Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:27:27 +0200 From: Mark Santcroos <marks@ripe.net> To: Anish Mistry <mistry.7@osu.edu> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [acpi-jp 3000] Re: Fujitsu Function Button ACPI Module (FJEX) Message-ID: <20040713152727.GA1018@laptop.6bone.nl> In-Reply-To: <200407021147.52966.mistry.7@osu.edu> References: <200401121945.59585.mistry.7@osu.edu> <20040112172739.H58453@root.org> <200407021147.52966.mistry.7@osu.edu>
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On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 11:47:36AM -0400, Anish Mistry wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 12 January 2004 08:29 pm, Nate Lawson wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Anish Mistry wrote: > > > I've been sitting on this for a while waiting to hear back from the > > > primary author, but no word after a few weeks, so I'm posting it to see > > > what people think. This module allows a program to receive events when > > > the function buttons are pressed. It's companion userland program > > > fujiapp hooks in and receives and event when a button is pressed and show > > > the level. It has only been tested on the Fujitsu P2000 series laptops, > > > but may work on other models with the FJEX acpi device. > > > > > > Sean's website: > > > http://www.stalker.org/~sean/freebsd-p2040/FujiApp/ > > > > > > My modifications to make it a loadable module: > > > http://am-productions.biz/docs/acpi_fjex.tgz > > > and just fujiapp without the module source included: > > > http://am-productions.biz/docs/fujiapp-1.1.tgz > > > > You should use acpi_UserNotify() to send events to userland. The events > > will appear on /dev/devctl and can be parsed by devd. If you can do what > > you want via devd.conf, fine. If you want to have your own program > > reading /dev/devctl, you'll have to implement device cloning for > > /dev/devctl first or not run devd. (A current deficiently in devctl is > > that only one reader can be present at a time.) > > > > -Nate > After much procrastination I've finally updated this module to CURRENT and > match the Toshiba driver. Test if you have a Fujitsu P2000 (I've heard this > device also appears on the P5000 and the S series). > > http://am-productions.biz/docs/acpi_fuji.tgz > > FYI: My network has been a bit flaky you might have to request it a couple of > times before it goes through. > > Opps, sent it to the old list. I know that there are some style issues, but > I'd like to get comments about anything that is wrong with the way I've done > things, or just suggestions. Hi, I forgot whether I mentioned it already, but I'm having a look at it (again). We should get it ready for import this time, I tried to get some Fujitsu laptop, but that failed, so you have to do the testing for me. Mark
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