Linux kernel module to suporte Tecra laptops
This is a kernel module that supports
all of the features in the the Toshiba Tecra laptop that I
have, including LCD brightness, bluetooth and wireless
control, Fn key detection, etc.
Be aware that some of the functions will need to have the su pport of a userland tool, since the Fn keys always return the same scancode to X; what makes the difference is the value tha t is captured and made available in /proc/acpi/tecra/hotkey. A userland utility can watch the value and take actions (e.g. calling the mixer application, locking the session, etc).
This isn't very polished yet but it is a start. I hope it will be useful.
Special regards should be made to Thorsten Zachmann for the smi_command that is the bulk of the complex work and to John Belmonte in which module mine was based; also a thank you is in order to Toshiba Linux Support who made available the technical documentation necessary to make this module complete.
Be aware that some of the functions will need to have the su pport of a userland tool, since the Fn keys always return the same scancode to X; what makes the difference is the value tha t is captured and made available in /proc/acpi/tecra/hotkey. A userland utility can watch the value and take actions (e.g. calling the mixer application, locking the session, etc).
This isn't very polished yet but it is a start. I hope it will be useful.
Special regards should be made to Thorsten Zachmann for the smi_command that is the bulk of the complex work and to John Belmonte in which module mine was based; also a thank you is in order to Toshiba Linux Support who made available the technical documentation necessary to make this module complete.
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