Ubuntu
hdapsd package

strange startup script

Bug #148450 reported by Dominik Holler
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
hdapsd (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Evgeni Golov

Bug Description

Binary package hint: hdapsd

If I start via
sudo /etc/init.d/hdapsd start
there is the error
* Not starting hdapsd: /sys/block/hda/queue/protect does not exist
from do_checkprotect().
If I start via
sudo /etc/init.d/hdapsd restart
do_checkprotect() is not called and the daemon is starting.

What is the reason of do_checkprotect() ?
Is this function checking the aviability of an kernel-patch not included in ubutnu ?

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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :

I see: the script assumes the hdaps device is hda.
On my T41 dmesg | grep hdaps says:
[ 20.500000] hdaps: IBM ThinkPad T41 detected.
[ 20.500000] hdaps: initial latch check good (0x01).
[ 21.520000] hdaps: device successfully initialized.
[ 21.520000] input: hdaps as /class/input/input5
[ 21.520000] hdaps: driver successfully loaded.

how to create /sys/block/XXX/queue/protect ?
is this a dup of #147383 ?

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Evgeni Golov (evgeni) wrote :

Please read /usr/share/doc/hdapsd/README.Debian, your kernel needs a patch!

Changed in hdapsd:
assignee: nobody → sargentd
status: New → Invalid
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Stefan Hammer (j-4-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I have the same error with 2.6.28, which does not need the patch any more.
Anyone here, who can hepl me?

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