Re: [RFC][PATCH] Apple SMC driver (hardware monitoring and control)

[Nicolas Boichat <nicolas@boichat.ch>]

Hello,

Bob Copeland wrote:
> On 3/14/07, Nicolas Boichat <nicolas@boichat.ch> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I developed, a while ago, a driver the Apple System Management
>> Controller, which provides an accelerometer (Apple Sudden Motion
>> Sensor), light sensors, temperature sensors, keyboard backlight control
>> and fan control on Intel-based Apple's computers (MacBook Pro, MacBook,
>> MacMini).
> 
> Hi Nicolas,
> 
> I tried out an earlier version of this patch several months ago just to
> play
> around with the joystick part of the accelerometer driver on my MacBook,
> and
> found that it was backwards in the y-direction compared to what Neverball
> seemed to want (of course, NB has no way to invert the joystick).  I think
> I just did something like this in my own copy:
> 
> +       y = -y;
>        input_report_abs(applesmc_idev, ABS_X, x - rest_x);
>        input_report_abs(applesmc_idev, ABS_Y, y - rest_y);
> 
> I don't claim you necessarily want to change it, but thought I'd pass it
> along.

I tried neverball on my Macbook Pro 1st generation (Core Duo, not Core 2
Duo), and the x axis in inverted, not the y axis.

Could you confirm which axis is inverted on your Macbook?

Also, have you tried the modified hdaps-gl, available here:
http://mactel-linux.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mactel-linux/trunk/tools/hdaps-gl/
? Is it working correctly?

Thanks,

Best regards,

Nicolas