Re: Acer travelmate acerhk.0.5.28 hotkey problem

[kaemtner <kaemtner@web.de>]

john wrote:

> or you can use checkinstall:
> #apt-get install checkinstall
> you compile the module (make) but do not install it, and then you do:
> #checkinstall make install
> this creates a .deb package, you can specify it's headers.
>
>  

"you can specify it's headers."

Sorry what does this mean?
Whats the advantage to that what Martin wrote?
regards
daniel

> > On Saturday 03 December 2005 08:59, Martin Vlk wrote:
> > I have compiled the kernel module and the extra keys now generate X events
> > (as shown by xev). So the driver itself works fine.
> >
> > How to compile the acerhk module and create deb package
> >
> >    
> >
> > I assume you have a configured Linux kernel source in the <kernel-source>
> > directory and you have installed the module-assistant package.
> >
> > - Add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list
> >   deb http://kanotix.com/files/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> > - Install the "acerhk-source" pacage. The source installs
> >   in "/usr/src/acerhk.tar.bz2"
> > - Unpack the archive somewhere in your home dir. (e.g. <modules-dir>)
> > - $ export MODULE_LOC=<modules-dir>
> > - $ cd <kernel-source>
> > - $ fakeroot make-kpkg modules (This creates a .deb package in the parent
> >   directory of <kernel-source>
> > - Install the package: $ dpkg -i <newly-created-deb>
> > - Load the module: $ modprobe acerhk
> > - You also want to include it in the "/etc/modules" file so it loads
> >   automatically on boot.
> >
> >
> > Now the second part of the problem is how to assign the keyboard events to
> > some actions. I haven't dne that before - can anyone help?
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > vlcak
> >