Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

2011-02-23 Thread 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

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

2011-02-23 Thread Mick
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

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

2011-02-23 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@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

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

2011-02-22 Thread Paul Hartman
On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Mark Knecht markkne...@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

[gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

2011-02-21 Thread 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

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

2011-02-21 Thread Mick
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

Re: [gentoo-user] keyboard lighting control?

2011-02-21 Thread Mark Knecht
On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@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?