Re: [RFS]: acerhk, Acer Hotkey Driver for Linux

[Kel Modderman <kelmo@kanotixguide.org>]

On Wednesday 15 November 2006 16:48, Adam Cécile (Le_Vert) wrote:
> Le mercredi 15 novembre 2006 01:24, Kel Modderman a écrit :
> > Hi mentors,
>
> Hello Kel!
>
> > I am seeking a sponsor for the following package, which provides a
> > module-assistant compatible layer for installation of the acerhk kernel
> > module required to operate special function keys on certain laptops. It
> > is for i386 only due to the nature of the bios call routines it performs.
>
> Thanks for this RFS. I'm using a Compal CL56 based notebook which use this
> kind of software radio switch.
> It's the last kernel module I use that it's not packaged into Debian!
>
> How do you handle radio switch, if-pre-up.d ?

echo acerhk >> /etc/modules 

In the last bios update for my own cl56 hardware, acerhk became less critical 
for the software wlan switch (but absolutely required for the 
special "hotkeys"). I only need to insert the module and everything is sweet 
for me.

Kel.