g15daemon(1) [debian man page]
G15Daemon(1) 1 G15Daemon(1) NAME
g15daemon - provides access to extra keys and the LCD available on the logitech G15 keyboard. DESCRIPTION
G15Daemon allows users access to all extra keys by decoding them and pushing them back into the kernel via the linux UINPUT driver. This driver must be loaded before g15daemon can be used for keyboard access. The G15 LCD is also supported. By default, with no other clients active, g15daemon will display a clock. Client applications and scripts can access the LCD via a simple API. OPTIONS
The current version of G15Daemon understands the following options: -v Show version info. -s By default, g15daemon uses the L1 key to switch between client screens. Using this switch on the cmdline alters this, making MR (Macro Record) the button to achieve this function. -k Stop a previously running copy of G15Daemon. For the keys and LCD to work, you'll have to restart the daemon manually. -h Show a brief summary of commandline options available. BASIC USAGE
G15Daemon must be run as the root user, either from a startup script (sample scripts are available in the contrib folder) or manually, via the su command. To run the daemon with default options, run: g15daemon or g15daemon -s to have the MR key as the client screen switch. If all required libraries are installed and in locations known to your operating system, the daemon will slip quietly into the background and a clock will appear on the LCD. Congratulations! The linux kernel will now output keycodes for all your extra keys. AUTHORS
The latest release of g15daemon is available at http://g15daemon.sourceforge.net G15daemon was written by Mike Lampard mlampard@users.sourceforge.net and uses the libg15 library by Philip Lawatsch and Anthony J. Mirabella of the g15tools project. (g15tools.sourceforge.net) The Python bindings for libg15daemon_client were written by Sven Ludwig. Many thanks to everyone who has assisted in reporting bugs, misfeatures and made feature requests. An up to date list of all authors is available in the AUTHORS file distributed in the source. LICENSE
G15daemon, libg15daemon_client and other sourcecode in this package are licensed under the GPL (General Public License), version 2 or later. Details on this license are available in the LICENSE document in the root directory of the source package, and at http://www.fsf.org G15tools - G15Daemon 1.3 G15Daemon(1)
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acpitool - a Linux ACPI client, allowing you to query or set ACPI values SYNOPSIS
acpitool [ -aAbBcefFhjlmnosStTvVwWz ] DESCRIPTION
acpitool is a Linux ACPI client. It simply reads /proc/acpi or /sys/class entries and presents the output in a meaningfull, human-readable format. It provides a.o. information on battery status, AC adapter presence, thermal reading, etc. This command is most useful on laptops with an ACPI compliant BIOS and a Linux kernel, preferably from the 2.6 series, with ACPI enabled. Acpitool also allows the machine to be put into standby, if your laptop supports it. If your laptop is a Toshiba , it allows you to set the LCD brighness level and toggle the fan on/off. If you have an Asus laptop, it can also set the LCD brightness level, switch the LCD panel on or off, and control the mail led and wireless led. If you have an IBM Thinkpad laptop, it can once again set the LCD brightness level, and also eject the ultrabay device. OPTIONS
-a, --ac_adapter Show AC adapter presence -A Show supported Asus ACPI extensions (LCD brightness level, video out routing DSDT/acpi4asus info) -b Show battery status information, available batteries only. -B, --battery Show detailed battery status information, for all battery entries found. -c, --cpu Show CPU information (type, speed, PM capabilities, throttling states, c-state usage, frequency scaling). -e Show just about everything : more info on the batteries, ACPI version, kernel version, CPU, . . . -f, --fan Show fan status (shows fan info specific to Toshiba or IBM Thinkpad, if applicable). -F x Force the fan on (x=1) or switch back to auto mode (x=0). Works only on Toshiba laptops. The fan is switched off ONLY if it was forced on first, not if it was switched on automatically. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/toshiba/fan -h, --help Show help text. -j Eject Thinkpad ultrabay device. Requires write acces to /proc/acpi/ibm/bay -l x Set LCD brightness level to x, where x is in the range 0..7. Works only on Toshiba and IBM Thinkpad laptops. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/tochiba/lcd or /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness Illegal values for x will result in the value being set to either 0 or 7. -m x Switch the mail led on (x=1) or off (x=0). Works only on Asus laptops. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/asus/mled -n x Switch the wireless led on (x=1) or off (x=0). Works only on Asus laptops. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/asus/wled -o x Switch the LCD panel on (x=1) or off (x=0). Works only on Asus laptops. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/asus/lcd -s, --suspend to memory Put the machine into sleep state S3, if possible. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/sleep (kernel 2.4.x) or /sys/power/state (kernel 2.6.x) -S, --suspend to disk ? Put the machine into sleep state S4, if possible. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/sleep (kernel 2.4.x) or /sys/power/state (kernel 2.6.x) -t, --thermal Show thermal zone(s) information, including trip_points. -T, --Toshiba Show supported Toshiba ACPI extensions, currently being LCD brightness level, video out routing (what display is the video chip sending to) and fan status (on/off, forced or not). -v Show more verbose output when something is not found. Makes sense only when used together with other options. -V, --version Show acpitool version number and release date, then exit. -w Show the wakeup capable devices. (Available since ACPI 20040715, check your version). -W x Enable/disable wakeup capable device x. Run 'acpitool -w' to see valid numbers for x. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/wakeup -z x Set Asus LCD brightness level to x, where x is 0..15. Works only on Asus laptops. Requires write access to /proc/acpi/asus/brn REMARKS
This program absolutely requires a Linux kernel with ACPI support enabled. This program will not work without it. IBM Thinkpad support is part of the Linux kernel since kernel 2.6.10. Don't blame me if acpitool can't suspend your laptop : there are quite some problematic laptops out there. Check the acpi-bugzilla list if you don't believe me ;) Note that some options, like -F, -l , -j, -s, -W and -z, require write access to some of the /proc/acpi entries. This requires acpitool either to be run as root or either administrative measures must be taken, most likely by root, to allow ordinary users to write to these files. Creating a group for ACPI users and setting permissions accordingly comes to mind. Also note that older laptops (< 2000) often simply don't have ACPI support, they usually support APM only. BUGS
Let me know if you think you found one. FILES
/proc/acpi/... /proc/acpi/toshiba /proc/acpi/asus /proc/acpi/ibm /sys/power/state HOMEPAGE
http://freeunix.dyndns.org:8000/site2/acpitool.shtml AUTHOR
This program is written and maintained by David Leemans (davidleemans |at| scarlet |dot| be) and may be freely distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for this program. AcpiTool 0.5 24 Jul 2008 ACPITOOL(1)