Jatin K wrote: >>>> Is there a tp_smapi (for ThinkPads) Fedora RPM anywhere? >>>> >>>> If not, how do ThinkPad users install tp_smapi? >>>> Can one use dkms to keep tp_smapi up-to-date? >>>> >>>> >>> [1] >>> http://www.jonathanpritchard.com/blog/how-to-install-tp_smapi-and- change- >> battery-charging-thresholds-on-fedora-14-271 >> >> Thanks very much - that seems to be what I was looking for. I followed the instructions in Pritchard's blog above, and managed to install akmods . But the procedure beyond that failed, since it seems akmods requires the kernel source to be present, which was not mentioned in the blog: ------------------------------------ [tim@blanche ~]$ sudo service akmods restart Checking kmods exist for 2.6.38.8-35.fc15.i686.PAE [ OK ] Files needed for building modules against kernel 2.6.38.8-35.fc15.i686.PAE could not be found as the following directories are missing: /usr/src/kernels/2.6.38.8-35.fc15.i686.PAE/ /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-35.fc15.i686.PAE/build/ [FAILED] ------------------------------------ I didn't think one normall required the kernel source in order to compile a kernel module? I thought kernel-headers and kernel-devel was usually sufficient? It seems there is an alternative method of installing tp_smapi , namely using dkms . But I'm not clear whether dkms and akmods do the same thing? And if so, which is likely to be better on a Fedora/KDE system? -- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
