdog.
858 Writes to any of the sysfs attributes may return the EINVAL error if
859 that operation is not supported in a given ThinkPad or if the parameter
860 is out-of-bounds, and EPERM if it is forbidden. They may also return
861 EINTR (interrupted system call), and EIO (I/O error while trying to talk
864 Features not yet implemented by the driver return ENOSYS.
866 hwmon device attribute pwm1_enable:
867 0: PWM offline (fan is set to full-speed mode)
868 1: Manual PWM control (use pwm1 to set fan level)
869 2: Hardware PWM control (EC "auto" mode)
870 3: reserved (Software PWM control, not implemented yet)
872 Modes 0 and 2 are not supported by all ThinkPads, and the
873 driver is not always able to detect this. If it does know a
874 mode is unsupported, it will return -EINVAL.
876 hwmon device attribute pwm1:
877 Fan level, scaled from the firmware values of 0-7 to the hwmon
878 scale of 0-255. 0 means fan stopped, 255 means highest normal
881 This attribute only commands the fan if pmw1_enable is set to 1
882 (manual PWM control).
884 hwmon device attribute fan1_input:
885 Fan tachometer reading, in RPM. May go stale on certain
886 ThinkPads while the EC transitions the PWM to offline mode,
887 which can take up to two minutes. May return rubbish on older
890 driver attribute fan_watchdog:
891 Fan safety watchdog timer interval, in seconds. Minimum is
892 1 second, maximum is 120 seconds. 0 disables the watchdog.
894 To stop the fan: set pwm1 to zero, and pwm1_enable to 1.
896 To start the fan in a safe mode: set pwm1_enable to 2. If that fails
897 with EINVAL, try to set pwm1_enable to 1 and pwm1 to at least 128 (255
898 would be the safest choice, though).
904 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
905 sysfs device attribute: wwan_enable
907 This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation
908 directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE
909 WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
910 experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
912 This feature shows the presence and current state of a W-WAN (Sierra
913 Wireless EV-DO) device.
915 It was tested on a Lenovo Thinkpad X60. It should probably work on other
916 Thinkpad models which come with this module installed.
920 If the W-WAN card is installed, the following commands can be used:
922 echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
923 echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
927 If the W-WAN card is installed, it can be enabled /
928 disabled through the "wwan_enable" thinkpad-acpi device
929 attribute, and its current status can also be queried.
932 0: disables WWAN card / WWAN card is disabled
933 1: enables WWAN card / WWAN card is enabled.
935 Note: this interface will be probably be superseeded by the
936 generic rfkill class, so it is NOT to be considered stable yet.
938 Multiple Commands, Module Parameters
939 ------------------------------------
941 Multiple commands can be written to the proc files in one shot by
942 separating them with commas, for example:
944 echo enable,0xffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
945 echo lcd_disable,crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
947 Commands can also be specified when loading the thinkpad-acpi module,
950 modprobe thinkpad_acpi hotkey=enable,0xffff video=auto_disable
952 Enabling debugging output
953 -------------------------
955 The module takes a debug paramater which can be used to selectively
956 enable various classes of debugging output, for example:
958 modprobe ibm_acpi debug=0xffff
960 will enable all debugging output classes. It takes a bitmask, so
961 to enable more than one output class, just add their values.
963 Debug bitmask Description
964 0x0001 Initialization and probing
967 There is also a kernel build option to enable more debugging
968 information, which may be necessary to debug driver problems.
970 The level of debugging information output by the driver can be changed
971 at runtime through sysfs, using the driver attribute debug_level. The
972 attribute takes the same bitmask as the debug module parameter above.
974 Force loading of module
975 -----------------------
977 If thinkpad-acpi refuses to detect your ThinkPad, you can try to specify
978 the module parameter force_load=1. Regardless of whether this works or
979 not, please contact ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net with a report.
982 Sysfs interface changelog:
984 0x000100: Initial sysfs support, as a single platform driver and