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258 lines
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Asus Laptop Extras
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Version 0.1
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August 6, 2009
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Corentin Chary <corentincj@iksaif.net>
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http://acpi4asus.sf.net/
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This driver provides support for extra features of ACPI-compatible ASUS laptops.
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It may also support some MEDION, JVC or VICTOR laptops (such as MEDION 9675 or
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VICTOR XP7210 for example). It makes all the extra buttons generate input
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events (like keyboards).
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On some models adds support for changing the display brightness and output,
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switching the LCD backlight on and off, and most importantly, allows you to
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blink those fancy LEDs intended for reporting mail and wireless status.
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This driver supercedes the old asus_acpi driver.
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Requirements
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------------
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Kernel 2.6.X sources, configured for your computer, with ACPI support.
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You also need CONFIG_INPUT and CONFIG_ACPI.
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Status
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The features currently supported are the following (see below for
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detailed description):
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- Fn key combinations
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- Bluetooth enable and disable
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- Wlan enable and disable
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- GPS enable and disable
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- Video output switching
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- Ambient Light Sensor on and off
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- LED control
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- LED Display control
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- LCD brightness control
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- LCD on and off
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A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web
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site, http://acpi4asus.sf.net/.
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Usage
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Try "modprobe asus-laptop". Check your dmesg (simply type dmesg). You should
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see some lines like this :
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Asus Laptop Extras version 0.42
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L2D model detected.
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If it is not the output you have on your laptop, send it (and the laptop's
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DSDT) to me.
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That's all, now, all the events generated by the hotkeys of your laptop
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should be reported via netlink events. You can check with
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"acpi_genl monitor" (part of the acpica project).
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Hotkeys are also reported as input keys (like keyboards) you can check
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which key are supported using "xev" under X11.
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You can get information on the version of your DSDT table by reading the
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/sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/infos entry. If you have a question or a
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bug report to do, please include the output of this entry.
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LEDs
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----
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You can modify LEDs be echoing values to /sys/class/leds/asus::*/brightness :
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echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/asus::mail/brightness
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will switch the mail LED on.
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You can also know if they are on/off by reading their content and use
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kernel triggers like disk-activity or heartbeat.
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Backlight
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---------
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You can control lcd backlight power and brightness with
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/sys/class/backlight/asus-laptop/. Brightness Values are between 0 and 15.
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Wireless devices
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---------------
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You can turn the internal Bluetooth adapter on/off with the bluetooth entry
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(only on models with Bluetooth). This usually controls the associated LED.
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Same for Wlan adapter.
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Display switching
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Note: the display switching code is currently considered EXPERIMENTAL.
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Switching works for the following models:
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L3800C
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A2500H
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L5800C
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M5200N
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W1000N (albeit with some glitches)
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M6700R
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A6JC
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F3J
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Switching doesn't work for the following:
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M3700N
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L2X00D (locks the laptop under certain conditions)
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To switch the displays, echo values from 0 to 15 to
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/sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/display. The significance of those values
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is as follows:
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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| Bin | Val | DVI | TV | CRT | LCD |
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0000 + 0 + + + + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0001 + 1 + + + + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0010 + 2 + + + X + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0011 + 3 + + + X + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0100 + 4 + + X + + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0101 + 5 + + X + + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0110 + 6 + + X + X + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 0111 + 7 + + X + X + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1000 + 8 + X + + + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1001 + 9 + X + + + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1010 + 10 + X + + X + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1011 + 11 + X + + X + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1100 + 12 + X + X + + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1101 + 13 + X + X + + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1110 + 14 + X + X + X + +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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+ 1111 + 15 + X + X + X + X +
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+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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In most cases, the appropriate displays must be plugged in for the above
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combinations to work. TV-Out may need to be initialized at boot time.
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Debugging:
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1) Check whether the Fn+F8 key:
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a) does not lock the laptop (try a boot with noapic / nolapic if it does)
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b) generates events (0x6n, where n is the value corresponding to the
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configuration above)
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c) actually works
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Record the disp value at every configuration.
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2) Echo values from 0 to 15 to /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/display.
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Record its value, note any change. If nothing changes, try a broader range,
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up to 65535.
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3) Send ANY output (both positive and negative reports are needed, unless your
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machine is already listed above) to the acpi4asus-user mailing list.
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Note: on some machines (e.g. L3C), after the module has been loaded, only 0x6n
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events are generated and no actual switching occurs. In such a case, a line
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like:
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echo $((10#$arg-60)) > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/display
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will usually do the trick ($arg is the 0000006n-like event passed to acpid).
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Note: there is currently no reliable way to read display status on xxN
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(Centrino) models.
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LED display
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Some models like the W1N have a LED display that can be used to display
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several items of information.
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LED display works for the following models:
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W1000N
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W1J
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To control the LED display, use the following :
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echo 0x0T000DDD > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/
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where T control the 3 letters display, and DDD the 3 digits display,
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according to the tables below.
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DDD (digits)
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000 to 999 = display digits
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AAA = ---
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BBB to FFF = turn-off
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T (type)
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0 = off
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1 = dvd
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2 = vcd
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3 = mp3
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4 = cd
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5 = tv
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6 = cpu
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7 = vol
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For example "echo 0x01000001 >/sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/ledd"
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would display "DVD001".
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Driver options:
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Options can be passed to the asus-laptop driver using the standard
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module argument syntax (<param>=<value> when passing the option to the
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module or asus-laptop.<param>=<value> on the kernel boot line when
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asus-laptop is statically linked into the kernel).
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wapf: WAPF defines the behavior of the Fn+Fx wlan key
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The significance of values is yet to be found, but
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most of the time:
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- 0x0 should do nothing
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- 0x1 should allow to control the device with Fn+Fx key.
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- 0x4 should send an ACPI event (0x88) while pressing the Fn+Fx key
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- 0x5 like 0x1 or 0x4
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The default value is 0x1.
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Unsupported models
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These models will never be supported by this module, as they use a completely
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different mechanism to handle LEDs and extra stuff (meaning we have no clue
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how it works):
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- ASUS A1300 (A1B), A1370D
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- ASUS L7300G
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- ASUS L8400
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Patches, Errors, Questions:
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I appreciate any success or failure
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reports, especially if they add to or correct the compatibility table.
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Please include the following information in your report:
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- Asus model name
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- a copy of your ACPI tables, using the "acpidump" utility
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- a copy of /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/infos
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- which driver features work and which don't
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- the observed behavior of non-working features
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Any other comments or patches are also more than welcome.
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acpi4asus-user@lists.sourceforge.net
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpi4asus
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