Projects

ThinkHDAPS

A pygtk based HDAPS monitor.

hdapsd

This is a disk protection user-space daemon. It monitors the acceleration values through the HDAPS interface and automatically initiates disk head parking if a fall or sliding of the laptop is detected.

thinkwhack

Thinkwhack wants to offer a way for thinkpad users to use the built-in hdaps-modules to trigger actions. You whack the laptop and all windows disappear for example or you tilt the laptop and the screen is properly rotated.

tp-smapi-dkms-module

With this deb file you can easily install the tp_smapi module with DKMS and don't need to rebuild it with every new Kernel release. With hdaps and tp_smapi you can successfully save your hard disk by parking the heads on sudden movement. This package was tested on Ubuntu 9.04 with a Thinkpad ... [More] T400 For HowTo see: http://code.google.com/p/tp-smapi-dkms-module/wiki/Install I give no warranty and the software is delivered "as it is". It works on my machine. This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY For more information on this topic look at: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Active_Protection_System http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/HDAPS http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Install_Ubuntu_9.04_(Jaunty_Jackalope)_on_a_ThinkPad_T400#Active_Protection_System [Less]

rotate-daemon

This project currently supports the Lenovo Thinkpad X61t tablet pc.

thinkpadcontrols

A small python library for access and control over the ibm-acpi functionality under Linux. Requires the ibm-acpi drivers to be installed(Integrated in 2.6.20+). Warning: There are experimental features that might or might not work for you, or even damage something (Like if you forget the fan OFF ... [More] or you set it to Disengaged and it goes mad). Make sure you read what ibm-acpi has to say about it, before proper detection/settings/failover, with appropriate warnings can be added here. In addition - several tools will appear here as well, implemented over this small package - fan control daemon and other cool things, with questionable applicability. [Less]

think-pad

ThinkPad

ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver

This is a Linux driver for ThinkPad laptops, written by Borislav Deianov and Henrique de Moraes Holschuh. It aims to support various features of these laptops which are accessible through a ThinkPad-specific ACPI framework.

showvolumebrightness

This app creates a dialog in splash screen mode, and populates it with a label and a progress bar. The progress bar will display the current audio volume or display brightness of a Thinkpad laptop. Source data is read from /proc/acpi/ibm/volume, or /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness. Coupled with the ... [More] sample acpid scripts contents, one can have a nice, simple popup in KDE4 environment. PROJECT STATUS: as done as it will be PROJECT DEMONSTRATES: How to make a simple, widget-based, Qt application. How to process a text file and convert the data it contains into something that the widget can present. [Less]

PyTPFanControl

Temperature and fan controller for Thinkpads on Linux