wok diff tp_smapi/description.txt @ rev 24243
updated perl-net-ldap (0.66 -> 0.68)
author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Sun Jan 02 07:34:22 2022 +0100 (2022-01-02) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/tp_smapi/description.txt Sun Jan 02 07:34:22 2022 +0100 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ 1.4 +ThinkPad laptops include a proprietary interface called SMAPI BIOS 1.5 +(System Management Application Program Interface) which provides some 1.6 +hardware control functionality that is not accessible by other means. 1.7 + 1.8 +tp_smapi is highly recommended if you're using a ThinkPad laptop. 1.9 + 1.10 +Not all functions are available on all models; for detailed status, see: 1.11 +http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/tp_smapi 1.12 + 1.13 +WARNING: 1.14 +This driver uses undocumented features and direct hardware access. 1.15 +It thus cannot be guaranteed to work, and may cause arbitrary damage 1.16 +(especially on models it wasn't tested on).