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diff --git a/system/tp_smapi/README b/system/tp_smapi/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..fad787b148a28 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/tp_smapi/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +tp_smapi (SMAPI BIOS access for ThinkPad Laptops) + +ThinkPad laptops include a proprietary interface called SMAPI BIOS +(System Management Application Program Interface) which provides some +hardware control functionality that is not accessible by other means. + +WARNING: +This driver uses undocumented features and direct hardware access. +It thus cannot be guaranteed to work, and may cause arbitrary damage +(especially to models on which it wasn't tested). + +NOTES: +* There's a patch (patches/tp_smapi-0.40-x200-x200s-support.patch) to +add axis inversion handling for thinkpads x200 and x200s but since +this patch *does not* come from upstream its not applied by default +so use it at your own risk. Edit the SlackBuild to apply it. + +* It's highly recommended to read the following links: + http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi + http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tp_smapi |