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14. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2012-02-08

Fix compatibility with 3.x kernels (Closes: #647563)

13. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2010-06-05

* Change address to my official Debian address
* New Upstream Release
  + On Intel HD Audio, revert power saving changes when switching back to AC.
    Thanks to Christoph Langguth for the report and the patch
  + Install the pm-utils hook as 01laptop-mode to ensure proper execution in
    reverse ordering
  + Add wireless-power module, for generic non-Intel wireless interfaces that
    support the iwconfig "power" option.
  + Fixed upgrade path for configurations which didn't have the LM/NOLM
    options in the Intel SATA Power Management module config.
  + Add flush-* to ignored programs for lm-profiler, because it is the
    successor to pdflush.
  + Fix WoL regression introduced by DISABLE_ETHERNET_ON_BATTERY. Thanks
    to Matthias Dienstbier for the report and the patch
  + Update comments in wireless-iwl-power.conf. (Debian BTS: #580730)
  + Check for old hook in pm-utils and remove it
  + Update manpage for all missing modules and options.
* Switch source format to 3.0 (quilt)

12. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2010-03-17

* New Upstream Release
  + Add new exec-commands module
  + Fix wireless-iwl module activation
  + Add generic interface for ignore_nice_load
  + Document cpufreq frequency scaling behavior for older P4 processors
  + Add support for bluetooth on IBM Thinkpads using the thinkpad_acpi driver
  + Don't spam syslog if VERBOSE_OUTPUT is not enabled (Closes: #567766)
* Add ${misc:Depends} to make it lintian clean
* Update Standards Version to 3.8.4 (No changes required)

11. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2010-01-07

* New Upstream Release
  + Add global enable/disable switch for laptop-mode-tools
  + Add scheduler power saving module for SMT processors. Thanks to John
    Reilly.
  + Add a new "Auto Modules" mode which enables all modules whitelisted as
    auto with a single configuration setting, ENABLE_AUTO_MODULES.
  + Add LM/NOLM option for Intel SATA Power Management
  + Do a check before trying to write to the SuperHE Control File

10. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2009-10-08

* New Upstream Release
  + Initialize DEBUG to 0 by default. THanks to Matthijs Kooijman for
    pointing it out. (Closes: #546371)
  + Add an option to completely disable ethernet devices when on battery.
  + Introduce hooks to enable debug mode for individual modules
  + Use iwconfig to determine device type for iwlwifi devices also
  + Collect the correct exit code for iwconfig execution.
  + Use iwconfig in wireless-iwl-power. Thanks to Darren Hoo for spotting it
  + Handle spaces in mount point names. Thanks to Louis Simard for the patch
  + Clarify about Global Debug mode and Module Specific Debug mode.
  + Fix incorrect variable reference in video-out module. Thanks to Hans
    Werner for noticing that.
* laptop-mode-tools.preinst: remove (and backup) the obsolete
  /etc/pm/sleep.d/99laptop-mode config file. Thanks to Tormod
  Volden for the fix. (LP: #384875)

9. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2009-09-02

* New Upstream Release
  + Add option to blacklist usb devices by their device id.
    Thanks to <email address hidden> for the patch
  + Trigger timer change for power mgmt by doing a device open/close
    The open/close operation can fail if the audio device is busy.
    Since this failure is non-fatal (worst case is that the timer changes
    don't get activated), we don't bother if it was successful or not.
  + Add support for EeePC FSB Control. Thanks to James Rayner
  + Update iwlwifi power modes. Thanks to Clemens Buchacher
    (Closes: #540639)
  + Use the standard pm-hibernate script from pm-utils for hibernation
    (Closes: #541447)
  + Check if wireless device is disabled before attempting to power
    configure it. Thanks to Clemens Buchacher. (Closes: #541997)
  + On speed change, an ethernet device can lose connectivity. Document
    that in the config file.
* debian/watch
  + Scan for the correct link in watch file.
* debian/control
  + Add Recommends for pm-utils. Closes: #541447
  + Format the description
  + Update Standards Version to 3.8.3 (No changes required)
* debian/rules
  + Add a get-orig-source target. It can fetch the relevant source tarball
    parsing the changelog
* Change one line description since laptop-mode-tools does more than what
  the old description had
* Add a README.source file explaining on how to get the source

8. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2009-07-27

* New Upstream Release 1.50:
  + Ship pm-utils hooks in /usr/lib/ and not in /etc/pm/
    Distributions will always want to have customized settings in /etc
    and default upstream settings in /usr/lib. See LP: #384875
  + Fix incorrect explanation of Intel HDA Power Savings. Closes: #532733.
  + Don't clutter screen with print messages.
  + Add patch from Mulyadi Santosa that adds ability to lm-profiler to
    show read/write frequency of each collected program. Thank you.
  + Enhance usb-autosuspend module to be executed under conditions. Also
    explain the weirdness of broken usb drivers. Closes: # 535051
  + Do the test comparision of integeres using string operators.
    Closes: #535650.
  + Run pidof with the -x Script Mode switch. Thanks Matthijs Kooijman
  + Disconnect descriptors when backgrounding a script. Thanks Matthijs
    Kooijman
  + Add option to run in shell debug mode
  + Add a spec file to generate an RPM package
* Update Standards Version to 3.8.2 (No Changes Required)

7. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2009-06-04

* New Upstream Release 1.49:
  + Fix syntax error in laptop_mode. Closes: #528835.
  + New feature to log messages to syslog. LP: #370005.
  + Improved Intel HDA Powersaving module. Can now be enabled in
    different (BATT,LM,NOLM) modes.
  + Reload Power Management Daemons during installation. Thanks to Wido
    for pointing out the problem.
  + Update runlevel priority to 99 to ensure laptop-mode is started late
    enough while its dependency daemon are starting. LP: #369807
  + Put a proper check for Hal Polling. Thanks Vincent Panel.
  + Fix typo error in Wake-On-Lan module.
  + Add check on iwconfig to determine an ipw based wireless device.
    Fixes: LP #369113
* Handle Power Management Daemons to restart during package
  post-installation.
* debian/control
  + Add wireless-tools under Recommends since laptop-mode-tools depends on
  it for the wireless powersaving module.
  + Add Bart Samwel <email address hidden> to Uploaders.
* debian/rules
  + Cleanup some commented lines.

6. By Ritesh Raj Sarraf on 2009-04-25

* New upstream release 1.48:
  + Fix udevinfo call. Newer udev has deprecated the usage of
    udevinfo in favor of 'udevadm info' Closes: #522043.
  + Fix ethernet throttling. Throttle speed to a user specified
    speed or probe speed from the device Closes: #519426.
  + Restore ethernet speed to user specified speed or MAX speed
    when switching back to AC.
  + Fix manpage error.
* Build-Depend on debhelper version 5.
* Add Homepage field.
* Bump Standards Version to 3.8.1
* Take maintenance from Bart Samwel
* Recommend net-tools for ethernet speed detection.

5. By Bart Samwel on 2009-01-26

* New upstream release 1.47:
  * Fix typo in usb-autosuspend module. Closes: #513078.
  * Support ext4 file system. The mount options on these file systems
  * are now adapted for laptop mode as well.