diff -uNr thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/rtcmosram.c thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/rtcmosram.c
--- thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/rtcmosram.c	2006-03-24 18:45:52.000000000 +0100
+++ thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/rtcmosram.c	2006-03-24 18:50:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 /****** variables ******/
 
 static const char _szMyName[] = "rtcmosram";
-static const char _szImName[] = "rtcmosram_do";
 static const char _szMyVersion[] = "5.0";
 static const char _szProcfile[] = "driver/thinkpad/rtcmosram";
 static struct resource *_presourceRtcmosram;
@@ -226,8 +225,6 @@
 	}
 	/* proc entry created */
 
-	inter_module_register( _szImName, THIS_MODULE, &rtcmosram_do );
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -235,8 +232,6 @@
 static void __exit rtcmosram_exit( void )
 {
 
-	inter_module_unregister( _szImName );
-
  	remove_proc_entry( _szProcfile, NULL );
 
 	if ( _presourceRtcmosram != NULL ) release_resource( _presourceRtcmosram );
@@ -244,5 +239,6 @@
 	return;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtcmosram_do);
 module_init(rtcmosram_init);
 module_exit(rtcmosram_exit);
diff -uNr thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/smapi_core.c thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/smapi_core.c
--- thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/smapi_core.c	2006-03-24 18:45:52.000000000 +0100
+++ thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/smapi_core.c	2006-03-24 18:53:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 /****** variables ******/
 
 static const char _szMyName[] = "smapi";
-static const char _szImName[] = "smapi_do";
 static const char _szMyVersion[] = "5.0";
 static const char _szProcfile[] = "driver/thinkpad/smapi";
 
@@ -298,8 +297,6 @@
 	}
 	/* proc entry created */
 
-	inter_module_register( _szImName, THIS_MODULE, &smapi_do );
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -307,12 +304,11 @@
 static void __exit smapi_exit( void )
 {
 
-	inter_module_unregister( _szImName );
-
 	remove_proc_entry( _szProcfile, NULL );
 
 	return;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(smapi_do);
 module_init(smapi_init);
 module_exit(smapi_exit);
diff -uNr thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/superio.c thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/superio.c
--- thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/superio.c	2006-03-24 18:45:52.000000000 +0100
+++ thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/superio.c	2006-03-24 18:53:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 /****** variables ******/
 static const char _szMyName[] = "superio";
-static const char _szImName[] = "superio_do";
 static const char _szMyVersion[] = "5.0";
 static const char _szProcfile[] = "driver/thinkpad/superio";
 static word _wPortIndex, _wPortData;
@@ -887,8 +886,6 @@
 	}
 	/* proc entry created */
 
-	inter_module_register( _szImName, THIS_MODULE, &superio_do );
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -896,8 +893,6 @@
 static void __exit superio_exit( void )
 {
 
-	inter_module_unregister( _szImName );
-
  	remove_proc_entry( _szProcfile, NULL );
 
 	if ( _presourceSuperio != NULL ) release_resource( _presourceSuperio );
@@ -905,5 +900,6 @@
 	return;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(superio_do);
 module_init(superio_init);
 module_exit(superio_exit);
diff -uNr thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/thinkpad.c thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/thinkpad.c
--- thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/thinkpad.c	2006-03-24 18:45:52.000000000 +0100
+++ thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/thinkpad.c	2006-03-24 18:58:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@
 			pxint_do_t pxint_doSmapi;
 			int intRet;
 			if ( ! enable_smapi ) return -ETHINKPAD_MODULE_DISABLED;
-			pxint_doSmapi = (pxint_do_t)inter_module_get_request( "smapi_do" , _szSmapiName );
+			pxint_doSmapi = (pxint_do_t)try_then_request_module( __symbol_get("smapi_do") , _szSmapiName );
 			if ( pxint_doSmapi == NULL ) return -ETHINKPAD_MODULE_NOT_FOUND;
 			intRet = (*pxint_doSmapi)(
 				ulongIoctlArg, 
 				caller_has_w( pfileThe )
 			);
-			inter_module_put("smapi_do");
+			__symbol_put("smapi_do");
 			if ( intRet > 0 ) intRet = -ETHINKPAD_PROGRAMMING;
 			return intRet;
 		}
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@
 			pxint_do_t pxint_doSuperio;
 			int intRet;
 			if ( ! enable_superio ) return -ETHINKPAD_MODULE_DISABLED;
-			pxint_doSuperio = (pxint_do_t)inter_module_get_request( "superio_do" , _szSuperioName );
+			pxint_doSuperio = (pxint_do_t)try_then_request_module( __symbol_get("superio_do") , _szSuperioName );
 			if ( pxint_doSuperio == NULL ) return -ETHINKPAD_MODULE_NOT_FOUND;
 			intRet = (*pxint_doSuperio)(
 				ulongIoctlArg, 
 				caller_has_w( pfileThe )
 			);
-			inter_module_put("superio_do");
+			__symbol_put("superio_do");
 			if ( intRet > 0 ) intRet = -ETHINKPAD_PROGRAMMING;
 			return intRet;
 		}
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@
 			pxint_do_t pxint_doRtcmosram;
 			int intRet;
 			if ( ! enable_rtcmosram ) return -ETHINKPAD_MODULE_DISABLED;
-			pxint_doRtcmosram = (pxint_do_t)inter_module_get_request( "rtcmosram_do" , _szRtcmosramName );
+			pxint_doRtcmosram = (pxint_do_t)try_then_request_module( __symbol_get("rtcmosram_do") , _szRtcmosramName );
 			if ( pxint_doRtcmosram == NULL ) return -ETHINKPAD_MODULE_NOT_FOUND;
 			intRet = (*pxint_doRtcmosram)(
 				ulongIoctlArg, 
 				caller_has_w( pfileThe )
 			);
-			inter_module_put("rtcmosram_do");
+			__symbol_put("rtcmosram_do");
 			if ( intRet > 0 ) intRet = -ETHINKPAD_PROGRAMMING;
 			return intRet;
 		}
diff -uNr thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/thinkpadpm.c thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/thinkpadpm.c
--- thinkpad-5.9.orig/2.6/drivers/thinkpadpm.c	2006-03-24 18:45:52.000000000 +0100
+++ thinkpad-5.9/2.6/drivers/thinkpadpm.c	2006-03-24 18:52:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 /****** variables ******/
 
 static const char _szMyName[] = "thinkpadpm";
-static const char _szImName[] = "thinkpadpm_do";
 static const char _szMyVersion[] = "5.9";
 static const char _szProcfile[] = "driver/thinkpad/thinkpadpm";
 
@@ -516,21 +515,18 @@
 	}
 	/* proc entry created */
 
-	inter_module_register( _szImName, THIS_MODULE, &thinkpadpm_do );
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 
 static void __exit thinkpadpm_exit( void )
 {
-
-	inter_module_unregister( _szImName );
-
+	
 	remove_proc_entry( _szProcfile, NULL );
 
 	return;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(thinkpadpm_do);
 module_init(thinkpadpm_init);
 module_exit(thinkpadpm_exit);