[laptop-mode] [ANNOUNCE] laptop-mode-tools 1.54 Released

Ritesh Raj Sarraf rrs at researchut.com
Wed Mar 10 12:41:35 CET 2010 

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I am happy to announce the release of Laptop Mode Tools, version 1.54.

Release Highlights:
* In the release we include a new module, exec-commands which will allow th=
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user to run custom commands related for power savings which are not yet=20
available as a module in laptop-mode-tools

Changes include:
1.54 - Wed Mar 10 16:09:34 IST 2010
    * Fix wireless-iwl module. Activation of power saving using iwconfig was
      never done. Thanks to Sergio Cambra for the report
    * Handle new generic interface for ignore_nice_load. The new sysfs
      interface is no more core specific. Thanks to Roman v. Gemmeren for
      reporting it
    * Add a new "exec-commands" module. With this module, users can add
      custom commands specific to their requirements.
    * Document cpufreq frequency behavior about older P4 processors and set
      the default to 0
    * ThinkPads running with thinkpad_acpi driver have a simpler interface =
for
      bluetooth and video. Currently utilizing the bluetooth interface
    * Don't log VERBOSE messages to syslog unless VERBOSE_OUTPUT=3D1


=46or the full changelog, have a look here. [1]
The tarball is available here [2].
The md5 checksum for the tarball is d410b0bfd13ac08ff804f8f91e435b3e

Laptop Mode Tools now uses the bug tracker [3] at Launchpad. Please file any
bug reports at the bug tracker.
[1] https://code.launchpad.net/~laptop-mode-tools-dev/laptop-mode-tools/main
[2] http://samwel.tk/laptop_mode/tools/downloads/laptop-mode-tools_1.54.tar=
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[3] https://bugs.launchpad.net/laptop-mode-tools


Regards,
Ritesh
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Ritesh Raj Sarraf
RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com
"Necessity is the mother of invention."

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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">I am happy to announce the release of Laptop Mode Tools, version 1.54.</span></p>
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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">Release Highlights:</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">* In the release we include a new module, exec-commands which will allow the user to run custom commands related for power savings which are not yet available as a module in laptop-mode-tools</span></p>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;"></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">Changes include:</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">1.54 - Wed Mar 10 16:09:34 IST 2010</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">    * Fix wireless-iwl module. Activation of power saving using iwconfig was</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">      never done. Thanks to Sergio Cambra for the report</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">    * Handle new generic interface for ignore_nice_load. The new sysfs</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">      interface is no more core specific. Thanks to Roman v. Gemmeren for</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">      reporting it</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">    * Add a new &quot;exec-commands&quot; module. With this module, users can add</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">      custom commands specific to their requirements.</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">    * Document cpufreq frequency behavior about older P4 processors and set</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">      the default to 0</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">    * ThinkPads running with thinkpad_acpi driver have a simpler interface for</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">      bluetooth and video. Currently utilizing the bluetooth interface</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">    * Don't log VERBOSE messages to syslog unless VERBOSE_OUTPUT=1</span></p>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;"></p>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;"></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">For the full changelog, have a look here. [1]</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">The tarball is available here [2].</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">The md5 checksum for the tarball is d410b0bfd13ac08ff804f8f91e435b3e</span></p>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;"></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">Laptop Mode Tools now uses the bug tracker [3] at Launchpad. Please file any</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">bug reports at the bug tracker.</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">[1] https://code.launchpad.net/~laptop-mode-tools-dev/laptop-mode-tools/main</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">[2] http://samwel.tk/laptop_mode/tools/downloads/laptop-mode-tools_1.54.tar.gz</span></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><span style=" font-family:'arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif'; color:#000000;">[3] https://bugs.launchpad.net/laptop-mode-tools</span></p>
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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Regards,</p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Ritesh</p>
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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com</p>
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