tp_smapi no longer loads on 2.6.31.12-174.2.3

Dead1nside · #1 8th February 2010, 01:34 AM

I had tp_smapi working under a previous version. However now when I try to load tp_smapi with "modprobe tp_smapi" I get the following error message:

Code:

FATAL: Error inserting tp_smapi (/lib/modules/2.6.31.12-174.2.3.fc12.i686.PAE/extra/tp_smapi/tp_smapi.ko): Invalid module format

I really need to get this working again because I stuck my battery charge parameters to stop at 40% and now I can only get a maximum of 40% of the battery life.

I get the following in the dmesg output, which appears to show a version mismatch which I do not know how to solve:

Code:

thinkpad_ec: version magic '2.6.31.9-174.fc12.i686.PAE SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be '2.6.31.12-174.2.3.fc12.i686.PAE SMP mod_unload 686 '

Thank-you in advance for your help.

David Batson · #2 10th February 2010, 02:01 AM

If you boot one of the older kernels (unless you uninstalled them), you should be able to reset your battery charge parameters above 40%.

Just a guess, but I suspect that tp_smapi might be becoming obsolete. You could always submit a bug report to see if the developers will fix this.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bu...product=Fedora

Dead1nside · #3 10th February 2010, 02:10 AM

Thank you for the reply. I asked on a thinkpad mailing list and they said don't bother with the akmod and just compile from source. It was easier than I thought and appears to have solved my problem.

Edit: A bit of an update on this. I've managed to solve most of my akmod problems and have written an article on my website about using it on Fedora 14:
http://www.jonathanpritchard.com/blo...-fedora-14-271