acpi4asus

acpi4asus project is a Linux kernel driver that allows owners of Asus laptops to use all the functionalites of their computers.
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  • GPL
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  • Publisher Name:
  • Julien Lerouge
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acpi4asus project is a Linux kernel driver that allows owners of Asus laptops to use all the functionalites of their computers. acpi4asus project is a Linux kernel driver that allows owners of Asus laptops to use all the functionalites of their computers such as special keys, special LEDs, brightness control, ...Driver (asus_acpi)This driver provides support for extra features of ACPI-compatible ASUS laptops. It may also support some MEDION, JVC or VICTOR laptops (such as MEDION 9675 or VICTOR XP7210 for example). It makes all the extra buttons generate standard ACPI events that go through /proc/acpi/events, and (on some models) adds support for changing the display brightness and output, switching the LCD backlight on and off, and most importantly, allows you to blink those fancy LEDs intended for reporting mail and wireless status. Deamon (asus_acpid)Read the READMEUbuntu users must use the acpi-support package, which should be installed by default since 6.10.Unsupported LaptopsIf your laptop is not supported (see dmesg after modprobe asus_acpi) :Try # modprobe asus_acpi unsupported=1# cat /proc/acpi/dsdt > /tmp/YOUR_MODEL.dsdtand send us YOUR_MODEL.dsdtWhat's New in This Release:· Use acpi_evaluate_integer instead of read_acpi_int Set CWAP if the method exists· Add wapf parameter· Make WORKQUEUE static (thx Adrian)· Add GPS support· Fix LightSensors support· Handle all events (> 0x80 too)· Some cleanups


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