Getting Fn-F keys working on Asus eeepc

[mikkl]

Have a 904.... tried to download the files above and get a 404 message... are the links broken or are the files really not there?

The packages are there.  You have to right click and select "Save Link As"

mikkl

[mikkl]

I gave up on the powersaving stuff, when I found that, mains off with a fully charged battery, it was incorrectly reporting that there were only 6 minutes left, and powered down when I had that setting! Maybe try CPU throttling when on battery. You'll get about 2 hours with the rubbsh battery they gave us in Britain.

I have seen the same thing -- the % battery life bar shows 55% and the machine warns me that it only have five minutes remaining.  How did you handle giving up?  Uninstall klaptop?  Uninstall the ACPI rpm?  If the latter, what command did you use of the uninstall?  I attempted to use kpackage and that did not work as kpackage would not give me an uninstall option.

TIA,

mikkl

[Ɗα√ϵς§]

No I just changed some of the settings in klaptop itself, through the KDE Control Centre.

You need the ACPI to work the Wireless On/Off, Sleep and Volume/Mute buttons.

[craesz]

Some issues... [installed all packages as you referenced - on minime on eeepc 904ha]

The FN key for volume up brings up a splash panel that says "Volume Up" but the bars never move and the volume never changes....

The same is true for the FN key for volume down

The wireless lan FN key turns it off but never toggles it back on.

The screen brightness FN keys work perfectly

The video works (after the kpackage install above) but the test call in Skype does not provide any sound through the microphone.

Any help on these??

[Ɗα√ϵς§]

Some issues... [installed all packages as you referenced - on minime on eeepc 904ha]

The FN key for volume up brings up a splash panel that says "Volume Up" but the bars never move and the volume never changes....

The same is true for the FN key for volume down

The wireless lan FN key turns it off but never toggles it back on.

The screen brightness FN keys work perfectly

The video works (after the kpackage install above) but the test call in Skype does not provide any sound through the microphone.

Any help on these??

None I'm afraid, I only have a 900. Anyone else?

[sourchier]

I had to use the following script for wlan.sh
code:

#!/bin/sh
# Copyright JMiahMan for EeePCLinuxOS
# Amended by davecs for kernel 2.6.26

RADIO=`cat /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/wlan`

if [ "$RADIO" = "1" ]; then

# If the Radio is On turn it off
echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/wlan

else

# If the radio is off Turn it on
rmmod pciehp
sleep 1
modprobe pciehp pciehp_force=1
sleep 1
echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/wlan
ifup ath0
fi

Unfortunately, none of the other keys seem to work. I am using an eee pc linux 4G.

[Stephen!]

It's also possible that on later versions of the eeePC they changed the webcam hardware.

It probably is that. I have an EeePC 901 and haven't had much success with getting the webcam working.

[GregPCLOS]

I tied installing the eee-acpi module but the Kpackage told me that I need kernel 2.6.22... I'm using the 2.6.26...  Any comment on that.  Do you think it would work for eeepc-1005HA?

Thanks

[Ɗα√ϵς§]

I tied installing the eee-acpi module but the Kpackage told me that I need kernel 2.6.22... I'm using the 2.6.26...  Any comment on that.  Do you think it would work for eeepc-1005HA?

Thanks

Greg, look at the very first post in this topic as to how to install the eeepc-acpi module.

As to whether it will work on the 1005, no idea. I would do a test install and check, then re-install if it doesn't.

[Stephen!]

Is it possible to get a bootsplash using PCLinuxOS on an EeePC? Since it seems to use a non-standard screen resolution.

[flux]

Code: [Select]

vga=785
should boot all resolutions with a bootsplash, even the 800x480 of the eeePC 701 ...

flux.

[Stephen!]

I'll go and try that. Thanks.

[Ɗα√ϵς§]

Is it possible to get a bootsplash using PCLinuxOS on an EeePC? Since it seems to use a non-standard screen resolution.

On the eeepc the bootsplash isn't set up by default, but can be set up through the control centre, select res as 800x600, and mode as silent.

[Stephen!]

It probably is that. I have an EeePC 901 and haven't had much success with getting the webcam working.

Ooops    It seems that I couldn't get webcam working in aMSN because I didn't even have it enabled in the bios in the first place.

[Stephen!]

Has anyone on here tried using PCLinuxOS 2010 with an EeePC 700/701?

I'm just wondering, since PCLOS now uses plymouth as it's bootsplash, if it will play nicely with the non-standard screen resolution.

I have a working PCLOS 2010 remaster on CD-RW, but haven't had a chance to test it on the EeePC yet, since my external usb CD drive doesn't like CD-RW or cheap CD-R, so I still need to get some better quality discs.