Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 21 February 2011 19:40:33 Mark Knecht wrote:
>> Is there either a kernel config option or additionally some
>> application that allows me to turn on and off the lights underneath
>> this groovy new laptop's keyboard?
>>
>> They flash on when booting, and work in Windows, but I don't know how
>> to control them in Linux. I haven't found any function key that does
>> it in hardware so I assume it's possibly an ACPI type thing or
>> something else?
>
> You didn't say which groovy new laptop's keyboard you are trying to make light
> up, so I can only guess that SENSORS_APPLESMC may well do the trick for you,
> but YMMV ...
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>

Ah, if that makes a difference is a Asus G73JW. Assuming I enable that
kernel option is there a user space app that will allow my 83 year old
gaming mom to turn the lights off and on?

Thanks,
Mark

Here's the lspci data:

livecd ~ # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DMI (rev 11)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express Root
Port 1 (rev 11)
00:08.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor System
Management Registers (rev 11)
00:08.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor Semaphore
and Scratchpad Registers (rev 11)
00:08.2 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor System
Control and Status Registers (rev 11)
00:08.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor
Miscellaneous Registers (rev 11)
00:10.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link (rev 11)
00:10.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI
Routing and Protocol Registers (rev 11)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400
Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset
USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset
High Definition Audio (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI
Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI
Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI
Express Root Port 4 (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI
Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI
Express Root Port 6 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset
USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC
Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series
Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce GTX 460M
(rev a1) (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation GF106 High Definition Audio
Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285
Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
04:00.0 USB Controller: Fresco Logic Device 1400 (rev 01)
05:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Device 5209 (rev 01)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8131 Gigabit
Ethernet (rev c0)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath
Architecture Generic Non-Core Registers (rev 04)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath
Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 04)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 04)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 04)
ff:03.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller (rev 04)
ff:03.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Target Address Decoder (rev 04)
ff:03.4 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Test Registers (rev 04)
ff:04.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 0 Control Registers (rev 04)
ff:04.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 0 Address Registers (rev 04)
ff:04.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 0 Rank Registers (rev 04)
ff:04.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 0 Thermal Control Registers (rev 04)
ff:05.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 1 Control Registers (rev 04)
ff:05.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 1 Address Registers (rev 04)
ff:05.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 1 Rank Registers (rev 04)
ff:05.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
Memory Controller Channel 1 Thermal Control Registers (rev 04)
livecd ~ #