[karmic] please update tp_smapi

[Chris Jones]

The Ubuntu kernel package appears to be currently shipping tp_smapi 0.37, but the tp-smapi-source package contains 0.40-3, which has (the part I care about) wider hardware support for HDAPS.
Would it be possible for us to ship this version in the kernel package?

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 16 10:43:27 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ccde2ca4-c9d9-4664-a1c5-1b62317e2020
MachineType: LENOVO 647814G
Package: linux-image-2.6.30-9-generic 2.6.30-9.10
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-8-generic root=UUID=c59ca6c6-d7b8-4f2a-90e9-8328b69fd8ca ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.30-8.9-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:

SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-8-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7TET36WW (1.10 )
dmi.board.name: 647814G
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7TET36WW(1.10):bd05/11/2009:svnLENOVO:pn647814G:pvrThinkPadX300:rvnLENOVO:rn647814G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 647814G
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X300
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Evgeni Golov (evgeni)]

Even better, use 0.40-4 that I uploaded yesterday to debian and that should hit ubuntu pretty soon.

[Evgeni Golov (evgeni)]

Please use 0.40-5 if you update, -4 was faulty.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

This driver is the subject of a review of all ubuntu drivers:
    https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/kernel-karmic-review-of-non-upstreamed-code

[Noel J. Bergman (noeljb)]

Looks like something just changed in today's kernel build from Andy.

  " * drop thinkpad ec and smapi support"
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+source/linux/2.6.31-6.25

A bit terse, and should have included a reference to Andy's link, above, so that people would have a clue as to what is going on.

According to Bug 297213 and related material, these aspects of Thinkpad support are being removed from the kernel over concerns regarding "an NDA that probably doesn't exist in the first place." It appears that Thinkpad users will have to go the DIY route (http://meandmyubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/05/getting-hdasp-to-work-on-jaunty.html).