Comment 13 for bug 45014

Okay, now I'm confused. I installed hdapsd and hdaps-utils. I built and installed the latest tp_smapi.

  modprobe hdaps tp_smapi

works.

  hdaps-gl

works and shows me a 3d reorienting laptop as I tilt my machine.

  /etc/init.d/hdapsd start

doesn't work:

   * Not starting hdapsd: /sys/block/sda/queue/protect does not exist

(yes, I do have /dev/sda and /sys/block/sda/queue).

Since the sensors are clearly working I'm left to conclude that the missing in-kernel support is solely concerned with providing that "protect" device, which is what actually activates protection on the drive. Is that right?