From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sebastian Riemer Subject: Re: Acer Aspire 5733 - acer_wmi problems Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:32:51 +0100 Message-ID: <50B34553.8010603@profitbricks.com> References: <50AFD2B6.6050502@justinzane.com> <50B33D87.9080904@profitbricks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail-la0-f46.google.com ([209.85.215.46]:54688 "EHLO mail-la0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754504Ab2KZKcn (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:32:43 -0500 Received: by mail-la0-f46.google.com with SMTP id p5so5640327lag.19 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:32:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <50B33D87.9080904@profitbricks.com> Sender: platform-driver-x86-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Justin Chudgar Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, joeyli Btw.: with "evtest" you can check if the scan codes of the missing keys are sent when pressing them. Then, it is just a key mapping issue and not an ACPI issue. Scan codes need to be mapped to key codes. Here is an example: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11336640&postcount=178 Cheers, Sebastian On 26.11.2012 10:59, Sebastian Riemer wrote: > Hi Justin, > > the disassembled DSDT always helps as a first step. > > 1. install "iasl" or get and compile the source: > https://www.acpica.org/downloads/unix_source_code.php > 2. cp /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/DSDT dsdt.aml > 3. iasl -d dsdt.aml > > This creates a "dsdt.dsl" file. This is the interesting one. > > Furthermore, check the kernel bugzilla if there isn't a similar bug > somewhere already. > http://bugzilla.kernel.org > > This article is also good literature how WMI drivers work: > http://lwn.net/Articles/391230/ > > Also check for latest /lib/udev/keymaps/ and > /lib/udev/keymaps/force-release/. On this page this helped e.g. on a > Samsung laptop: http://blog.nonobis.nl/?p=11 > > Cheers, > Sebastian > > > On 23.11.2012 20:47, Justin Chudgar wrote: >> I have an Acer Aspire 5733 that is having issues with: >> - + key combos not working >> - screen not resuming when unplugging/replugging a system while system >> continues operating >> >> Could someone please help me determine how to triage these and direct me >> on what info the maintainer needs from me. >> >> Thank you. >> >> ##### Excerpt from lshw ##### >> description: Notebook >> product: Aspire 5733 (Calpella_CRB) >> vendor: Acer >> version: V1.07 >> serial: >> NXRN5AA00221703D023400 >> >> width: 64 >> bits >> >> capabilities: smbios-2.6 dmi-2.6 >> vsyscall32 >> configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook family=Intel_Mobile >> sku=Calpella_CRB >> uuid=F5E6A1B5-81FF-11E1-A5D0-DC0EA1AC38D5 >> >> >> *-core >> >> description: Motherboard >> product: Aspire 5733 >> vendor: Acer >> physical id: 0 >> version: V1.07 >> serial: Base Board Serial Number >> slot: Base Board Chassis Location >> *-firmware >> description: BIOS >> vendor: Acer >> physical id: 0 >> version: V1.07 >> date: 11/07/2011 >> size: 1MiB >> capacity: 1472KiB >> capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect edd >> int13floppynec int13floppytoshiba int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 >> int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int9keyboard int10video acpi usb >> biosbootspecification >>