From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
To: feldmaus <feldmann_markus@gmx.de>
Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>,
wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: show WMI magic Signals and activate hardware RF-kill button
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:01:11 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4967AD07.3050504@lwfinger.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <gk89qs$mra$1@ger.gmane.org>
feldmaus wrote:
> Larry Finger schrieb:
>>
>> There is a protocol named WMI for Windows Management Interface. I
>> assume that it was invented by the folks in Redmond. In any case, it
>> is designed to handle events that have buttons that do not generate a
>> keycode. The module named hp-wmi is supposed to take care of the
>> things under Linux for HP and Compaq computers.
>>
>> Did you generate this module? Is it loaded?
> By now, yes.
> hp_wmi 4632 0
> rfkill 9648 4 rfkill_input,hp_wmi,b43legacy
> wmi 6568 1 hp_wmi
>
> But i still do not get any keycode with <showkey>.
> Is there an other program than <showkey> ?
>
> Where i can solve this problem with the wmi code ?
It will never generate a keycode. It uses some other means, which is
why I called it magic.
The module author is Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>, whom I
have cc'd.
Larry
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-09 20:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-09 18:04 show WMI magic Signals and activate hardware RF-kill button feldmaus
2009-01-09 18:05 ` feldmaus
2009-01-09 18:29 ` Larry Finger
2009-01-09 19:52 ` feldmaus
2009-01-09 20:01 ` Larry Finger [this message]
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