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Date:      Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:47:36 -0400
From:      Anish Mistry <mistry.7@osu.edu>
To:        freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [acpi-jp 3000] Re: Fujitsu Function Button ACPI Module (FJEX)
Message-ID:  <200407021147.52966.mistry.7@osu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20040112172739.H58453@root.org>
References:  <200401121945.59585.mistry.7@osu.edu> <20040112172739.H58453@root.org>

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On Monday 12 January 2004 08:29 pm, Nate Lawson wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Anish Mistry wrote:
> > I've been sitting on this for a while waiting to hear back from the
> > primary author, but no word after a few weeks, so I'm posting it to see
> > what people think.  This module allows a program to receive events when
> > the function buttons are pressed.  It's companion userland program
> > fujiapp hooks in and receives and event when a button is pressed and sh=
ow
> > the level.  It has only been tested on the Fujitsu P2000 series laptops,
> > but may work on other models with the FJEX acpi device.
> >
> > Sean's website:
> > http://www.stalker.org/~sean/freebsd-p2040/FujiApp/
> >
> > My modifications to make it a loadable module:
> > http://am-productions.biz/docs/acpi_fjex.tgz
> > and just fujiapp without the module source included:
> > http://am-productions.biz/docs/fujiapp-1.1.tgz
>
> You should use acpi_UserNotify() to send events to userland.  The events
> will appear on /dev/devctl and can be parsed by devd.  If you can do what
> you want via devd.conf, fine.  If you want to have your own program
> reading /dev/devctl, you'll have to implement device cloning for
> /dev/devctl first or not run devd. (A current deficiently in devctl is
> that only one reader can be present at a time.)
>
> -Nate
After much procrastination I've finally updated this module to CURRENT and
match the Toshiba driver.  Test if you have a Fujitsu P2000 (I've heard this
device also appears on the P5000 and the S series).

http://am-productions.biz/docs/acpi_fuji.tgz

=46YI: My network has been a bit flaky you might have to request it a coupl=
e of
times before it goes through.

Opps, sent it to the old list.  I know that there are some style issues, bu=
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I'd like to get comments about anything that is wrong with the way I've don=
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things, or just suggestions.

Thanks,

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