Can anyone make an RPM to avoid an ugly hack for the Asus EeePCs?

[Ɗα√ϵς§]

If you look at the thread I have made HERE, you will see that a couple of rpms need to be repackaged. The eeepc-acpi rpm needs the 2.6.17.22 kernel modules removed, the dependency on kernel 2.6.17.22 removed, and the file /etc/acpi/wlan.sh substituted. Minimum kernel dependency should be the current one (in reality whatever one changed the location of the "switch" for the wireless on/off.

It would be nice to get this package installable without ugly hacks, and from the repositories. Is there anyone that can do this? Do you need me to hunt down the original srpms?

The hack for the webcam is probably less important, as it may not be necessary for more than the one model. I'm not sure whether there is a better workaround for the dkms-uvcvideo on the eeepc900 than the download I used or whether this file would break other uvcvideo webcams. If the file was just renamed to dkms-uvcvideo-eeepc900 or something would that be OK?

[MBantz]

Would love to help out, though I'm sure an eeepc is needed for testing. I don't own an eeepc - if we can get one donated from Asus I would gladly do it,

cheers

[craesz]

You might try this...

http://lin2go.com/forum/index.php/topic,203.0.html

 

[Ɗα√ϵς§]

Thanks, MBantz.

If you could do the RPM as suggested, I could ask people with eeePC machines to test it. I know that with the changes I made (then changed wlan.sh) then the Fn-Fx keys do work on the eeePC900, and I'm pretty sure they do across other models too. Other variations in hardware are no better/worse than other differences in hardware from one PC to the next.

Having an rpm that can install, and more importantly, uninstall, cleanly, will help others to test it.

That said, I don't have my eeePC right now, I have loaned it to someone, will have access to it sometime in late August!!

Thanks.

[craesz]

I'll do testing on mine...but don't have a clue how to repackage...

[deathromantik]

I would like to help, just as soon as my EEE PC is online and I move to beta 2.
Though i've never tested before I would like to contribute if only to report bugs and eventually learn other things.