Thinkpad acpi buttons HOWTO (was Re: [ltp] IBM Thinkpad T23 with Kernel 2.6.8.1)

[TechWizard]

Sorry for sounded useless....!
But I've been messing around with this laptop for 4 whole days.
Yes.. it P*sses me off when I get an insult like that.

You don't need a reason why i use this very old Alias.

I will try this tpctl
Thanks for the reply on tpctl for the other kind people.

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, morpheus wrote:

> Since you are a "TechWizard" you should be aware of an amazing thing
> called Google.  Generally we use this to search the mailing list before
> asking basic questions that very likely have been answered before.
> >>From google, enter:
> site:linux-thinkpad.org acpi buttons howto
>
> To save you the trouble, I have appended my HOWTO below, which I just
> posted last week.
>
> Sorry if I sound rude, but throwing a question like "how do I set up
> acpi" to this list only shows that you haven't tried at all to find the
> answer yourself, and want someone to just give it to you gift-wrapped.
> You will get a much better response, make more friends, have more fun
> and learn a lot more if you try to do it yourself first (google is great
> for this), then ask for advice on a specific issue when you get stuck.
>
> This acpi issue is especially frustrating since I just posted a HOWTO
> last week!
>
> Anyway, in future try google with site:linux-thinkpad.org to search the
> archives.
>
> -m
>
> Thinkpad ACPI and Function Key HOWTO by morpheus
> -------------------------------------------------
> First, compile and install ibm-acpi, which you can get from http://ibm-
> acpi.sourceforge.net/
>
> Click on README for installation details.
>
> After install, don't forget to do:
> # modprobe ibm_acpi
> # echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
> # echo 0xffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
> (where ffff should be replaced by the key mask, as described in the
> README.)
> Also, if you want it to automatically enable in Fedora all the time,
> edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and add the lines above to this file.
>
> The hard part here is that the README doesn't tell you how to configure
> acpi events themselves.
>
> You must create config files for each event in the
> directory /etc/acpi/events.
> There is already a file there called "sample.conf" which you can copy to
> Fn-F3.conf, or Fn-F4.conf (make as many as you need).
> Then just edit the files.  There are only two lines:
> event=
> action=
> For "event=" use the following:
>
> Key Event Line
> ----- -------------------------------------------
> Fn-F3 event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001003
> Fn-F4 event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001004
> Fn-F5 event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001005
> Fn-F7 event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001007
> Fn-F12 event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000100c
>
> For more events, run
> # tail -f /var/log/acpid
> Then press keys and watch what event appears.
>
> For the "action=" line you can run any command.  However, it is easier
> to manage if you create scripts in /etc/acpi/actions which are named the
> same as your config files.  For example:
> Fn-F3.sh
> Fn-F4.sh
> These should contain the commands you want to run.  Don't forget to make
> them executable!!
> # chmod a+x Fn-F3.sh
>
> For the T42p, the ibm-acpi /proc/acpi/ibm/video cannot be used to turn
> the LCD backlight on and off.  Fortunately there is a package called
> radeontool that can do this.  You can apt-get it or get an RPM from
> rpm.pbone.net.
>
> Next, save the following script as /etc/acpi/actions/Fn-F3.sh
>
> #!/bin/bash
> if [ -f /etc/acpi/actions/lightoff ]; then
> radeontool light on
> rm /etc/acpi/actions/lightoff
> else
> radeontool light off
> touch /etc/acpi/actions/lightoff
> fi
>
> This script will toggle your backlight on and off.  If you create a
> config file in /etc/acpi/events/ that contains the following:
>
> event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001003
> action=sh /etc/acpi/actions/Fn-F3.sh
>
> You can now toggle the backlight with the Fn-F3 key.
>
> As for the other keys, you can just copy /etc/acpi/events/Fn-F3 to files
> called Fn-F4, Fn-F5, etc., then edit them so the event and action lines
> match the key number.
>
> Now, all you have to do is create scripts in /etc/acpi/actions that
> match the key numbers.
>
> Here are mine (Fn-F3 is above):
>
> /etc/acpi/actions/Fn-F4.sh -- For Suspend
> #!/bin/bash
> echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep
>
> /etc/acpi/actions/Fn-F5.sh -- For Bluetooth
> #!/bin/bash
> #!/bin/bash
> grep enabled /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
> if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
>  echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
> else
>  echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
> fi
>
> /etc/acpi/actions/Fn-F7.sh -- Since the xorg radeon driver won't allow
> you to switch displays dynamically, you can use this for something else.
> I use it to switch the wireless lan radio on and off:
> #!/bin/bash
> lsmod | grep ath_pci
> if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
>  modprobe -r ath_pci
>  modprobe -r ath_hal
>  modprobe -r wlan
> else
>  modprobe wlan
>  modprobe ath_hal
>  modprobe ath_pci
> fi
>
> /etc/acpi/actions/Fn-F12.sh -- For Hibernate
> #!/bin/bash
> echo 4 > /proc/acpi/sleep
>
> Be careful when editing these files if you use an editor like kedit that
> automatically makes backups like Fn-F7~. If these are in
> your /etc/acpi/events directory, they will be loaded by acpi (which
> loads all files in that directory that don't begin with a period). To be
> sure, do a:
> # rm /etc/acpi/events/*~
>
> Finally, before you test if the buttons work, you need to reload the
> config files by typing:
> # /etc/init.d/acpid restart
>
> Note, in order for sleep and hibernate to work, you need to have acpi
> set up properly.  Here's a good resource for more info:
> http://x1.cs.umd.edu/t42p.html
>
> Good luck!!
>
> On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 15:55 -0600, TechWizard wrote:
> > How do I enable my ACPI buttons to put linux to sleep and
> > stuff?
>
> --
> The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
>