[gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Mark Knecht]

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?

Thanks,
Mark

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Mick]

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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 ...
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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Mark Knecht]

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 ~ #

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Paul Hartman]

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?

I don't have an Asus but maybe these links will help:

http://acpi4asus.sf.net/
https://launchpad.net/asus-keyboard-backlight

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Stroller]

On 21/2/2011, at 8:20pm, Mark Knecht wrote:
>> ...
>> 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,
> 
> 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?

SENSORS_APPLESMC
SENSORS_APPLE
APPLE
Mac

No, I don't think so.

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Mick]

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On Wednesday 23 February 2011 23:05:50 Stroller wrote:
> On 21/2/2011, at 8:20pm, Mark Knecht wrote:
> >> ...
> >> 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,
> > 
> > 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?
> 
> SENSORS_APPLESMC
> SENSORS_APPLE
> APPLE
> Mac
> 
> No, I don't think so.

It seems my message didn't make it to the list, but once the Asus declaration 
was made by the OP, I suggested differently of course:

===================================================
I see ... in that case you should try instead enabling:

CONFIG_ASUS_LAPTOP

I think that Fn+F3/F4 adjusts the keyboard backlight.  Look at the help page 
in make menuconfig.

HTH.
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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

[Mark Knecht]

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 February 2011 23:05:50 Stroller wrote:
>> On 21/2/2011, at 8:20pm, Mark Knecht wrote:
>> >> ...
>> >> 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,
>> >
>> > 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?
>>
>> SENSORS_APPLESMC
>> SENSORS_APPLE
>> APPLE
>> Mac
>>
>> No, I don't think so.
>
> It seems my message didn't make it to the list, but once the Asus declaration
> was made by the OP, I suggested differently of course:
>
> ===================================================
> I see ... in that case you should try instead enabling:
>
> CONFIG_ASUS_LAPTOP
>
> I think that Fn+F3/F4 adjusts the keyboard backlight.  Look at the help page
> in make menuconfig.
>
> HTH.
> ===================================================
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>
Providing some feedback, enabling the ASUS_LAPTOP option at least
enabled the lights and made a couple of the function key work, how it
seems that most function keys so far do nothing that I can determine.

The acpi4asus link provided by Paul is likely part of the solution
also but the instructions make a point of writing your own config file
and nowhere to be found yet are any examples of what to put in that
file. (But I really haven't looked much either.)

Anyway, the machine is working well enough to ship off to my mom so I
think she'll be pretty happy with it. Wish I had one of these babies.
Quite nice.

Cheers,
Mark